Medford Putting Community Preservation Funds To Many Different Uses

MEDFORD, MA — Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn announced additional projects and initiatives in the city that are being funded through Community Preservation Act funds on Thursday.

A $2.4 million large-scale project was detailed in February, featuring major renovations to locations such as Logan Park, Riverside Plaza, Tufts Park, and Playstead Park. Some of that project includes CPA funding. However, the mayor recently completed the list of tasks the money is being used for.

A new community garden location is coming to Barry Park at 86 Summer St. According to Lungo-Koehn, it will feature 24 garden beds. CPA funds will also go toward the remaining portion of a Medford Historical Commission project that restored 10 headstones and unearthed one for the Civil War Veteran Major John James. Similarly, the Angel of Victory and Peace World War II Memorial Fountain at Oak Grove Cemetery. The project includes making the fountain functional once again, which it has not been for more than 40 years. The Affordable Housing Trust Fund was approved for CPA funding to assist in their efforts to work with developers on local affordable housing opportunities.

Finally, CPA funds will be used to install a digital scoreboard at Medford High School’s Monbouquette baseball field. The digital device is slated to have a remote control, spots for local advertisers to rent, and a solar charging option. Lungo-Koehn said all the projects are already completed or close to being finished.

“CPA funding is so important for maintaining the character of our community and ensuring that our unique attributes can be preserved and improved upon,” Lungo-Koehn said. “We are dedicated to ensuring this funding is distributed to best serve the needs of Medford residents. Thank you to the City Council, the Community Preservation Committee, and our CPA Manager Theresa Dupont, for helping push these projects forward and secure the funding.”

The CPA funding comes from a 1.5 percent surcharge on property taxes on Medford residents and can be spent on historic research or preservation efforts, open space projects, and recreation endeavors.

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