A hearing on the issue is scheduled for Monday. We are looking at major improvement in the Charles River Basin. This is the first significant project. Few would argue that Boston University doesn't need a new sailing pavilion. Sixty years old and in the shadow of the BU Bridge, the current clubhouse is a hazard to bicyclists and runners who must navigate two 90-degree turns to get around it.
Collisions are common.
Beginning sailors also have trouble tacking and jibbing because powerboats come too close to the shallow inlet. Once a new site is chosen for a sailing pavilion, the old building will be razed and the grounds landscaped. There is an established process. Carleton says any other site is too far from the university or in a place that will not allow the public to enjoy it. The bill was filed by state Representative Robert E. Travaglini, a Democrat from East Boston.