Judge rules JP Neighborhood Council not a city agency

The Jamaica Plain Gazette reports a Suffolk Superior Court judge has dismissed the council's lawsuit against a proposed development on South Huntington Avenue because it's not a branch of city government and so has no standing to sue.

The council is considering whether to appeal. On the bright side, the ruling could mean the council, elected by JP residents, can go back to excluding the public from its meetings, since only government entities are subject to the Open Meeting Law.