St. Boniface Goes Before Zoning Board

The conversion of St. Boniface from a Catholic church to condominium building heads before the zoning board tonight. Neighbors of the project are decrying the proposal because it doesn't include a hideous parking garage; apparently, there really isn't any accounting for taste.

Saint Boniface and the rectory are on First Street. The developer would build a new townhouse on Second Street where the abandoned parking lot is, currently encircled with rusting chain link fence. The variance calls for combining the lots into a single condominium lot, and the residences would share a common courtyard.