Policy Order O-27

WHEREAS: Prior to the filling in of Boston's Back Bay and Charles River marshes, brackish saltwater reached into what is now Area 4; and

WHEREAS: After landfill allowed Cambridge to expand over the area now known as Cambridgeport, this entire portion of Cambridge was known as the "Old Port;" and

WHEREAS: Cambridge's "Old Port" was split into two planning zones, Area 4 and Area 5, by the Cambridge Community Development department, with Massachusetts Avenue as the dividing line; and

WHEREAS: The "Port" name went to Area 5, today known as Cambridgeport, where the waterfront is currently located, and inland Area 4 lost its name and became known by its neighborhood planning designation, which is also its police zone; now therefore be it

ORDERED: That the City Manager be and hereby is requested to confer with the appropriate departments to determine the feasibility of renaming Area 4 "The Port" and report back to the City Council in a timely manner.