Page 8 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, August 26, 2022 The REDUCE Litter Project in Malden Advocate Staff Report Y ou may have noticed the large “REDUCE” letters displayed in front of the Malden DPW. This initiative was the result of Naomi Kahn of Malden Arts reaching out to Demi Dubois of Keep Melrose Beautiful, who then contacted Melrose resident and artist Jack Welch, who created the 3D letters for several MelGerry D’Ambrosio Attorney-at-Law Is Your Estate in Order? Do you have an update Will, Health Care Proxy or Power of Attorney? If Not, Please Call for a Free Consultation. 14 Proctor Avenue, Revere (781) 284-5657 rose projects, including Melrose Earth Week 2021. The collaboration continued as Naomi worked with Friends of the Malden River Cofounder/President Karen Buck to install the “REDUCE” letters in front of the DPW yard on Commercial Street this summer. The 3D messaging system of letters encourages passersby to fi ll the letters with plastics and litter collected from the roadway and sidewalks. By displaying these large-scale visual messages in public places, the hope is to encourage people to reduce their purchases of single use plastic bottles to keep our cities, streets and waterways clean. “The community enjoys being involved with clean-ups. Now we can visualize the waste by fi lling the REDUCE letters with plastic bottles and other recyclables. During cleanups, we see how the street litter lands up in the Malden River,” said Buck. Several cleanups have been organized around the city including at the YMCA, and Post Offi ce parking to fi ll the letters at the Malden DPW. “I’m grateful to Naomi Kahn and Karen Buck for implementing this creative way of reducing trash on our streets,” said Mayor Gary Christenson. “This will make my job a lot easier!” Sponsors of the project in Malden include the Mayor’s Offi ce, the DPW, Malden Arts and Friends of the Malden River. ~ Letter-to-the-Editor ~ Resident takes exception to councillor’s obligations to his position Dear Editor, My name is Kevin Larson and I am a 60-year homeowner and taxpayer of Malden. The reason for this letter to the editor is in response to Councillor at-Large/ Malden City Council President Craig Spadafora’s letter in regards to Councillor Ryan O'Malley not fulfi lling his obligation as city councillor and chairperson of the Parks and Recreation Committee. Councillor O'Malley, as you are aware, there are strict rules governing meetings in the state of Mass. and the city of Malden. Taking a chairperson position, i.e., our beautiful parks and recreation, is an extremely important chairmanship. Our parks are some of the beautiful jewels of the city of Malden. Obviously reading the Op-Ed by Council President Spadafora, you never took this appointment seriously. Also, he stated that you blatantly ignored the city of Malden’s Open Meeting rules. Also, wasting city of Malden legal fees an openly violating the rules of the city council is absolutely DISGRACEFUL as a sitting city councillor. As I remind you Councillor O’Malley, you represent the citizens of our beloved city - not your personal agenda! Also, you owe the taxpayers an apology for your blatant disregard of the City of MalPOSITION | SEE PAGE 14 Monogram D4 Double siding Cedar impression half rounds Harvey Vinyl 64 Replacement Windows Custom Aluminum Trim work Windows & Doors Top quality Vinyl Siding! •Vinyl Siding •Carpentry Work •Decks •Roofing •Free Estimates •Replacement Windows •Fully Licensed •Fully Insured
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