Economic Opportunity
Uplifting and supporting our small businesses, especially our Black and brown owned small businesses is a priority of Councilor Louijeune. The ability to sell liquor provides a boost in revenue, and a great disparity exists in which neighborhoods and communities have access to liquor licenses. To address this, the councilor petitioned for four restricted liquor licenses for the Bolling Building and one for Strand Theatre, which passed the city council, and was signed into law. She also is actively working in partnership with Councilor Worrell to add 200 additional liquor licenses to neighborhoods currently lacking. LINK 0435 LINK 0465
Nubian Square is home to a thriving immigrant owned business community which serves the greater population living near the square. After learning of an effort by a big developer to displace these small businesses, Councilor Louijune has been working hard to prevent displacement partnership with ACEDONE and Lawyers for Civil Rights. The councilor knows that our small businesses contribute greatly to the vibrancy of our neighborhoods and shouldn’t be threatened by companies seeking to alter the fabric of their neighborhood.
The Boston Residents Jobs Policy (BRJP) is an ordinance set forth requiring construction projects to hire Boston residents, people of color, and women. Councilor Louijeune held a hearing to review this policy to ensure that the City of Boston continues to leverage the BRJP and its policies as an equitable tool to ensure Boston residents, especially those who have been historically excluded and underrepresented in the construction industry, have access to these jobs. LINK 0153
Councilor Louijeune filed a hearing order to discuss the ways that the City of Boston can leverage our AAA bond rating to support long term city goals and address the affordable housing crisis. The councilor is seeking to push the City to leverage its fiscal prosperity as a means to an end - to ensure the prosperity of Boston residents, especially those who have been historically excluded from experiencing the benefits of this city’s wealth. LINK 0152
Holding corporations accountable is That the maximum allowable fine imposed by the City of Boston for the noncriminal disposition of ordinance violations has remained $300 for more than thirty years, without adjustment for inflation, has disincentivized chronic violators of the City’s ordinances, particularly corporations, from compliance and instead has emboldened bad actors to view the low fines as the cost of doing business. effective enforcement of its ordinances to protect the health, safety, and general welfare of its residents. LINK 0410
Many of our neighborhoods are home to large landholders such as education institutions, charitable organizations, medical, and cultural institutions. To help offset the burden of their tax-exempt status, these groups make voluntary contributions or Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT). To ensure that this funding is secured by the communities directly surrounding these institutions, Councilor Louijeune co-sponsored a hearing to collaboratively engage stakeholders to establish a fair and transparent framework to define consistent, deliverable, and quantifiable community benefits for these payments. LINK 0414