[Chris Summa]: 如果我能引起大家的注意,请。 我请大家坐下。 我们即将开始。
[r9j1vFhpClI_SPEAKER_05]: 250年前,我帮助组织了这个世界的一场快速竞赛。 我知道,作为波士顿茶壶和巴克特山的母亲,我曾在耐心的冲突中为受伤的爱国者服务,您的祝福。 我也曾在华盛顿将军手下服役。 我的丈夫约翰和我们的九个孩子还活着。 他住在普拉特桥附近。 约翰在银厅工作,制作精美的皮衣。 后来他搬到了德克萨斯州黄金路的一个足球场。 后来我称我的荣誉为科尔顿街。 我相信你知道,先生。 所以现在我还活着,或者说我在同一条街上。 然后我突然想到, 他自己的雕像,他自己的雕像,一个联邦调查局学生的雕像,他看到了一切,就像那样。 我会让你继续关注联邦调查局。
[Chris Summa]: 我很高兴你仍然对华盛顿和金博士充满信心。 谢谢。 非常感谢。 如果我能让所有人都站起来,这样我就可以接纳学校委员会了。 梅德福警察仪仗队。
[r9j1vFhpClI_SPEAKER_11]: 平安出去。
[Chris Summa]: 感谢大都会警察仪仗队。 这时,我们要请校委录取。 我将从珍妮·R·格雷厄姆开始。 迈克尔·马斯特罗博恩. 亚伦·J·奥拉帕德。 杰西卡·帕克斯。 艾丽卡·莱因菲尔德 (Erica L. Reinfeld) 还有保罗·R·罗素。 如果可以的话,请大家保持站立,以便我们接纳市议会成员。 首先,屁股扛着。 艾米丽·纳扎罗。 马特·莱明。 莉兹·穆兰. 豪尔赫·斯卡佩利。 还有曾贾斯汀。 请帮助我欢迎尊敬的梅德福市市长 Breanna Lungo-Koehn。 如果我可以邀请所有人,请入座。 我的名字是克里斯·祖马。 我是梅德福市的康复教练。 我也是确保整个过程中事情从一个步骤推进到下一个步骤的人。 我只是想快速地向您介绍一下我自己,而且我会很简短。 我是梅德福市的康复教练。 对于那些不知道什么是恢复教练的人,我会在人们上瘾时提供帮助。 这项工作需要生活经验。 所以我也正在康复中。 今天我只想分享我去过的地方和我现在的处境。 当人们今天看到这一点并看到一个与他们有联系的人,一个正在应对药物滥用障碍的人时,我的意思是,对我来说,这正在解决。 我的意思是,有一段时间我无法起床。 我无法正常工作。 我就在你们所有好人面前。 他们给予我多么大的荣誉啊。 我很感激来到这里。 我感到非常荣幸,非常荣幸能够来到这里。 这只是我的故事的一点点。 显然,就我所取得的成就而言,你可以在这里看到。 这是我最伟大的成就之一。 我从来没有想过,我敬仰和尊敬的人会像人们那样欢迎我。 这是令人难以置信的事情。 我很感激来到这里。 我只是想确保这句话被一遍又一遍地说出来。 我想说,当我到达梅德福时,我很紧张。 我不是一个通常会紧张的人。 我实际上喜欢在人群面前。 我不知道你是否能意识到这一点。 但我很紧张,因为我即将开始新的冒险。 我需要认识一些新朋友。 有新人了。 我不知道如果他们欢迎我,他们会对我有什么感觉。 我必须说,梅德福市及其所有居民都非常出色。 从第一天起,他们就让我觉得我属于这里,而且几年前就应该在这里。 每个人都受到欢迎。 每个人都充满爱心和支持。 我们能提供什么帮助? 我们能提供什么帮助? 这足以说明梅德福有多么出色。 就民选官员而言,我现在无法对在座的每个人说得太多。 显然是来这里的。再说一次,就像我说的,你知道你站在我生命中某个时刻我敢在身边的人面前,因为他们可能会试图把我关进监狱,但今天我在这里,我很受欢迎,我第一次走进来时,我记得见到了我们的市长,他们欢迎我的方式非常棒,他们有能力利用您的职位来阐明康复情况以及我们带来的成果。 超级参与一切。 欢迎来到市政厅,共享健康服务台、预防和外展部门。 我的意思是,我无法充分强调每个人的热情。 来到这里真是太棒了。 很高兴在这里见到你们。 出色地。 请让这一切都是关于我的。 一切都好。 如果可以的话,要求每个人都支持他们的领导人和由梅德福童子军领导的效忠誓言。
[r9j1vFhpClI_SPEAKER_11]: 我宣誓效忠美利坚合众国的国旗和它所代表的共和国,这个国家是上帝统治下的一个国家,不可分割,人人享有自由和正义。
[Chris Summa]: 大家都可以入座了。 此时此刻,我想欢迎沙洛姆圣殿的拉比杰西卡·达拉拉(Jessica Dallara)主持祈祷。
[nzT0OcLHmhc_SPEAKER_20]: 《塔木德》中最伟大的圣贤从来都不是单独工作的。 他们使用 chavruta 进行手术,chavruta 是亚拉姆语 Chaver 的意思,意思是朋友或同伴。 现在,最好的chavruta,一个学习伙伴,这是一个延续至今的犹太传统,一个你经常学习的学习伙伴,并不是在每个科目上总是与你意见一致的人。 事实上,最好的 Chavruta 就是当你错了的时候它会告诉你,当你错的时候它会告诉你。 引用《箴言》中的米什莱的话,说:barzel b'barzel yachad,铁磨铁,这是通过 chavruta(原则的关联与对立)的镜头来学习和看待世界的基本原则。 塔木德密西拿时期最著名的两位拉比分别是沙迈和希勒尔 如果您听说过其中任何一个,您可能听说过 Hillel 而不是 Shammai,因为 Hillel 通常优先。 塔木德的论文 Erevin 说,Beit Shammai 的学生学习了 Shammai 和 Beit Hillel 的传统三年 从拉比希勒尔那里学到这一传统的学生们提出了他们的论点。 最后,一个神圣的声音bat kol宣布:Elu ve'elu divrei elohim chayim。 这些都是永生神的话语。 不过,这句话与希勒尔的观点一致。 那么,为什么希勒尔有优先权呢? 正是他规定,你们中的许多人可能熟悉光明节的假期,蜡烛的数量必须逐日增加,以便世界上的光在一天中不断增加,而Shammai则相反,从八开始倒计时。 争论的焦点是我们总是在圣洁中上升。 那么为什么希勒尔的话会被优先考虑呢? 因为希勒尔的学生都很文明,彼此宽容,也宽容对手。 不仅是他自己的陈述,还有沙迈的陈述。 这是犹太教中延续的一个传统,一个多声部的传统,《塔木德》之所以如此之长,几乎有 3000 页,是因为所有支持和反对的论点,无论最终产生什么效果,都被记录、研究、反思和改进。 铁磨铁。 现在,如果你没有正确的 javruta,它会告诉你, 当你离开基地时。 它实际上可能是致命的。 《塔木德》中还有一个关于拉比 Yochanan 和他的 chavruta Resh Lakish 的故事。 长话短说,他们吵了一架,一个粗心的评论严重伤害了雷什·拉基什(Resh Lakish),他的长期 Chavruta。 他们发生争执,尽管卷入争斗的雷什·拉基什(Reish Lakish)的妻子拉比约查南(Rabbi Yochanan)恳求,但他们从未和解。 雷什·拉基什 (Reish Lakish) 生病去世,拉比约查南 (Rabbi Yochanan) 不得不寻找新的查夫鲁塔 (chavruta),但结果并不令人满意。 在每个问题上,约查南拉比都发表了讲话,他的新查夫鲁塔拉比以利亚撒·本·帕达特对他说:这是支持你观点的教义。 Rabbi Yochanan 喊道,和 Rish Lakish 一起,他会对我提出 24 个困难,我会用 24 个答案来回应,决定本身就会得到加强。 因此,我对我们的市议会、我们的学校委员会、我们的市长、我们的城市的愿望是,我们尊重多种语言。 我们很幸运生活在一个拥有不同背景和不同观点的人的城市,所以我们总是可以寻找每个已经同意我们和不同意我们的人的声音。 那些可能永远不会同意并在练习中发现价值的人,会在磨砺铁器中发现价值,以文明、耐心地聚集在一起并互相教导。 愿我们都能成为彼此的javruta,帮助我们磨砺思维、提高成绩的人。 谢谢。
[Chris Summa]: 我想向您介绍桂冠诗人马克斯·霍尔。
[Heinegg]: 谢谢你邀请我。 我的诗名叫《开始》,献给就职典礼。 开始了。 从新的一年开始吧。 让你的思想与日历相匹配,调整你的性格和意图,在一个需要它的世界中寻求崇高的工作。 从你需要什么和抵抗的意愿开始。 肌肉不能在不断裂的情况下生长,遗产也不能在阴影中蓬勃发展。 我们现在生活在一个有趣的时代,我们通过担心头条新闻、担心我们的城市创造了多样化美丽的邻居来使自己正常化。 从你自己开始,带着所有的爱和运气让你走到今天,记住提高声音为他人服务的力量。 从这个房间开始,在未来的日子里,当你充满信心时,你的理想就会在你塑造的时刻出现时,宣誓和承诺。 开始将未来几年视为实现伟大的机会。 他们还应该得到什么?这座美丽的城市和我们神奇的世界又将走向何方?
[Chris Summa]: 我想介绍一下卡门·凯瑟琳·克拉克,请发表评论。
[r9j1vFhpClI_SPEAKER_14]: 谢谢。 谢谢大家。 新年快乐。 克里斯,感谢您以感激的方式开始,并感谢拉比鼓舞人心的话语。 我将对自己做出一个新的观察:我永远不会追随梅德福的桂冠诗人。 谢谢。 非常感谢马克斯。 与梅德福的公民以及你们所有人、朋友、家人、支持者以及我们的州代表团、众议员登巴伯和我们的州参议员帕特·贾伦在一起。 感谢您加入我们。 但我很高兴能与市长女士、我们的董事会成员和学校委员会成员在一起。 作为梅尔罗斯学校委员会的资深人士,我心中对学校委员会成员有着特殊的地位。 我仍然认为最辛苦的工作是政治。 因此,我们对大家表示感谢。 并祝贺你们每个人为他所安置的城市而努力。 感谢您为梅德福人民服务。 在这座城市、在英联邦和在我们国家,公共服务依然活跃且良好。 正直、同情和关爱他人的人仍然 选择将您的时间和精力奉献给更美好的未来。 尽管我们在国家舞台上看到了一切,但我们的领导人仍然相信法治不是一个建议。 一个相信优质公共教育是每个儿童的权利、气候变化真实存在、医疗保健和儿童保育的社区 食物比亿万富翁更重要。 我们有像伦戈-科恩议长这样的领导人,他为这个社区提供了数十年的服务,带领我们度过了一场大流行,现在他正在领导梅德福度过我们看到的来自华盛顿的所有混乱。 我们正处于历史的一个阶段,有时似乎最糟糕的声音也是最响亮的。 但今天是一个提醒和重申,我们努力在梅德福建立一个强大的社区和城市。 随着政府解散教育部,我们将继续为我们的孩子做正确的事并投资梅德福学校。 只要我们的移民邻居感到恐惧,我们就会继续支持他们。 当我们的家庭为取得成功而奋斗时,我们将证明我们所知道的事实:最终,贪婪和残忍会失败。 最终,正义得以长存。 我非常感激能成为你们的政府合作伙伴。 我感谢您站起来并将您的名字写在选票上。 感谢您选择服务。 我感谢你们选择为属于我们所有孩子的未来而奋斗。 再次祝贺并感谢您的邀请。
[Chris Summa]: 如果可以的话,我会稍微偏离一下剧本。 议员先生,您提到了感激之情。 在我看来,感恩是幸福生活的密码。 我的意思是,如果我们能够将我们的想法转化为积极的想法,感激之情就会随之而来。 我告诉大家,如果我们能够关注积极的一面,我们就会发现积极的一面。 因为我们的想法变成了我们的信念。 我们的信念成为我们的行为。 我们的行为成为我们的习惯。 成为我们的性格,而我们的性格决定我们的命运。 如果我们能以一点感激的心情开始新的一天,积极的前景就在眼前。 我想介绍议员扎克·巴雷斯(Zach Bares),请您发表评论。
[Zac Bears]: 我知道您没想到会收到我的来信并在我们的节目中添加另一场演讲,所以我保证我会尽量简短。 我要感谢市长接受我的请求,确保今天市议会有代表出席。 我要感谢迄今为止发言的所有人,在我认为我们许多人都感到黑暗的时刻,特别是在过去几天里,为这个空间带来了光明。 我要感谢大家来到这里并加入我们。 在新年伊始,我们再次相聚在这些会议厅,为我们心爱的城市带来新的可能性。 在过去的几个月里,我一直在思考我们有多少共同点,我们对梅德福的自豪,以及我们每个人选择在这里建立我们的生活和未来是多么有意义。 我们对卓越市政府的渴望并满足了这一期望。 政府不仅是一个安全网,而且是我们做大大小小的伟大事情的跳板,以改善我们所有以梅德福为家的人的生活。 近年来,我听到很多人说他们失去了信仰,他们觉得我们太疏远了,他们觉得与邻居疏远了, 他们不确定如果我们不能信任,我们能否团结起来,变得伟大,做伟大的事情。 然而,今天我带着复兴的希望、重新联系的希望、希望我们能够恢复对我们的城市和我们的县的信心。 我们每个人,特别是我们当选的领导人,都应该反思并采取行动,履行我们共同的责任,使市政府成为一个我们都相信,通过共同努力,我们的希望能够成为现实的地方。 我很高兴地宣布,市议会将开始定期举行邻里会议,直接听取居民的意见。 这扩展了安娜、艾米丽、马特和贾斯汀上学期在居民服务和公众参与委员会所做的伟大工作,建立了市议会听证会、市议会通讯等。 我更兴奋地宣布,乔治和我将与整个董事会和我们的新同事议员莉兹·穆兰 (Liz Mullane) 一起致力于这项工作。 我将尽最大努力将对我们社区的同情心作为我工作的中心,因为对于彼此来说,至少,我们会以开放的心倾听彼此的声音,即使我们存在最大的分歧和分歧。 这是我们为我们的城市感到自豪的基础,是什么让我们能够追求卓越,我们如何努力恢复对我们的城市和彼此的信心。 在接下来的两年里,我们要为梅德福做一些大项目,特别是我们的新梅德福高中,我们即将听到关于这所学校的消息,这要感谢会员格雷厄姆。 我们必须齐心协力来实现这些目标。 我将带着最深切的同情心和奉献精神,使这些成就成为现实。 我欢迎所有邻居一起走这条路。 谢谢。
[Chris Summa]: 我欢迎学校委员会成员 Jenny Graham 向我介绍梅德福高中的最新情况。
[Jenny Graham]: 嘿伙计们。 感谢邀请我今天发言,感谢我们在过去六年中共同完成的所有工作。 你们很多人都知道,这感觉就像是我一生中最长和最短的六年。 我从来没有真正打算参与政治,我仍然认为这不符合我所说的,但我会谈谈高中。 我的信中说,在我的第一次竞选活动中,制定一项全面、整体的计划来解决我们每栋校舍的未来问题。 你看到第一轮,你会走得很精细,因为你想被选中。 我想我毕竟是一名政治家。 第一年,我还说了一些话,比如为我们的学校争取更多、公平的资金。 今天会更直接。 我们需要在梅德福建立一所新的高中,而我们的学校资金不足,需要更多。 那是六年前我的。 但我一路走来学到的是,人们欣赏这种开放性,也欣赏那些站出来说“出了问题,我们需要解决它”的人。 斯科特和我在这里住了 10 年,从某些标准来看,我们是新来的。 我们受到了许多人的欢迎,他们在这里的时间比我们长得多。 当我们的孩子很小的时候,我们去了梅德福高中,这真是太棒了。 仿佛我回到了过去。 所以我觉得我好像回到了过去,即使是高中毕业后,我还是 1995 年毕业的。 在我的记忆中,我的学校看起来比我在梅德福高中看到的更现代化。 这确实让我思考:这真的适合我们长期发展吗? 然后,你知道,我们带孩子去学校,我们遇到了邻居,我们说,是的,这就是我们的地方。 但哇,高中仍然感觉像一个遗迹。 而我一直在等待一个人 我会做一些事情来解决这个问题。 快进,我们就到了。 显然我是那些愿意做某事的人之一。 我真的很兴奋,因为我们终于可以做点什么了。 根据记录,目前有数百名志愿者和将要做某事的人。 它正在变成一个很长的电子表格,随着我们的进展,它会变得越来越长。 2022 年,我们向 MSBA 提交了一份提案并入围决赛。 但由于创纪录的通货膨胀和竞争有限资金的项目数量,我们没有前进,我们没有前进。 2023年,我们再次这样做并进入。 所以我说,是的,正如孩子们所说,我们走吧。 但后来我们知道这个过程是一个过程。 MSBA 非常重视纳税人资金管家的角色。 因此,我们在整个过程中与他们一起工作,这有时很乏味,但我们推动,而且我坚持不懈,我们希望迅速采取行动,因为这是我们的孩子应得的。 作为总裁,我们找到了一群同样坚持并愿意尽快度过这些初始阶段的人,因为这个社区重视行动。 然而,在这种情况下,文书工作是第一位的。 这就是我们过去两年一直在做的事情,而且似乎永远都是这样。 不过,我很高兴地说我们很快就进入了文档阶段。 我们聘请了一家项目管理公司和一名建筑师。 他们在船上,努力快速地探索该地点,了解它,与我们的数百名教育工作者交谈,并请他们告诉我们我们想在这座新建筑中做什么。 全国各地的建筑师将于本月向我们的建筑委员会提出初步概念,我相信该委员会将于 1 月 14 日举行。 今天是星期三。 他们告诉我他们会像 事物可能在财产上的位置的圆圈和形状。 这就是为什么我认为他们希望我们明白这是第一步。 但我们将在二月份做出初步成本估算。 到六月,我们将有一个可以推进的项目。 因此,尽管文书工作似乎花了很长时间,但我们已准备好迅速采取行动。 几天前,我发表了自己的时事通讯,更详细地概述了其中一些重要步骤,特别是在接下来的三个月内。 请留意这些参与和提供反馈的机会,因为这是一个应该为这座城市的每个人带来好处的转变。 这包括通过向社区和一般老年人提供更多的学生职业服务来改善学生的教育。 保护游泳池,增加社区运动队可用的场地空间,并创建一个能够充分容纳我们引以为傲的艺术的剧院空间。 今天宣誓就职的我当选的同事们,欢迎来到这个项目。 无处可藏。 这个项目将带我们所有人。 我请求你的帮助。 确保我们听取社区各个方面的意见,并共同努力,即使我们不同意,使这个项目成为现实。 我们需要共同努力,最大限度地提高国家对该项目的补偿,并创造收入来源,减轻居民的项目成本。 国家拨款支付总成本的一半是一个好的开始,但我们可以做得更多。 该项目是为梅德福设计的。 前进的道路将取决于我们所有人。 由于这是我第四次就职,我会直言不讳。 2027 年春季,我们需要共同努力批准债务免除,以支付我们部分的潜在高中项目。 将会是我们。 我会要求你们每个人参与每一步,并确保你们实现它。 我还非常高兴地宣布,我们已获得三项 MSBA 拨款,用于更换罗伯茨、密西塔克和布鲁克斯的屋顶和 HVAC 系统。 与麦格林和安德鲁斯一样,这些系统都很旧。 它们已达到使用寿命,需要更换。 这些捐款将为每个项目提供一半以上的资金。 因此,几年之内我们将拥有现代化的系统和一所新的高中。 也许我们终于可以停止在梅德福高中谈论互联网了,我知道这对于在那里度过大量时间的教育工作者和学生来说将是一个可喜的变化。 所以大家亲自听,在线或稍后,如果您想观看公共电视,请随时联系。 我认真对待自己作为民选官员的角色,并且关心您的想法。 让我们一起做这件事,因为当然。 对不起。 这是前进的最佳方式。 谢谢。
[Chris Summa]: 所以我只是想告诉你,你知道结婚时他们怎么说,如果下雨就会带来好运吗? 好吧,如果连续两次盛大开幕并且下雪,这意味着什么? 有件事告诉我我们做出了正确的决定,这太棒了。 此时此刻,我谨欢迎贝利·科恩 (Bailey Kern) 代表布里安娜·伦加 (Brianna Lunga) 市长宣誓就职。 我正想说,你看到了吗?
[r9j1vFhpClI_SPEAKER_16]: 我说你的名字。 我,布里安娜·伦戈-科恩。 我郑重声明,我将忠诚、公正地履行并履行我作为梅德福市市长所应承担的所有职责。 尽其所能和理解,根据宪法的规则和条例、本联邦的法律以及梅德福市的条例。 谢谢你,干得好,干得好。
[Breanna Lungo-Koehn]: Congresswoman Clark, our state delegation, city council, school committee, my mother and father. Good morning and thank you for coming to the 2026 Medford inauguration. will be my state of the city too, so bear with me. I do want to get a lot in, and it's not everything. But I hope you've enjoyed our program so far this morning as much as I have. Thank you to Chris Sumer, our recovery coach, for bringing such energy to the hosting duties. Thank you to our newest poet laureate, Max Heinig, for his inspiring words, and Rabbi Jessica. Congresswoman Clark for sharing your perspectives and all that you do for us and the state, and everyone who's making this ceremony possible. Thank you to the team who planned this event, led by our Community Relations Director, Lisa Coliani, and Director of Communications, Steve Smerdy, and my Chief of Staff, who both are here, who helped me write this speech. I also want to take this opportunity to recognize the tireless work of our department heads, city staff, and volunteers who have continued to do so many amazing things despite the challenges that emerge from running a city. The people who work here are some of the brightest and most dedicated people I've had the pleasure of working with. So to everyone who works in this building and for the city as a whole, thank you for making Medford such a special place. What makes Medford so special can also make it challenging at times for us electeds and us managers. We're all passionate about our community, making it more sustainable, making it more affordable and making it more resilient for our future. But we are not perfect. Public service is not for the thin. It's hard and it's grueling and it takes a toll. But doing the hard work and making the hard decisions that you hope are the best decisions, and it's something we never take for granted. There is a privilege in doing something hard and taking the criticism. There's a privilege in adjusting your look, listening to other voices and pivoting your view based on new information. There is a privilege in being tasked with guiding a community. For those getting inaugurated for another term, I know you share this with me. You wouldn't go the process of governing and campaigning again without having a deep desire. To those of you here for the first time, please cherish this moment and realize what is being bestowed upon you as an elected leader. Congratulations. Enjoy this day, cherish the road that brought you to this point, and never lose sight of the ultimate goal, serving all of the people of Medford with pride, purpose, and professionalism. I'm excited to continue the relationships with those reelected and forge new partnerships with those for the first time. We have a lot of hard work to do, but I have faith in this group, and I look forward to moving Medford forward together with you all. For more than four decades, Medford has been governed by a city charter that no longer reflected who we are. how we operate as a modern growing community. Written 40 years ago, our charter had become increasingly out of step with the needs of residents, city staff, and elected officials alike. As early as 2016, when I took my first vote as a city councilor to review the charter, I believe strongly that Medford deserved a governing document that was transparent, representative, and built for the future. Finally, together, our residents, our city council, our school committee, our state delegation, the Collins Center, myself, and most importantly, the Charter Task Force, advanced a charter that modernizes Medford's governance while respecting our values and traditions. This included changes to council representation, mayoral term limits and lengths, and the overall structure of city government. Thank you so much to the voters for recognizing the need to revamp the charter and sharing in our vision for a document that better serves our community. As we reflect on the progress we've made together, few conversations about the future of our city are as important as the work underway to update Medford zoning. Zoning shapes not just what we build, but how we live, how our corridors grow and how our community adapts to opportunities and challenges. This comprehensive review is essential to guiding Medford into the next decade and beyond. That said, the journey has not been without its challenges. The speed and scope were outpacing the capacity of our residents and staff, and we needed to refocus our efforts on better communication and public trust. Thank you to the Medford City Council for collaborating with me on a path forward that puts our community first in this process. We are extending our contract with the Innis Land Group to continue work through May 2026 on critical areas, including Medford Square, Tufts Institution, and Boston Avenue, while clearing the way for a broader request for proposals to be put out in March of 2026. As with all the work we do, we remain committed to open and transparent communication with the public. We know our responsibility on all issues, including rezoning, is to lead with honesty, accountability, and accountability no matter what. After years of careful planning, we have taken a major step towards revitalizing Medford Square. The city has selected Transcom Rail Estate as our partner in transforming three underutilized city-owned parcels behind City Hall into a vibrant mixed-use destination. This project will create a true village square atmosphere and ensure ample parking for our seniors and patrons of the Chevalier Theater. Transom's proposal reflects the values we share as a city. It includes both market rate and affordable housing anchored by 13,500 square foot grocery store across from our senior center and designed with pedestrian access and safety at the center. It is a vision that aligns with the comprehensive plan and advances the goals laid out in our RFP. Medford Square that is walkable, welcoming, and filled with opportunity. As we activate the square, we are reconnecting our city to one of the greatest natural assets. This past summer, the Clippership Connector opened, linking more than 10 miles of continuous waterfront greenways and inviting residents and visitors of Medford in a new way. We are already seeing the results of this renewed energy. The opening of the Great American Beer Hall has created a new regional strengthening in our commercial tax base, and brought new life to Mystic Avenue. We finally have a coffee shop in Medford Square and another new one in West Medford. Yet as we grow, we remain aware of the challenges those successes can bring, namely as it relates to affordable housing. Medford is confronting a housing crisis that is shared across the region and the nation. We are meeting it head on with a comprehensive approach that includes new funding tools, zoning reform, work from our affordable housing trust, and stronger development partnerships. Through firm negotiations, we secured tangible community benefits from our two 40B projects, safer streets, better transit access, more open space, and more affordable homes prioritized for Medford residents. I'm thrilled to see that both of these projects have shovels in the ground and are on their way to being built. Those two projects alone will bring in 161 affordable units to Medford. And we are ensuring that no one is left behind. Our commitment to veterans is unwavering. To many veterans facing housing instability, Through a meaningful partnership with our office, our city, the Veterans Service Office, American Post Legion 45, Suffolk Construction, we are taking a critical step. Together we are working to transform the American Legion site at 321 Winthrop Street into transitional housing that will provide veterans with stability and a clear path forward towards permanent housing. This effort reflects the best of Medford. Suffolk Construction has stepped up to fund a full feasibility study for the project and committed an additional $15,000 in facility upgrades. Through a community fund grant, the city is investing alongside them to ensure this project moves forward with care and intention. That is what true public-private partnership looks like, shared responsibility, shared purpose, and shared impact. As our city grows, so does activity in our neighborhoods. New residential and commercial projects bring new energy, new foot traffic, and inevitably more vehicles on our streets. Growing demands that we plan not just for today, but for how people move safely and efficiently through Medford tomorrow. That is why we are making deliberate investments to improve traffic flow and create safer streets across our community. Through our complete streets initiatives in places like Haines Square and Riverside Avenue, we are redesigning roadways to better serve every driver, cyclist, pedestrians, and transit users alike. In collaboration with MassDOT, our state delegation, and the city council, we've advanced plans to reconstruct high crash intersections along Main Street. I want to thank our traffic and transportation team for leading this work. and for expanding blue bikes across the city. We now have 16 stations making sustainable transportation more accessible than ever, with the hope of opening three more in 2026. Safe, well-designed streets are not just a transportation priority. They are central to our development goals and to the safety of our neighborhoods. To support that vision, we are investing in the basics, our roads and sidewalks. With the dedication of our engineering team and Department of Public Works, we are making steady progress, although slow, on the decades of backlog. This year, we invested hundreds of thousands in sidewalks repairs and completed patchwork improvements on seven of our more heavily traveled roads. We have significant sidewalk repair on Salem Street, Park Street, and at the intersection of Spring and Central Avenue, just to name a few. We are also investing in our urban canopy and neighborhood appearance, removing nearly 400 tree stumps in 2025 and planting 200 new trees once again. Thanks to this amazing work, we now have less than 100 stumps left on our current list. We have not seen a number this low since 2009. We have also made targeted investments in the facilities at both Andrews and McGlynn to ensure our buildings support safe and conducive learning environments. We are beginning the work thanks to a second MSBA grant on the roofs at Missitech, Roberts, and Brooks, another $20 to $25 million undertaking that the state will help fund. These investments are essential to maintaining strong, reliable school buildings, value we place on education in Medford. and as you just heard from member graham we are at the forefront of transforming our high school and into an innovative and state-of-the-art best equipped to shape the young minds that will enter its halls this effort is now in the feasibility study phase of the msba process in the months ahead the school committee building committee which I'm proud to serve on, will begin exploring design options that reflect not only the needs of our students, but the values and aspirations of the entire Medford community. This will remain an open and transparent process. Residents will be invited, continue to be invited to share their perspectives in our community forums throughout 2026. This is how we build a Medford that honors its present and invest boldly in its future together. Some of the most valuable resources we have here in Medford are extensive green spaces. As we continually work to maintain and improve these areas, the largest projects is Carr Park, which, thanks to Congresswoman Clark for the very healthy grant, entered its first phase, and we will break ground on the second phase, or actually third phase, in the spring. Other projects around our parks include resurfacing the basketball court and upgrading the splash pad at Capen Park, adding a natural play area at Logan Park, shade improvements at Riverside Plaza, and much more. This is truly a team effort with many departments collaborating on these projects. including Medford Recreation, Procurement, Finance, CPA, DPW, and PDS who has taken the lead. Over the past year, we've been taking a closer look at how people get around Medford and what obstacles may be in place when trying to find your way through the city. Working with Mass Development and the design firm Over Under, we kicked off a citywide effort to improve our wayfinding so it's clearer, accessible, and more consistent, and more welcoming for residents, visitors, and businesses alike. The next step is refining these designs with the hope that project is finalized early next year. We're also making sure accessibility is front and center by working with the Institute for Human-Centered Design to review and draft sign types and host a focus group with people who bring a wide range of user perspectives. At the end of the day, this is about making Medford easier to navigate and more welcoming for everyone who spends time here. To better prepare our city for the future, we are continuously working to expand sustainable and climate-focused goals. Using the Climate Action and Adaptation Plan as our framework, we're laying out our strategies to reduce our energy and waste consumption throughout the community and mitigate the impending effects of climate change. Composting is a key way to reach our climate goals through sustainable waste management. Our curbside composting program with Garbage to Garden has been an enormous success, so 8,000 active households participating now. We're innovators in the space and have been highlighted by both regional and national agencies for our efforts. Expanding our composting program is essential to reducing the amount of waste we produce as a community. Recently, we secured $200,000 from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection to bolster waste reduction efforts and put us on to adjusting our trash collection strategy in July of 2027. I know you've heard about this. Trash is a personal topic, and I know everyone has an opinion on how we should move forward. We will continue with our community listening to all of the data and adjust our plans accordingly. Our new Keep Medford Beautiful chapter is another way we're keeping the city clean, accountability through action, and foster social responsibility for our public spaces. We have formed a committee who will help coordinate more neighborhood-centric cleanups and develop more ideas and plans on how we can help to beautify our downtowns and open spaces. So look for more information this spring. Our latest Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Grant for $750,000 is currently funding our MedforConnects program led by our Office of Prevention and Outreach. This program connects vulnerable residents to essential city resources and funds a wide variety of programs and events throughout the city, including our amazing multilingual and multicultural community engagement team. Another way in which we are working for underserved communities through a $300,000 grant from the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center to create our Electrify Medford program, which aims to strengthen outreach and support for vulnerable communities. Our goal is to make sustainable to all Medford residents. Medford is participating in the mass CEC on street charging program, which looks to reduce barriers to electric vehicle adoption for renters and residents without a dedicated driveway garage or parking space. Additionally, the city owns 11 operational level two charging stations and plans to add more. We are also committed to making our facilities as accessible for the public as possible. I want to thank our facilities team, our school leadership team, and our DEI director for coordinating ADA projects at the McGlynn Middle School and here at City Hall that will help make the experience of interacting with public spaces more inclusive and efficient. I'm almost done, sorry. None of this work happens without the dedicated people who show up every day at City Hall to serve this community. Real progress only happens when you have the right people in place, people who lead with integrity and are united around a shared purpose. That's been a core focus of my administration from day one. Changing culture is never easy and it doesn't happen overnight, but we're doing it one day at a time, one department at a time, leading by example and making decisions on what's best for you, people of Medford. Despite the noise, we are deeply committed to those values, and I'm proud to say that nearly everyone across City Hall shares that commitment. That's why we're able to get so much work done. We've also made important leadership moves to strengthen our operations, including hiring our interim superintendent, Suzanne Galusi, our new elections manager, promoting Chief Evans to our permanent fire chief, and hiring a new facilities maintenance director who starts in a couple of weeks. And the results speak for themselves. Our 2026 budget earned the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award from the Government Finance Office yet again. Our community relations continue to grow from Lunar New Year to PorchFest, Run Medford, and so many others. Our arts scene is thriving, including our inclusionary programming is expanding, and community participation has never been stronger. Thank you to everyone inside City who make this work possible. I could keep going, but I'm not going to. Last page. Thank you to the City Council and the School Committee for all the important hard work you do each day to improve the lives of our students, our staff, and our residents. Medford is lucky to have such caring, hardworking individuals leading their city, and I look forward to continuing this progress alongside you. Thoughtful collaboration is the key to unlocking the city's potential, and while each new term is brought with it to tremendous partnerships, there's always an opportunity to strengthen our relationships, forge new ideas, and bring our city even closer together. to include life to serve as your mayor. This is my home. It's where I choose to raise my family. It's where I chose to start a business and grow my career. Thank you to my family. I saw my husband pop in after hockey in the back, my daughter, Bailey, Cody, and Calloway, who are at hockey, my parents, Ed and Sue, for your support, your understanding, no matter what the day may bring. To conclude, I'll never take this job or the trust you've all put in my team for granted. I can't wait to continue this work and deliver even more success for everyone who calls Medford home. Thank you.
[Chris Summa]: 好,现在有请副市书记员 Rich Alicio 主持市议员的就职宣誓。
[Rich Eliseo]: 谢谢大家。 谢谢,克里斯。 请举起右手,跟着我重复一遍。 我郑重申明 我将忠实、公正地履行和履行作为梅德福市议会成员所应承担的所有职责。 尽可能理解,根据宪法的规则和规定, 该社区的法律和梅德福市的法规。 恭喜。
[Chris Summa]: 此时,我要欢迎史黛西·克莱顿(Stacey Clayton),她将演唱一首歌。
[Clayton]: 你身无分文,厌倦了旋转木马的生活,却找不到斗士。 但我在你身上看到了这一点,我们会解决它并移山。 让我们找出并移山。 我会崛起,我会崛起,就像我会崛起的那一天一样,我会毫无恐惧地崛起,我会崛起,我会再做一千次 我会像波浪一样升起 我会升起 尽管痛苦 我会升起 我会这样做一千次 为了你 为了你 为了你 为了你 当寂静不寂静的时候,感觉呼吸变得越来越困难。 我知道你想死,但我保证我会让世界站起来,移山。 我们将抵抗并移山。 山。 我要上去。 我会像白天一样崛起。 尽管疼痛我仍会站起来。 我要站起来,再做一千次。 为你。 为你。 为了你,为了你。 我们所需要的,我们所需要的只是希望。 这就是我们拥有彼此的原因。 这就是我们拥有彼此的原因。 我们将会崛起。 我们会崛起。 我们会崛起。 哦。 是的,我们会崛起,我们会像白天一样崛起。 尽管痛苦,我们仍会站起来。 让我们站起来,再重复 1,000 次。 你和海浪一样高。 尽管痛苦,我们仍会站起来。 让我们站起来,再重复 1,000 次。 为了你 为了你 为了你 为了你 为了你
[Chris Summa]: 我不得不说这是一首非常美丽的歌曲。 这太不可思议了。 极好的。 此时此刻,我谨欢迎里奇·阿利西奥为学校委员会成员主持就职宣誓。
[Rich Eliseo]: 谢谢。 校委会请起立。 请举起右手,跟着我重复一遍。 我郑重宣誓,我将忠实、公正地履行和履行我应尽的一切职责。 作为梅德福学校委员会的成员,尽我最大的能力和理解,根据宪法的规则和规定、本州的法律以及梅德福市的条例。 恭喜。
[Chris Summa]: 此时此刻,我要欢迎拉比杰罗姆,他将带领我们进行结束祈祷。
[nzT0OcLHmhc_SPEAKER_20]: 这是一个名为 Tefilat Medina 的祈祷,通常被翻译为为我们的国家祈祷。 但麦地那这个词也可以指我们居住的城市。 这是我的家乡拉比,加利福尼亚州奥克兰贝斯亚伯拉罕神庙的拉比马克·布鲁姆写的一篇文章。 我们的上帝和我们祖先的上帝,我们请求您保佑我们的城市、政府、领导人、公民和土地。 我们为生活在一个拥有崇高的自然美景、个人自由、经济繁荣和丰富而辉煌的历史的地方的宝贵礼物表示感谢。 我们为那些在我们之前的人、为创建国家而做出牺牲的人们献上感恩的祈祷。 我们认识到我们城市中也有人正在遭受苦难。 我们为那些杯子空空的人、为那些自由受到限制的人、为那些未能充分分享我们国家所有祝福的人,献上充满希望的祈祷。 我们向我们的政府领导人祈祷支持,我们理解领导一个如此多元化和自由的城市是一项艰巨的任务。 我们向这座城市的公民提供行动祈祷,以便我们能够理解我们有义务参与其中,让我们的城市成为我们所有居住在这里的人更美好的地方。 我们的上帝和我们祖先的上帝,我们请求您保佑我们的城市、政府、领导人、公民和土地。 并说阿门。
[Chris Summa]: 如果你可以拥有梅德福警察仪仗队,就退役这些颜色。
[r9j1vFhpClI_SPEAKER_11]: 他做得很好。
[Chris Summa]: 我们将于 2026 年开业。我只是想感谢大家的到来,感谢大家来到这里,请记住今天要做最好的自己。 这就是我们所能要求的。 恭喜。
[r9j1vFhpClI_SPEAKER_10]: 这是第一个,所以看起来不错。
[Unidentified]: 你和我。 那里应该有一个遥控器。 而且你不应该在一段时间内阅读它。 你应该每个月读一遍。 有一个新图书馆。 一切都在这里。 你检查过水吗? 是的。 我认为这是一个通用信息库。 我不知道。 是的。 我们用它。 然后这里有一家新银行。