Hi Joseph,
When I came into office, our city’s infrastructure was
overdue for maintenance and repair. We learned through our
sidewalk assessment that the City has an estimated backlog
repairs of over $30 million due to decades of neglect.
I feel this burden every day as a Medford resident
and as I listen to residents about how the status of our
sidewalks is impacting their daily lives.
So, we got to work right away to deliver for our community by:
* Investing nearly $3 million to repair additional sidewalks this fall,
allowing 8,800 feet (2 miles) of sidewalk in our community
to receive upgrades and repairs and addressing many of the
sidewalk issues logged by constituents over the years.
* Submitting a $1.5 million bond for additional sidewalk
repairs to the City Council at the beginning of this year,
which the council approved. The planning is underway a
nd that funding will be deployed to address sidewalks
and curb cuts on Salem Street and beyond, next year.
We have professionalized management which has helped
accomplish the work to maximize state and federal
funding to make these capital investments without
over-burdening taxpayers. I am proud of the teams in
Engineering and our DPW for executing these projects with urgency.
We still have work to do, but as your mayor,
I am continuing to take action to address this
backlog and ensure that we all have accessible and high-quality infrastructure in our City.
-Breanna
https://www.breanna4mayor.com/
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