from Boston.com – Your Town Mattapan
Officials from the Department of Conservation and Recreation will be in front of the Mattapan community Thursday to discuss the redevelopment of the derelict structures adjacent to the Mattapan Square MBTA Station. (Read the full story here.)
The following was featured on the Suzette Standring’s PatriotLedger.com blog.
The Baptism by Mary C. Regan
Father Jake reminded our family that four years earlier, the Christmas season had been one of sorrow as he celebrated Mass for my mother who died on Christmas Eve. Her name was Kate. (Read the full story here.)
At last night’s Town Meeting Senator Brian A. Joyce stated that Secretary Davey of the Department of Transportation had pledged $300,000 to fund the design engineering phase of the East Milton parking and traffic project. Today Secretary Davey confirmed the funding in a letter stating:
that the Massachusetts Department of Transportation will transfer or otherwise deliver $300,000 to the Town of Milton for planning,
by Frank Schroth
Town Meeting began as most town meetings do. There was the singing of the National Anthem by members of the MHS chorus, the Pledge of Allegiance, and the swearing in of Town Meeting Members. Moderator Walsh acknowledged town officials who have passed away or stepped down from office. It was all routine until Article 8 came up for discussion and Senator Joyce pulled a funding rabbit out of his hat.
Notice from the Master Plan Committee
Information and ideas from three public forums and 28 stakeholder interviews are the basis for the community’s Vision and Goals.
Input was also used to develop a master plan visioning ideas map that helps illustrate where planning participants want to see community elements preserved or changed, and where they are uncertain of future use. The visioning ideas map represents ideas that community members shared and are not Master Plan recommendations.
by Lee Toma
The Blue Hills Cycling Club kicked off bike month in style with their big annual event on Sunday! 249 cyclists participated in four categories, racing around a seven-mile circuit in the Blue Hills Reservation. Prizes were awarded to top finishers in each category, as well as to KOMs (kings of the mountain, or winners of the uphill climbs).
from Boston.com – Your Town Milton
The administrator of the One Fund Boston, the fund for victims of the Boston Marathon bombing attack, will be speaker at Milton’s Curry College commencement ceremony on May 19. (Read the full story here.)
Notice from the Milton Police Department
A Stay in Place order was issued for the Tucker School for a brief time this afternoon after a Suspicious black male was stopped on Dyer Avenue and fled through the neighborhood on foot with police in pursuit.
Commentary by Frank Schroth
Article 8 of the Town Warrant, which would bond a number of capital items totaling $2,873,255, is more interesting for what it leaves out than what it includes. As the comment from to Article 8 notes, “The Warrant Committee does not recommend the bonding of the East Milton Square design study.” The reasons why are provided in the comment to Article 18, an article sponsored by the Board of Selectmen which seeks $300,000 to fund the design study. The warrant committee denied the appropriation – twice.
by Frank Schroth
Town Meeting members will assemble on Monday evening at the Charles Winchester Auditorium at Milton High School and deliberate on the 53 articles contained in the warrant for annual town meeting (Note: you can find the warrant online here.). It is a large number of articles. Most deal with the town’s budget (i.e. appropriations to be made to various departments). However, there are also a number of zoning articles, projects looking for funding, and presentations that could push town meeting to 4 nights or more.
