Maldden alld a Vol. 32, No. 33 den AADD -FREEBy Steve Freker I t is readily apparent if you drive around the 5.081 square miles that make up the city of Malden that something big is under way. Real big. Transformational big. Just about the start of the new year, the Malden City Council, at the request of Mayor Gary Christenson, approved a major expenditure for road improvements as part of gigantic public infrastructure appropriation of just over $10 million. A total of $6 million was earmarked for what is one of the largest— if not THE largest— single-year road rehabilitation projects in Malden municipal history. This summer has seen the project under way in earnest, with many, many streets, inPROJECT | SEE PAGE 7 Holden Street is scheduled to be repaved today as part of the $6 million roadwork improvement project now underway. (Advocate Photos) Prestige Car Wash Holds Grand Opening for New Malden Location at 62 Broadway M ALDEN - Adding to the company’s portfolio of 22 convenient locations, Prestige Car Wash is holding a public grand opening celebration on Saturday, August 19th from 11a1p to mark the opening of the OPENING | SEE PAGE 8 CIAO, MR. MAYOR: Dominic Ultrino is shown greeting Mayor Gary Christenson during the 93rd Annual Feast of St. Rocco on Sunday. See photo highlights on pages 12-13. (Advocate photo by Tara Vocino) The Advocate Online: Scan Here for Local News in 6 Languages! CTE OCAT AT www.advocatenews.net Published Every Friday Malden residents seeing results of comprehensive, $6 million street rehabilitation, repaving project Many local streets across entire city included in major road improvement initiative; One of largest in Malden history 617-387-2200 T he City of Malden invites members of the community to respond to an online survey on the future of multi-family housing in the city, available until September 15 at the following link: https://bit.ly/MaldenMFhousing, or by scanning the QR code below. The City is conducting this survey as part of its eff orts to achieve compliance with the new state mandate known as the MBTA Communities Zoning Law (M.G.L. c. 40A, Section 3A). This law requires Malden and other communities with an MBTA rapid transit station to enact zoning laws that allow the development of multi-family housing without a discretionary review process. Following the June public hearing conducted by the City on the MBTA Communities law, the survey is an additional eff ort to involve Malden residents and business owners in the process Scan QR Code for information. of complying with the new law. The survey was designed by Stantec Urban Places, the City consultant for the project, as well as Mayor Gary Christenson’s working group, comprised of City staff from the Offi ce of Strategic Planning & Community Development, the City Planner, Councilor-at-Large Craig Spadafora, and Ward 6 Councilor Steve Winslow. For more information on the project, please contact City Planner Michelle Romero at mromero@ cityofmalden.org. 93rd Annual Feast of St. Rocco E Friday, August 18, 2023 Survey Seeks Community Input on Multi-Family Housing in Malden Shown from left to right, are; Scott Green, Ben and Yonan Drory, Ted Colabro, and Nir Drory, all of Prestige Car Wash; Malden Mayor Gary Christenson, City of Malden; and Prestige Car Wash team members Ronen Drory, Edward Solis, Scott Cutler and Danny Wahlberg.
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