Charlestown Neighborhood Council

The Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC) is the officially elected representative body of the Charlestown neighborhood of the City of Boston, MA. It was founded in 1986.

The CNC is responsible for facilitating dialogue within the Charlestown community and between the residents of Charlestown and the City of Boston, State and Local agencies and businesses on topics including:

  • Basic Services (Utilties, Parking, Trash Removal, Noise, Public Spaces) 
             Bill Galvin, Committee Chair
  • Transportation

The Neighborhood Council is composed of 21 community members, including seven elected precinct representatives, seven elected at-large representatives and seven appointed non-profit community organization representatives.
Here are the results of the CNC 2012 Mitigation.
The Charlestown Neighborhood Council (CNC) has made its decisions on applications made to the Mitigation Funds to be distributed in 2013. The total amount of money available this year was $100,000. Eighteen Charlestown non-profit organizations were granted funds to support their projects:

1. Charlestown Girls’ Softball - $3,123
2. Charlestown Youth Hockey Association - $9,417
3. Charlestown Little League - $8,673
4. Skating to Success - $2,023
5. Charlestown Youth Soccer Association - $4,678
6. Town Track Club - $1,647
7. Charlestown Against Drugs (CHAD) - $3,556
8. City Square Elderly Housing - $856
9. Harvest on Vine Emergency Food Pantry - $7,754
10. Charlestown Lacrosse & Learning Center - $8,920
11. Abraham Lincoln Post 11, Memorial Hall – $2,674
12. Special Townies - $10,030
13. Charlestown Historical Society - $3,819
14. Gardens for Charlestown - $3,476
15. John F. Kennedy Family Service Center - $14,080
16. Battle of Bunker Hill Parade Committee - $3,589
17. Townie Association - $2,208
18. Charlestown Working Theater - $9,477

For a pdf of the results click here.

For details on amounts requested and how the board voted, click here