Page 10 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, May 1, 2026 BUDGET | FROM PAGE 5 Education funding in the proposed budget is comprised of three components. Funding for City of Malden 215 Pleasant Street Malden, Massachusetts 02148 conservationcommission@cityof malden.org the Malden Public Schools makes up the largest portion of education spending ($102.1 million, increase of 3.5% from FY26). The proposed funding is targeted to fund the required increase in net school spending, although health insurance makes this even more of a variable than in prior years. This change takes City of Malden Massachusetts CONSERVATION COMMISSION NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING Notice is hereby given in accordance with the provisions of Chapter 131, Section 40, Wetlands Protection Act (as amended) of the Massachusetts General Laws and the Malden Wetlands Protection Ordinance that a Hearing of the City Of Malden Conservation Commission will be held on Monday, May 11, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. via remote participation, Hearing of a Request for Determination of Applicability (RDA) for a proposed new approximately 0.26-mile-long underground gas main installation within the paved public roadway of Lynn Street in Malden. On March 28, 2025, Governor Healey signed An Act Extending Certain COVID-19 Measures Adopted During the State of Emergency that permits state and local public bodies to conduct public meetings in a hybrid or remote format through June 2027. This meeting will be conducted via remote participation only. In person attendance by members of the public is prohibited, and all effort will be made to permit public attendance of this meeting, in the manner specified below, via remote access by internet, telephone, and if available via public broadcast of the meeting by Urban Media Arts on public access television channels. Public access will also be provided by posting minutes, and/or a transcript, recording, or record of the meeting on the City of Malden website at cityofmalden.org as soon as practicable after the meeting. Additional information/guidelines for the public can be found here: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/updated-guidance-on-holding-meetingspursuant-to-the-act-extendi ng-certain-covid-19-measures Information regarding how to join the meeting will be provided on the Conservation Commission Agenda posted on the City’s website at cityofmalden.org at least 48 hours prior to the meeting. Isaac Slavitt Chairman May 01, 2026 PUBLIC NOTICE CITY OF MALDEN LICENSING BOARD A Public Hearing will be held before the Licensing Board for the City of Malden at City Hall, 215 Pleasant Street, Room 108, Malden, MA 02148 on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at 6:00 p.m. regarding the application of DAKK Corp, DBA Pearl Street Station, located at 53 Summer Street, Malden, MA For a transfer of license as a Restaurant to be consumed on premises. All interested parties will be given an opportunity to be heard. Andrew Zeiberg, Member Kevin Melis, Member Denise Balboni-Cowie, Member May 01, 2026 into account increases in spending in other areas that are part of the equation. Other increases include Malden’s mandated payments to other districts, such as Northeast Vocational, a combination of increases in both the anticipated hike in population of Malden students at the school for the 2026-2027 school year and this city’s share of the debt service for the construction of the Northeast high school building, a $340 million, state-of-the-art building. Set to open in September, the number of students the new school can serve catapults to 1,600 from the 1,350 enrollment at present. Right now, about 150 Malden residents are students. An additional 60-70 Malden high school-age students are expected to be granted admission for this fall’s freshman class, as Malden payments to Northeast increase commensurately. Council Finance Committee meetings, Public Hearing on Final Budget Proposal planned Malden Councillor At Large Carey McDonald serves as chairperson of the Finance Committee, and he announced that a number of those subcommittee meetings will be planned and held, to discuss details of the FY27 budget proposal. “We only have painful and bad choices with this budget process,” Councillor McDonald said. “We are forced to make significant use of reserves and will see significant cuts,” he said at Tuesday’s meeting. “I hope we bring our best and most constructive approach to this process.” “This [process] is not going to lead to full budget stability,” McDonald added. “It will be ongoing for years. We are facing structural financial issues we will continue to face.” Mayor Christenson encouraged the entire City Council to participate in the budget review process. “I strongly encourage full Council participation in the Finance [Committee] meetings over the next few weeks,” Mayor Christenson stated. “Although some may be focused on the next mayoral election, this is not a time for politics. We must give all of our attention to this budget process to best support our residents.” “We have difficult days ahead as we adjust to reductions in staff while recognizing that the worst is not past us,” the Mayor stated in his letter to the Council. “It will take us working together in every way possible to stay focused on the important work that has to be done while finding solutions to put Malden on a sustainable long-term path.” ~ LEGAL NOTICE ~ City of Malden 215 Pleasant Street, Room 330 Malden, MA 02148 Malden Licensing Board
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