THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, March 4, 2022 Page 19 BHRC | FROM PAGE19 tioning. In what reality does normalizing high risk sexual activity like anal and oral sex for teens or teaching young vulnerable girls how to obtain abortions without their parents’ knowledge or consent result in healthy youth?” (A “Yes” vote is for the bill. A “No” vote is against it.) Sen. Jason Lewis Yes HOW LONG WAS LAST WEEK'S SESSION? Beacon Hill Roll Call tracks the length of time that the House and Senate were in session each week. Many legislators say that legislative sessions are only one aspect of the Legislature's job and that a lot of important work is done outside of the House and Senate chambers. They note that their jobs also involve committee work, research, constituent work and other matters that are important to their districts. Critics say that the Legislature does not meet regularly or long enough to debate and vote in public view on the thousands of pieces of legislation that have been filed. They note that the infrequency and brief length of sessions are misguided and lead to irresponsible late-night sessions and a mad rush to act on dozens of bills in the days immediately preceding the end of an annual session. During the week of February 21-25, the House met for a total of 31 minutes and the Senate met for a total of 30 minutes Mon. Feb. 21 No House session No Senate session Tues. Feb. 22 House 11:00 a.m. to 11:13 a.m. Senate 11:05 a.m. to 11:22 a.m. Wed. Feb. 23 No House session No Senate session Thurs. Feb. 24 House 11:01 a.m. to 11:19 a.m. Senate 11:11 a.m. to 11:24 a.m. Fri. Feb. 25 No House session No Senate session Bob Katzen welcomes feedback ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ Invitation to Bid City of Malden Devir Park Improvements Notice to Bidders The City of Malden invites the submission of sealed bids for the construction of park improvements consisting of site preparation and demolition, erosion control, utility and drainage improvements, asphalt and concrete pavements, new playground with poured-in-place rubber safety surfacing, splash pad, concrete edging, chain link fencing and gates, site furnishings, lighting, signage and planting. These improvements are to be constructed at Devir Park located at Route 28 / Malden Street / Emerald Street and Davidson Way. BID OPENING will be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 at 2:00pm at the Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development (OSPCD), City Hall, 215 Pleasant Street, 3rd Floor, Malden, MA 02148. Bidders may attend the opening if wearing a mask. A Bid Summary will be made available to all Bidders, and other persons properly interested, within twenty-four (24) hours of the Bid Opening. Bid Documents including Specifications and Drawings may be obtained electronically from Shadley Associates beginning Thursday, February 24, 2022, at 10:00am. Requests for electronic files may be made to Pamela Shadley, Shadley Associates at (781) 652-8809 or pshadley@shadleyassociates.com. A pre-bid meeting will be held on Wednesday, March 16 at 10am at Devir Park, at the basketball courts at the corner of Emerald Street and Davidson Way. All sealed proposals must be Hard Copy (only) and be delivered to the Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development (OSPCD) prior to the BID OPENING, as stated above. Bids shall be delivered to OSPCD at Malden City Hall at 215 Pleasant Street in Malden during these hours: Monday, Wednesday and Thursday between the hours of 8:00am and 5:00pm, and Tuesday between 8am and 7pm. The office is closed on Fridays. The bidder assumes the risk of any delay due to mail or other delivery. Bids received after the official BID OPENING will be returned unopened. The City of Malden reserves the right to waive any informalities in Bids, to reject any or all Bids, or to accept any Bid that in their judgment will be in the best interest of the City. March 4, 2022 at bob@beaconhillrollcall.com Bob founded Beacon Hill Roll Call in 1975 and was inducted into the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) Hall of Fame in 2019.
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