THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, September 10, 2021 Page 5 Mayor launches City of Malden Transparency Center Residents can get closer look at city budget and status of major projects underway or planned Special to The Advocate M ayor Gary Christenson announced the launch of a new City of Malden Transparency Center that is meant to provide a platform for residents to gain greater insight into City spending and project management. “This platform is an extension of the award-winning budget platform we unveiled with the Fiscal Year 2022 budget,” said Mayor Christenson. “When we began the process of putting to work the American Rescue Plan money we received, we were looking for a tool that would allow us to share our progress with residents every step of the way.” The Transparency Center is part of the Cleargov suite of award-winning software tools for municipal governments that expands the ability of residents looking to understand and participate in government decisions. Residents can access the new center through the City of Malden website. There, a resident can drill down into the revenue and expenses of the City and any individual department, explore demographic information, or review the status of projects going on across Malden. “While of course a work in progress, we’ve built project update pages for such great projects as the Devir Park renovation, the Trafton Park improvements and the previously mentioned American Rescue Plan,” said Mayor Christenson. As an example, a resident looking to gain an understanding of how Mayor Christenson has structured putting to work the American Rescue Plan funding will learn that 10 cross-functional teams have been set up that include members of our community. These teams have already approved such great projects as a School Based Health CENTER | SEE PAGE 16 Vote Tuesday, November 2nd Re-Elect Craig Spadafora Councillor-At-Large Thank You... once again for your support and signatures of confidence placing me on the ballot as I continue to make Malden a better place to live, work, and play. (Pol. Adv.) Vote September 14th amyformalden.com Paif for by campaign to elect Amy Friedman
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