Notes from January meeting
Treasurer’s Report
Introductions
Initiatives for District 7 – City Councilor Tania Anderson
Repurposing the Ebenezer Church building (157 W Springfield St)
• letters from abutters, NPHS, CSN, WSANA, CNA
• ZBA hearing Feb 8
• Send your testimony to Zoning Board of Appeal & copy info@chestersquareneighbors.org
Beyond Mass/Cass
• Progress and room for improvement at Newmarket (aka “Mass Cass”) Also note Plan Newmarket re: transportation, jobs
• Visioning an avenue where residents and businesses thrive
• Fall festival
• Collaborating with other groups
Snow – round-up after the storm
Updates:
• The Alexandra – community meeting Feb 3 @ 6:30 pm (virtual)
• At Victory House in Chester Square and other locations near us, Victory Programs helps people in recovery from substance abuse. Click here to learn about or support their work.
• Free, at-home COVID tests

1. NU class data visualization – see the Mass Ave corridor: parking, public transportation, traffic, business, buildings/infrastructure, 2020 Census results, ecology, and public safety (created for the Mass Ave Coalition, under Northeastern University’s Community Service Program – Prof Michelle Borkin will lead the presentation. Neighbors from Worcester Sq NA and Claremont NA are invited to join us)
2. Election of leadership for 2022 – the following have been nominated for president, vice-president, secretary, Treasurer and On-line Coordinator: Carol Blair, Sara Mitchell, Kelsey Schiller, Teo Georgiev, Alyssa Faria
3. Notes from December’s meeting
4. Treasurer’s report
5. Updates:
   • Holiday greeting from CSN to every door
   • Ebenezer Church repurposing (letter to ZBA, hearing deferred to Feb 8)