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Unpacking the Emily Lazarro Newsletter
Wix AI generated image of a large, disorganized briefcase with papers and files spilling out and around it I recently had an interaction...
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Jul 124 min read
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Setting the Record Straight
WEDNESDAY July 9, 2025 The Community Development Board will be hosting a hybrid meeting with continued public comment on the citywide...
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Jul 88 min read
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The Misinformation Campaign Continues
WEDNESDAY June 18th at 6:30PM The Community Development Board will be meeting on the Neighborhood Zoning . This meeting will be hybrid...
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Jun 175 min read
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Disinformation, misinformation and hubris
WEDNESDAY June 18th at 6:30PM The Community Development Board will be meeting on the Neighborhood Zoning. This meeting will be hybrid so...
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Jun 174 min read
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Neighborhood Zoning Saga Continues
Current Publicly Available Map Log onto the next Community Development Board Meeting on Wednesday June 4th at 6:30PM and email them:...
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May 264 min read
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Rezoning: Everything, Everywhere, All at Once
Meetings this week: The Community Development Board meeting on the Neighborhood Zoning is Wednesday May 7th at 6:30PM on Zoom only. The...
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May 43 min read
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Charter Chaos: When Studies Don't Matter - Book 2
by Eunice Browne Call to action!  Please plan to attend the special meeting of the City Council on Tues. April 4th at 6PM at City Hall...
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Apr 144 min read
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Let them eat cake!
First, please look for our upcoming MCC Neighborhood meeting on 3/24/25 on Neighborhood & Urban Residential Zoning in preparation for the...
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Mar 215 min read
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City Council Passes original Salem Street zoning
March 27 Public Q&A Please plan to attend this city sponsored Public Q&A At the Tuesday March 11, 2025 City Council meeting, after four...
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Mar 154 min read
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Understanding Master Planning and Why it is Important.
Proposed Urban Residential Areas for Medford, MA On the importance of master planning Back when Boston was considering hosting the 2024...
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Mar 68 min read
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The skinny on Neighborhood Zones
We are about a week away from the next meeting about the Salem St Corridor with the Community Development Board , on Wednesday, March...
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Feb 175 min read
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The Roberts Wrap Up: A Summary of the Feb 10th Meeting
The City Council Planning and Permitting Committee meeting on Wednesday Feb. 26th at 6PM to discuss zoning in neighborhoods will be in...
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Feb 174 min read
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Unpacking Incentives: What are Incentives & What are the Potential Impacts?
First, some housekeeping: Don’t forget to attend the City Q&A Monday Feb. 10th, 6:30PM in person only at the Roberts.  The Community...
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Feb 108 min read
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The Breakdown on Parking: Questions Persist
Monday Feb. 10th 6:30 PM at the Roberts School, the city will be holding a Q&A. This meeting is being billed as an educational...
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Feb 94 min read
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Progress, Updates and the break down on Green Scores...
First, I want to start out by saying that I had a plan. There were certain blogs that I wanted to write to help people to be able to...
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Feb 86 min read
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Studies, studies, where are the studies!?
Time and time again we have asked for the studies that have informed the Salem St Zoning. We have seen the slide from each Innes...
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Feb 65 min read
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An MCC Response: Kit Collins, Clarifications
Why write another blog going through the blog of a city councilor about the Salem St zoning? Because nuggets of misinformation passed on...
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Feb 46 min read
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An MCC Response: Matt Leming, the Seniors, and Misinformation! Oh my!
TLDR: Matt Leming has posted a blog accusing the residents of spreading lies and misinformation about the zoning that he apparently...
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Feb 49 min read
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Understanding the Dimensional Table Updates
This is the first in a series of blogs to breakdown the zoning into simple language. There is a lot of misinformation out there from...
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Feb 45 min read
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Engaging Medford MA Residents in Community Conversations
Community engagement plays a crucial role in fostering a vibrant and thriving neighborhood. In Medford, MA, residents are actively...
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Feb 42 min read
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MCC Blog: Personal Perspectives and Testimonials
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