Mayor Gary Christenson Thanks His Supporters April 2 Public Meeting on Roosevelt Park Soil Remediation Plan Special to The Advocate A public meeting will be held on Wednesday, April 2 at 6 Mayor Gary Christenson is surrounded by supporters who turned out for his campaign kickoff at All Season’s Table in Malden. Hundreds turned out to wish him well in his re-election campaign. See pages 12 & 13 for photo highlights. p.m. in the Herbert L. Jackson Council Chamber (Room 106, Malden City Hall, 215 Pleasant St.) to discuss the draft plan to remove contaminated soil within a section of Roosevelt Park that is currently fenced off and located in the southeast corner of the park adjacent to Salemwood School. The City’s environmental consultant, Nangle Consulting Associates (NCA), has developed the draft plan to reopen the southeast corner of the park in a manner fully compliant with Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection (MassDEP) regulations. The draft plan calls for the removal and disposal of the vegetated overgrowth and upper 1.5 feet (18 inches) of existing soil within the approximately 16,000-square-foot fencedin area currently closed to the public. The proposed scope of work would include the installation of a geotextile fabric and the placement of clean fill. The area disturbed by the work will be restored with new infield and grass surfaces followed by the removal of all the temporary fencing. Once publicly vetted, designed, permitted and bid, the remediation work is expected to take 1-3 months to complete with additional time needed for MEETING | SEE PAGE 9 City Council takes major step forward in municipal charter change process After collaboration with key mayoral staff, Councillors vote to enroll ordinances, pursue public engagement related to future home rule petition on charter revision By Steve Freker A nearly seven-year process, where an appointed Malden City Council subcommittee has been tasked with a review and revision of the close to 150-yearold City Charter, took a major step forward Tuesday night. With several unanimous votes, the City Council approved the enrollment of ordinances that are designed to advance plans to reorganize and restructure key, existing boards or departments. In another specific case, a City Council vote Tuesday night moved forward – with first steps – an ordinance that will reestablish a long-dormant municipal commission that would provide The Malden City Council, pictured from left to right: Front row: Jadeane Sica (Ward 8), Chris Simonelli (Ward 7), Carey McDonald (at-Large), Ariane Taylor (Ward 5) and Amanda Linehan (Ward 3); back row: Peg Crowe (Ward 1), Craig Spadafora (at-Large), Karen Colón Hayes (atLarge), Paul Condon (Ward 2), City Council President Ryan O’Malley (Ward 4) and Stephen Winslow (Ward 6). (Courtesy Photo/City of Malden) oversight of the city’s parks and playgrounds. “We have been working on some form of charter revision since 2019,” noted City Council President Ryan O’Malley at Tuesday night’s regular meeting. “The pandemic changed our views and our priorities.” “We decided to focus on some areas of our [City Charter related] ordinances most in need of reform, primarily boards and commissions and general [municipal] structure,” O’Malley added. “I really appreciate the work of the Charter Review Committee and Ordinance Committee on this process.” COUNCIL | SEE PAGE 9
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