Tag: Chester Square Area Neighborhood Association

Zoom Agenda Wednesday, Feb 5, 2025 Zoom at 7 pm

Introductions

Notes from January 8 Zoom

Treasurer’s Report

2025 Leadership for Friends of Chester Park (from each quadrant of Chester Square) – Lois Downing, Armando Hernandez, Mary Ann Polad, Jean Sheikh

CSN Events – Clean-ups? Stoop parties? Movie nights? Playtimes / game days?

Mass Ave Coalition Projects – Oral history for Jazz Square (NU class project), Community Fest 2025 (Saturday, Sept 27), Mass Ave Wreaths

Real Estate & business outlook – New housing (Condos at 511 & 541 Mass Ave & Ebenezer on Springfield), “Boutique Luxury” Rooms at 507 Mass Ave, storefront vacancies, new businesses (MIDA, Jugos & Boon on Tremont; Yunnan Kitchen, Nan Xiang on Washington), Coming – bakery, Mesob East African fare, gourmet pizza & Alexandra on Washington; a new village at Boston Water & Sewer parking lots

Campaigns for Public Offices – Mayor, City Council District 7

Nov 6 Zoom at 7

Introductions
Minutes from Oct 2 Zoom
Treasurer’s report
Our Alleys – recent changes, help from the city, how good could the alleys be?
507 Mass Ave – Known as The Chester, this rooming house was created under a 2023 building permit to renovate seven existing units. With eight units renovated, the garden level is currently vacant. Tom Calus will present plans to make three units in the garden level, for a total of ten, and to make a spacious patio, finished with tile and outdoor furniture, available to all units.
Saturday Nov 23 Clean-up, 9:30-11:30am
Wreaths – Dec 6, 7 – Need volunteers
• to wrap wreaths with lights (Friday evening indoor work party)
• to install wreaths on light posts (Saturday)
Annual Check-up & Check-in – what’s going well and what do we want to adjust or change?

Jan 3 Zoom Agenda

  1. Introductions
  2. Notes from December:
    • Dec 1 – 10 neighbors from 4 Mass Ave Coalition neighborhoods wrapped 100 wreaths with lights and bows, then celebrated with cider and cookie sampling / swapping.
    • Dec 2 – More neighbors, in 4 teams of 3, climbed 10’ ladders at 100 Mass Ave light poles to attach the wreaths and plug in the lights
    • Many, many thanks to Bob Barney (Claremont NA) for organizing, and to Northeastern University for their generous sponsorship!
  3. Treasurer’s Report (Teo)
  4. Development in the area around Washington St & Mass Ave – Boston Planning & Development Agency will share plans for zoning reform
  5. CSN Resolutions (reflect on ranked priorities)
  6. Elect CSN officers for 2024

Agenda Wednesday, Sept 6, 2023 Zoom at 7 pm (6:45 social)

  1. Introductions
  2. Notes from August 2 Zoom
  3. Treasurer’s Report
  4. Trash violations
  5. 11 days ‘til Mass Ave Coalition Festival (Sunday 9/17, 1-4 pm)
    Mass Ave Coalition has raised the money &
    We have a great line-up of activities.
    If you can help any of the following teams, please email info@chestersquareneighbors.org
     Signs (poster party with Juan – Monday 9/11, 6pm @ 607 Columbus Ave)
     Post NO PARKING signs (Friday, 9/15)
     Transportation (popcorn wagon, traffic cones, tables, …
     photography
     Set-up
     Kids and games
     Food
     Raffle
     Hospitality & Floaters
     Take-down & returns