The Lower Mills Civic Association received a visit from the new Carney Hospital president at its first meeting of the fall season on Tuesday evening at St. Gregory’s auditorium. The meeting — which drew about 40 people– included a briefing on a yearlong sewer pipe restoration project planned for 2019 and a restaurant’s request for a limited entertainment license, which was approved.

Civic president Mike Skillin reviewed some of the ongoing development projects that came their way over the summer. Of greatest interest was the 1126 Washington St. project, a controversial proposal to construct a new residential building with 57 condo units at the site, which presently includes the former Molloy’s funeral parlor.

Executive board members have had a few Impact Advisory Group meetings, Skillin said, and the development team is expected to return to the civic association at its October meeting to review the project.

“The developers and the lawyers were in town yesterday with the [city’s] transportation department to see what they can do with the help of the transportation department to help us out here in Lower Mills,” Skillin said, noting that the civic group would prefer the developers work with the city than rely on an independent traffic study.

In other meeting items:

Tom Sands, the new president of Carney Hospital, came to the Lower Mills group to introduce himself. Formerly the interim president at Carney, Sands was officially appointed president effective July 2018.

“I’m looking at developing a 21st century model at Carney, “ Sands said, “with you, recognizing in listening sessions what your needs are. We do recognize you have a choice… supporting your community hospital is a great choice.”

In remarks to the group, he highlighted the men and women working in the hospital.

“We’re here for you,” he said, “we’re here to serve you, we’re right down the street and we’re part of the community.”

Representatives from the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) walked the attendees through a planned rehabilitation and replacement project for a sewer line that winding its way from the Central Avenue to Lower Mills village, ultimately making its way across Granite Avenue north of the bridge.

Accessing the pipe through broadening existing manholes, workers would insert liner pipes into the existing sewer. No blasting or excavation is expected, MWRA representatives said.

The construction component of the project would not begin until around May 2019, said Milan Horbaczewski with the MWRA, concluding in December and possibly involving some resurfacing work in the spring after the winter clears out.

Civic group members asked questions on the project duration, any disruption to the surrounding area, plans for rerouting the pipe’s contents, and any capacity issues with the 12-inch diversion pipe that will run along the Greenway.

For more on the pipe replacement project, read the full report on page 3.

Julian Bolger, who owns the Bowery bar on Dorchester Avenue, sought the group’s approval for an entertainment license.

The membership voted to write a letter in support for the license with conditions. It would allow acoustic music on Sundays from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. outside, then on Thursday or Sunday when the patio closes; trivia one day a week, a DJ setup for events, and two additional televisions on the patio.

Representatives from the Massachusetts Nursing Association spoke on behalf of voting yes on Question 1 on the November ballot, which would impose “safe patient limits.”