Sharon Durkan

Context

District 8 Councilor. From the city website (retrieved 2026-10-22); verify. Chair of the Planning, Development and Transportation Committee at the October 19, 2026 hearing on Docket No. 1718.

Issues

• Proposed ban on data centers
• Data center ban exemption for institutional computing
• Ride for Your Life Traffic Safety Resolution
• Election Day Holiday for Council Staff
• Specialized Stretch Energy Code Review - challenged the chair's referral
• Gas Tax Suspension Resolution - the lone no vote
• MBTA General Manager Summons - voted no
• Zoning Board of Appeal appointments - presented the committee reports
• Blue Bikes E-Bike Expansion Grant - presented the committee report

Log

• 2026-10-21 - 2026-10-21 - City Council - Official minutes: reported the ZBA confirmations (13-0) and the Blue Bikes grant (10-2); voted no on the MBTA summons; not present for the Fire Department age-waiver vote.
• 2026-09-30 - 2026-09-30 - City Council - Co-sponsored the Question 6 resolution and the busking hearing order; not present for one resolution vote; objected to adding a late-filed matter.
• 2026-09-23 - 2026-09-23 - City Council - Challenged the chair's referral of the stretch energy code order and moved reconsideration; the only no vote on the gas tax resolution; objected to adding further late-filed items.
• 2026-10-21 - 2026-10-21 - City Council - Reported the Zoning Board of Appeal nominations, the Blue Bikes grant and the data center hearing as committee chair; voted no on the MBTA general manager summons and yes on the Election Day resolution.
• 2026-10-16 - 2026-10-16 - Planning, Development and Transportation Committee - Chaired the hearing on Dockets No. 1515-1524 (Zoning Board of Appeal nominations); read the dockets, questioned nominees on variances and Planning and Development Agency approvals, and said she would advance the nominations at the next meeting.
• 2026-10-20 - 2026-10-20 - Community Preservation Act Committee - Opposed shifting money away from historic preservation and open space; suggested lobbying the state for more CPA matching money.
• 2026-10-19 - 2026-10-19 - Planning, Development and Transportation Committee - Chaired the hearing on Docket No. 1718; urged a nuanced approach (conditional use, Article 80 review, threshold-based local permitting), noted existing hospital computing went through Article 80, and adjourned with the docket staying in committee.
• 2026-10-22 - Page created from public sources.