City Council Hearing on IndyCar Race Tues

Boston City Council is holding a hearing on the Proposed Grand Prix of Boston IndyCar Race on Tuesday at 3pm. The public is invited to attend and testify. In addition, testimony and/or questions for the race can be sent ahead of time to ccc.ac@boston.gov and Councillor Wu (Michelle.Wu@boston.gov) and they will be printed and included in the packets distributed to the committee. Make sure they're sent in by Tuesday at 2pm.

Boston City Council Hearing

Grand Prix of Boston

Tuesday, April 5th, 3pm

Iannella Chamber, 5th Floor

Boston City Hall

Testimony and Questions may sent to:
ccc.ac@boston.gov and
Councillor Wu (michelle.wu@boston.gov)(Deadline: Tues 2pm)

Councillor Wu is also taking questions on Twitter. Tweet #QsforIndyCar and her (@wutrain).

For background on the race, here is their official website:

http://indycarboston.com/

Presentation from their most recent meeting:
https://www.scribd.com/doc/305632314/3-16-Boston-IndyCar-meeting-slides

And a group opposing the race:

http://www.noindycarboston.org/

Full hearing announcement:

IndyCar Boston Confirms Boston Grand Prix Public Meeting

Updated: In case you missed the meeting, view the presentation along with new track details released 2.12.16 online at IndyCarBoston 

At the Fort Point Neighborhood Association's January 26, 2016 neighborhood meeting featuring the Boston Grand Prix, the promoters announced their first public community meeting will be held February 9th. Late yesterday IndyCar Boston confirmed the meeting details:

When:
Tuesday, February 9th
6:00 pm-8:00 pm

Where:
Boston Convention and Exhibition Center - Room 156
415 Summer Street, Boston, MA  02210

Boston Grand Prix's community meeting will discuss plans to bring a Verizon IndyCar Series race to the South Boston Waterfront. The race organizers and their team will present plans for the race including road construction and closures, benefits to the community, and a question and answer period. 

To view IndyCar Boston's Grand Prix presentation presented at FPNA's January meeting, press coverage and other documents, click here. The presentation was in response to questions generated by Fort Point residents in advance. View the questions.

published originally 2.4.16