McGlynn Office Addresses Snowfall, Housing Costs, And State-Wide Opiate Crisis

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At a press conference this morning, Medford Mayor Michael J. McGlynn spoke on a range of topics, including the town’s response to recent snowstorms and a fundraiser for a garden commemorating Boston Marathon bombing victims. Initiatives for affordable housing and against Massachusetts’s opiate addition epidemic were also discussed.

Here, we present the bullet points in chronological order, according to documents supplied by The Mayor’s Office:

• Mayor McGlynn congratulated public employees for swiftly clearing roads and restoring the city’s infrastructure following the last few weeks’ onslaught of snowstorms. Medford town documents state, “Despite everything, Medford is in good shape!”
• A fundraiser for the Krystle Campbell Peace Garden, to be constructed in Medford Square, is scheduled for Thursday, March 12 at Rivers Edge. U.S. Senator Edward Markey, U.S. Congresswoman Katherine Clark are slated to attend. Tickets are $50, and include refreshments and entertainment.
• City Housing Specialist Rachel Powers advocated for creating an ordinance requiring that a yet-to-be-determined percentage of new housing developments stay within the price range of low- to-moderate-income families. The specifics of this Inclusionary Zoning initiative have yet to be fleshed out.
• Medford has issued requests for personnel for someone to operate the Medford Community Access TV Channel, and for candidates to design the channel’s online counterpart.
• Despite some snow-oriented delays, the city hopes to cut the ribbon on its new DPW Yard on April, 18.
• Penny Bruce and Brooke Hoyt of the Medford Board of Health proposed a commission to address substance abuse issues in Medford.