The Boston Licensing Board will decide whether to allow a Subway franchise to open on Broadway as early as 7 a.m. City officials said they could only support a 10 a.m. opening time.
Franchisee Navin Patel's had originally asked for a 6 a.m. opening. His lawyer noted that the Starbucks next door and the Dunkin' Donuts across the street open at 5 a.m. He acknowledged concerns about methadone patients coming down Broadway but said Subway requires its franchisees to offer breakfast.
Both the mayor's office and City Councilor Bill Linehan's offices said that just wouldn't do. A Linehan rep said the area already has plenty of places at which to get breakfast and that residents are concerned about loitering should the Subway open at 7 a.m.
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Junkies
By Been There
Wed, 07/31/2013 - 10:08pm
I know a thing or two about this problem. Methadone, when used properly, can and does save lives. For recovering addicts with a job that are actually trying to change their lives, the clinic is a lifeline. You don't notice these people hanging around because they look just like anybody and don't even look high, mainly because they aren't. They just stop by to pick up their dose, and head to work or whatever else they have going on. What percentage of the total is this group? I wish I knew. 50% maybe. Then there are all those visible junkies you see around near the clinics. One group has kept migrating up Mass Ave over the years, now mostly around the South Bay McDonalds. Another spot has been Haymarket for many years, although the cops have frightened most of them further underground. So what are they all doing? In a word, "benzos", benzodiazepines such as Klonopin and Xanax. While a person won't really get high from the methadone itself, taking these drugs with the methadone unleashes its opiate power, putting the user in a catatonic state, blacked out as they say. Additionally, if he wakes up he will remember absolutely nothing about it. Most often when you someone falling all over himself and you think he is on heroin, it's far more likely that its methadone & benzos. Because of this fact, a market in benzos develops around almost every methadone clinic. It's very hard to stop but stricter, more frequent urine screening could help. Currently, when a client tests positive for benzos, he's usually given a few chances before actually getting kicked out, probably due to harm reduction thinking that shooting street heroin would be worse. Although true for him, not so much for the clinic's neighborhood.
HOW CAN I GET INVOLVED?
By BostonUrbEx
Thu, 08/01/2013 - 8:31am
Where are these meetings about open/closing times? Are they public? Am I allowed to swear during public commentary (I might otherwise be eternally banned, because I just can't stand anymore of this bullshit)?
ONline Forum
By SouthBostonYuppie
Thu, 08/01/2013 - 9:12am
All these meetings for quality of life issues take place when people are at work.
There should be an online public forum for working residents.
Couple ways to get involved
By adamg
Thu, 08/01/2013 - 9:21am
Most neighborhoods have a community group that meets monthly or thereabouts and talks about upcoming licensing hearings, where you can express your opinion.
You might also want to find out who your neighborhood liaison from the mayor's office is and contact them with any concerns.
Licensing Board hearings are public, but they're held at 10 a.m. on Wednesdays at City Hall (Rm. 801 to be exact). They accept e-mail comments, though. Although the board can and often does disregard recommendations from the community groups, they generally don't vote on proposals that haven't gone before the community.
To add to Adam's comments
By Matthew
Thu, 08/01/2013 - 10:00am
Don't get too angry at this Licensing Board -- they've actually done a decent job of brushing aside many of the less sensible objections.
Wednesday is hearings, Thursday is decision time. So Adam's just listed what was said, not what was decided. That'll come later this morning.
If you don't like the whole Licensing Board concept then it would be a good idea to pose that question to the candidates for Mayor and City Council when you get the opportunity. There's been a lot of discussion about licensing reform this cycle, and you could add to it.
And also: elected officials at these meetings are usually speaking what they believe their voting base wants them to say. If you want that to change, then you need to be active, communicate with your officials, get other people involved, and most importantly of all: vote.
guessing it had a lot to do
By anon
Thu, 08/01/2013 - 1:04pm
guessing it had a lot to do with the West Broadway Neighborhood Assoc., the same group that was against Inner City Weightlifting moving into what is basically a deserted section of their territory. They were afraid the black kids would hang around after practice, and we just can't have that in our perfect overpriced utopia with glorious views of a railway and bus yard.
I must have missed the ballot
By anon
Thu, 08/01/2013 - 1:16pm
I must have missed the ballot question about changing the Mayor's Office's attitudes towards extended business hours.
Democracy 101
By Matthew
Thu, 08/01/2013 - 3:03pm
The attitudes coming from the Mayor's office will change when the Mayor changes.
If you want to vote for later hours, then vote for a candidate who supports later hours.
Why are they allowing meth
By Jenny
Thu, 08/01/2013 - 12:17pm
Why are they allowing meth patients to dictate when certain business can or cannot be open? The solution isn't to impede business, it should be to do something about the gathering of meth patients in and around Broadway T Stop.
Southie produces the junkies; so Southie must feed them
By anon
Thu, 08/01/2013 - 5:35pm
breakfast with their methadone.
Locals
By anon
Thu, 08/01/2013 - 7:08pm
These junkies ain't all home grown, not by a long shot.
many, many are southie natives
By anon
Fri, 08/02/2013 - 8:56pm
https://www.drugfree.org/join-together/drugs/drug-...
http://books.google.com/books?id=x24SquwK8xgC&pg=P...
http://www.boston.com/news/local/articles/2003/10/...
http://southend.patch.com/groups/opinion/p/bostons...
Pine Street
By anon
Thu, 08/01/2013 - 5:40pm
How about moving the Pine Street Inn to Hyde Park and then at eight in the morning one third of the residents gravitate to Roslindale for the day and a third to Milton and the rest just mill around for the day. Then repeat 365 days a year. You'll feel real good about yourself by doing it too!
Come on man
By Dan Farnkoff
Thu, 08/01/2013 - 11:26pm
Pine Street's been where it is since like the 70's. You knew it was there when you bought your high-end condo or whatever. Why don't you move to Hyde Park instead?
Big business (non profit-send money)
By anon
Fri, 08/02/2013 - 6:19am
Like man I was here before the 70s man, way before. I've seen Pine Street evolution. Heck it's not on Pine Street no more. Duh! Blow-in.
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