The newly convened commission charged with figuring out a way the city can permanently honor former Mayor Ray Flynn recently held its first meeting. According to a press release from City Council President Bill Linehan:
The Commissioners all came with ideas for how to best commemorate the legacy of Mayor Flynn. The brainstorming session produced such ideas as renaming the Massachusetts Convention Center, which connects the neighborhood of South Boston with the Waterfront and downtown - a mantra of Flynn’s tenure - and reshaping the Government Center entrance to City Hall, making it more accessible and welcoming as symbolic of Flynn’s work to build bridges and include people others overlooked, particularly the disabled. Mayor Flynn’s legacy of helping the forgotten in our society was a common thread in the discussion, and one Commissioner suggested commemorating Flynn’s legacy with a basketball tournament or league for disabled children.
Frank Doyle and Rosemarie Sansone, both of whom served under Flynn as mayor co-chair the commission, established by the city council in July. Other members: Jovita Fontanez, Juan Lopez, Gregory Ashe, Bill Chin, Jack Hart, Patrick Walsh, Ted Landsmark, Kevin Phelan, Thomas McIntyre, Michael McCormack, Bob Consalvo, Marcus DeFlormonte, Bill Doherty, Judy Evers, Ed Flynn, Don Gillis, and John Nucci.