Senator Joyce sent out the following earlier today:
I write today to give you an update on snow removal in our town. According to the Blue Hill Observatory, we have had the snowiest January and February since 1886, as well as the greatest snow depth at the Observatory since 1895. We have been faced with several back to back snow storms, with more bad weather expected Sunday, and I’d like to commend town officials and workers for an extraordinary effort on our behalf.
The shots in this gallery illustrate some of the efforts done to clear the town of more snow than it has seen in decades. Photos schools courtesy of MPS and MFD, hydrants courtesy of MFD and snow plow team shot courtesy of DPW.
by Frank Schroth
The recent weather is fraying nerves and creating some stress. Some of that erupted at Citizens Speak last Wednesday night when Town Meeting Member Sheryl Fleitman presented a series of complaints about snow clearing operations in the area of Essex and Crown streets. She said the DPW director was “vindictive” and “untrustworthy” at which point Chair Conlon cut her off and said personal attacks would not be allowed.
Milton Town Clerk, Susan M. Galvin, is announcing that Nomination Papers for both Town Wide and/or Town Meeting Members are available through March 10, 2015. Ms. Galvin would like to encourage all residents to consider running for office. “Citizen participation in Town government is essential to providing the residents of Milton with clear access to our Town government.”
During the late 19th century, the popularity of bicycles for sport grew dramatically, and Boston
played a major role in that early era of cycling. Author Lorenz J. Finison shares the history of
those times when he presents his book Boston’s Cycling Craze, 1880?1900: A Story of Race,
Sport, and Society, at the Milton Public Library, on Sunday, March 1, at 2pm.
On Monday, March 2 at 6 p.m., the Milton Public Library will host a creative writing workshop led by Julie Berry for local teens which was snowed out on February 9 and rescheduled to this new date in March. Young adult author Julie Berry will discuss storytelling and her new YA novel The Scandalous Sisterhood of Prickwillow Place just released this past fall.
from Wicked Local Milton
Transit Police are blaming the work of a single prolific thief for pushing the number of reported thefts along the Red Line last year to levels not seen since at least the 1990s. (Read the full story here.)
by Frank Schroth
Town officials have decided not to appeal a recent ruling by the Department of Housing and Community Development. The town had sought approval that it met its affordable housing requirement, citing that the town had at least 1.5% of its geographic area had housing at an affordable level. The DHCD did not agree that the town met the requirement. Neither did John Flynn, Town Counsel.
Trash and recycling are not only good for waste disposal they can also serve as handy wayfinding markers. Thanks Daryl. We welcome your photos. You can email them to frank@mytownmatters.com.
photo by Daryl Warner