Maldden alld a Vol. 31, No. 20 den AADD -FREESpecial to the Advocate M alden Mayor Gary Christenson on Tuesday night formally submitted a municipal budget proposal of $196,806,055 to the Malden City Council for review. The FY2022-2023 budget proposal would cover city expenditures from July 1, 2022, to June 30, 2023. The budget proposal was referred to the City Council’s Finance Committee, which is chaired by Ward 5 Councillor Barbara Murphy, who has now scheduled a committee meeting where the budget plan will be reviewed. In the budget proposal released to the Council, along with a substantial increase if the budget allocation for the Malden Public Schools, Mayor Christenson outlined the following priorities of the plan: Malden Redevelopment Authority (MRA) integration www.advocatenews.net Malden's Local News Source for 30 Years! CTE OCAT AT Published Every Friday Mayor submits $196.8M municipal budget proposal to City Council for FY23 Budget plan includes a proposed 5.87% overall increase from 2022 the COVID-19 Pandemic Continued support for assistance through advocacy and education to maximize the resources available through the American Recovery Plan Act (ARPA) • Enabling our residents to continue the recovery through access to funding for things like rental and mortgage assistance, food insecurity and child care funding • Creation of business support Gary Christenson Mayor • Refl ects the second year of the integration of the MRA into the City of Malden through the creation of a new department (the Offi ce of Strategic Planning and Community Development) • Integration of the off -street parking operations into the existing Parking Department • Supporting our residents and businesses as we recover from programs; parking fee reductions, on-street dining support, and programs needed to help our local businesses get back on their feet • Advocacy for access to the $4.5 billion in state funding to assist Malden with the pandemic recovery Expanded City Mission through Health and Human Services BUDGET | SEE PAGE 10 Housing Families, Inc. Honors Local Recipients he City of Malden is pleased to announce that this year’s Summer Festivals will include a Farmers Market provided by Dom’s Sausage Co. of Malden, Farmer Dave’s of Dracut and Piantedosi Baking Co. of Malden, among others. The Farmers Market and a Vintage Clothing Village – sponsored by Great Eastern Vintage of Malden – will be in the Pleasant Street parking lot, the heart of Malden’s Summer Festivals. Brought to you by the offi ce of Mayor Gary Christenson and the Malden Chamber of Commerce, Malden’s Summer Festivals will be taking place from 12-4 p.m. on June 4, July 16 and August 13. Along with the Farmers Market, Pleasant Street will be transformed into an open-air festival that will T feature live music, artists and artisans, circus performers and much more! Located across from the MBTA’s Malden Center Station on the Orange Line, the restaurant-fi lled area is also home to Malden’s Gaming District. This is the place to go if you want to quest at Boda Borg, conduct a science experiment that is a lot like mini-golf, play and stock up on Magic cards, try a racing simulator, sing your heart out at karaoke or do much more. Visit www.MaldenGamingDistrict. com for more options. Free parking is available at both of Malden’s nearby parking garages (170 Centre St. or 7 Jackson St.). Please visit www.CityOfMalden.org/SummerFestivals to learn more. Malden’s Summer Festivals will take place on June 4, July 16 and August 13. 617-387-2200 E Friday, May 20, 2022 Malden’s Summer Festivals add new twists Farmers Market to debut along with Vintage Clothing “Village” Housing Families Inc. (HFI) held their Legislative Breakfast last week at Anthony’s. Pictured from left to right: HFI Board of Directors VP Ann Chen Wu, MD, MPH with award recipients German Miranda, Maria Willess and Mayor Gary Christenson and event emcee HFI CEO Laura Rosi, Esq. See page 12 for photo highlight. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino)
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