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Transcript story Dec. 9
Mayor-elect Breanna Lungo-Koehn is ready to take the reins, but she’s looking for community guidance to get her started.
The Mayoral Transition Committee is holding eight public listening sessions in five topic areas before the holidays, giving residents several chances to offer up their perspective on mayoral administrative priorities.
“We decided to host these conversations because we see an energized city ready to put their best ideas on the table to make Medford even stronger,” said committee chairman Sean Caron. “We want to invite that community activism and hard work to ensure everyone feels they have an opportunity to contribute to our community. These conversations are a small part of the work to engage Medford’s talented residents.”
The committee is charged with giving recommendations to the mayor-elect, so these sessions aim to capture feedback on topics important to the community. Residents were invited to attend meetings on: general topics, a chance for people to weigh in on anything; general topics important to seniors; schools; planning, growth, and development; and parking and city services.
“We’re hoping these dialogues show the significant common ground around potential solutions that Mayor-Elect Lungo-Koehn can take and run with when she’s sworn into office in January,” Caron said. “Residents are welcome to suggest any ideas, and the Transition Committee is keeping an open mind on what to focus on. For example, we know that the arts, environment, charter review, preventing and addressing substance use challenges and the opioid epidemic and airplane noise are also key issues to Medford and plan to spend some time on those, as well.”
Residents interested in attending a listening session can choose from the eight sessions below:
- General Topics — A wide-ranging opportunity to share thoughts on key issues in Medford | Wednesday, Dec. 11, 6:30–8 p.m., West Medford Community Center, 111 Arlington St.
- General Topics Important to Seniors — Saturday, Dec. 14, 12:30-1:30 p.m., Medford Senior Center, 101 Riverside Ave.
- Planning, Growth and Development — These conversations will include table-top participatory discussions on the high-level direction of the future of Medford’s built environment | Thursday, Dec. 12, 7–8:45 p.m., Roberts Elementary School CafĂ©, 35 Court St. & Saturday, Dec. 14, 10 a.m.–noon, Medford Senior Center, 101 Riverside Ave.
- Parking & City Services — These meetings will be a drop-in format. Interested parties can attend any part of the sessions, submit their thoughts on an opinion card, and discuss in rolling small group conversations | Tuesday, Dec. 10, 6:30–8 p.m., Saint Raphael Parish Community Room, 512 High St. & Wednesday, Dec. 11, 6:30–8 p.m., South Medford Fire Station Comm. Room, 0 Medford St. & Tuesday, Dec. 17, 7 –9 p.m., Saint Francis Parish Center, 441 Fellsway West
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