BRA woos City Council to extend development power

BOSTON – The Boston Redevelopment Authority's bid to retain for 10 more years the power to reshape entire neighborhoods took center stage at a four-hour City Council hearing Thursday. But the council stopped short of delivering the favorable vote sought be the agency to extend the life of its urban renewal tool set. While four of the 13 councilors rejected a decade-long extension, two of the four, including President Michelle Wu, suggested a much shorter timeframe, saying that the agency could

BOSTON – The Boston Redevelopment Authority's bid to retain for 10 more years the power to reshape entire neighborhoods took center stage at a four-hour City Council hearing Thursday. But the council stopped short of delivering the favorable vote sought be the agency to extend the life of its urban renewal tool set. While four of the 13 councilors rejected a decade-long extension, two of the four, including President Michelle Wu, suggested a much shorter timeframe, saying that the agency could…