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The Cahill Report – a weekly update on the Milton real estate market
MyTownMatters is pleased to present the first edition of the Cahill Report, a weekly update on Milton real estate activity produced in partnership with Laura Cahill. Ms. Cahill, an agent with the William Raveis Agency, is a resident of Milton and authority on the local real estate market.
Year to date there have been 93 sales in Milton compared to 94 in 2013. The median home sale price is $520,000 compared to $489,750 in 2013. Please click “Read more” of a complete list of upcoming open houses and recent transactions.
Poem for the day 04.22.14 – I Happened to Be Standing
Posted in celebration of national poetry month. Have a favorite poem you have read or written? Please email it to frank@mytownmatters.com.
I Happened to Be Standing – Mary Oliver
I don’t know where prayers go,
or what they do.
Do cats pray, while they sleep
half-asleep in the sun?
Oh Hendries, where art thou?
Commentary by Frank Schroth
Last August at a meeting of the Board of Selectmen, Chair Keohane announced that “the Connellys are on board” with an effort to revive a mixed use development at the Hendries site. They would be holding two neighborhood meetings in September at which their attorney and Cheryl Tougias, a local architect, would present the revised plan. Those meetings did not happen. That is not all that hasn’t happened.
Update:News bulletin:Multi-alarm fire; portion of Eliot closed to traffic
by Frank Schroth
There has been a serious multi-alarm fire on Eliot just down from Oak Road. Two people were rescued from the blaze. Crews are still on the scene. A portion of Eliot Street is closed to traffic. Details to follow as they become available. Please click “Read more” for video footage courtesy of NECN.
The devil in the Hendries details
Commentary by Frank Schroth
The summary provided by the Chair of the Board of Selectmen Denis Keohane regarding the Hendries property was welcome news to the neighborhood and town. A signature property that is a gateway to the town and could serve as the anchor in a small commercial pocket that is beginning to thrive thanks to the efforts of the merchants there may actually develop into something to be hoped for and desired: a mixed used development that delivers attractive public amenities (businesses and open space) on a scale that is compatible with the surroundings and financially rewarding to the developer. But as Senator Joyce, who resusitated this, knows, the devil is in the details.
Milton Detective Louis Bullard among officers recognized for extreme bravery
from PatriotLedger.com
Milton detective Louis Bullard. Bullard responded to a shooting in January, in which would-be assailants from Boston fired at a bystander near Union and Oak Streets who they mistook for their intended target. (Read the full story here.)
Big issues this week: French Immersion, Hendries, & Town Administrator
There are a number of important issues that will be deliberated this week at various board and committee meetings. On Wednesday the School Committee will receive a presentation of metrics related to the French Immersion and English programs. In recent years French Immersion has seen an increase in popularity with over 60% of families opting to enter their 1st graders in French Immersion.
Full plate for Planning Board
by Frank Schroth
The Planning Board will have a full plate when they meet tomorrow evening. Two key hearings are on the agenda: one for expansion of the Milton Hill House and the other will resume discussion of the Hendries building.
Letter: Columbine Cliffs Association states position regarding 131 Eliot St.
From: Columbine Cliff Neighborhood Association
To: Emily Innes, Chair, Milton Planning Board with cc: to Edward Duffy, Michael Kelly, Bernard Lynch, Alexander Whiteside, William Clark; Steven Connelly
The Columbine Cliff Neighborhood Association (CCNA) is a non-profit neighborhood association dedicated to promoting, protecting and maintaining the CCNA area and the Town of Milton. The Association represents the approximately 900 households within our neighborhood boundaries including the Neponset River, Central Avenue, Brook Road, and Blue Hills Parkway.