Wu Marks Creation of New City Planning Department at West End Ceremony – The Boston Sun

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Wu Marks Creation of New City Planning Department at West End Ceremony – The Boston Sun

Standing behind the Last Tenement at 42 Lomasney Way – the only historic building from the old West End to survive urban renewal in that neighborhood – Mayor Michelle Wu signed an ordinance on Tuesday, April 2, which will allow for the creation new planning department in the City of Boston for the first time in 70 years. ​The ordinance restores planning as a core function of Boston city government, ensuring its inclusion in the city’s budget and…