Dear Mayor Walsh:
We are writing in opposition to the proposed Grand Prix race. We foresee a great deal of disruption and chaos that will occur in our neighborhood before, during, and after the ra...
Dear Mayor Walsh: We are writing in opposition to the proposed Grand Prix race. We foresee a great deal of disruption and chaos that will occur in our neighborhood before, during, and after the race. We live in Boston; many of us also work in Boston – an estimated 4,000 to 8,000 people live and/or work immediately adjacent to or close to the site of the race. We shop in our neighborhood, and pay taxes to the city and state. We have heard that many citizens want the race cancelled because of violation of laws and regulations, including that street racing on public ways is illegal; that the city lacks authority to exclude the public from 2.2 miles of public roads for the benefit of a private for-profit commercial entity; that environmental laws have not been complied with; that public hearings have not been held, and that public records have not been released. However, apart from legal grounds, our opposition stems also from the major disruption to our lives during an estimated 4 to 6 months of every year - 1/3 to ½ of each year for the next five years or longer.
