Page 12 THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, October 8, 2021 HIGH SCHOOL | FROM PAGE 1 schools, including Malden, Chelsea, Melrose, North Reading, Reading, Revere, Saugus, Stoneham, Wakefield, Winchester, Winthrop, and Woburn. The Malden City Council would ultimately have to vote on the financing and it would require a two-thirds majority vote. The $36 million assessment to the city of Malden, which sends the most students to Northeast Vocational of the 12 communities (over 200), would be amortized at $1.2 million per year over 30 years. It would be the highest assessment of the 12 communities. Officials from Northeast Vocational are scheduled to appear at a Malden City Council Committee of the Whole meeting next Tuesday, October 12 at 7:00 p.m. to formally request the financing and present an overview of the project. Supt. DiBarri is expected to appear at Tuesday's meeting and Councilors will be able to ask questions about the project. Mayor Gary Christenson sent a formal letter to the Council members outlining the financing request from Northeast Vocational. A copy of that letter appears on page _. Plans call for a four-story new Northeast Metro Tech facility The Malden Hospital site has remained dormant and undeveloped for over 20 years.(Courtesy Photo) that will provide enough space for 1,600 students – a 26% increase to what the current vocational school in Wakefield offers for student capacity (1,270 students). There is at this time a waiting list of approximately 400 students from the 12 communities. The new schools would allow the Northeast to clear that waiting list. Highlights of the new school include a design to maximize 21st century learning environments, a full-size gymnasium, new cafeteria, 750-seat auditorium, state-of-the-art shop space, an upper-level courtyard, roof decks, a double-height library rotunda and improved individualized education program accommodations. More on the project's plans and amenities will appear in next week's Advocate. ***** Malden Hospital development plans are firing up lately. Ward 3 Councilor Linehan says Long-awaited plans to develop the long-dormant 9.8-acre Malden Hospital site are progressing rapidly, according to Malden Ward 3 City Councillor Amanda Linehan. Councillor Linehan said last week, during a candidates' foParents and caregivers who wish to register their children for COVID-19 pool testing may use the code scan posters outside their school buildings. Above, the poster located outside the Malden High School building. (Advocate Photo) rum hosted by Urban Media Arts that news on proposed development of the site could come as early as this week."There are no plans to put housing or a school at the site," she said. One thing's for sure, the development of the Malden Hospital site is a key issue in the Ward 3 Council race between the incumbent Linehan and her challenger, Glen Curtis, a Ward 3 resident and first-time candidate. In last week's debate, Curtis declared the Malden Hospital development issue the #1 reason he was running for office as Ward 3 Councillor. "This is what I am all about and the reason I am running," Curtis said, referring to the development of the Malden Hospital site. "I live one street away from (Malden Hospital) and I look at it when I wake up in the morning and go to work and again when I come home at night." Linehan said she has been monitoring and working consistently in the Malden Hospital development issue even before she was elected as Councillor. "This is a top priority for me and for my constituents," Councillor Linehan said. "This is a central issue in Ward 3." The Malden Hospital main building has been dormant and closed up for over 20 years, since the hospital closed 90% of its main operations in 1999.Many projects have been proposed, but a lack of consensus between the owners, prospective developers and Malden city leaders has been unattainable, **** Malden Public Schools will hold free pool testing in all schools beginning next week Parents and caregivers of Malden Public Schools students who wish their children to participate in COVID-19 pool testing may register at their respective school buildings. Parents may register at their respective schools using a code scan method outside of their school buildings. Anyone seeking additional information is asked to contact their respective schools through the school principal's office. When it comes to home, come to us. WHETHER YOU’RE READY TO REFINANCE OR APPLY FOR YOUR FIRST MORTGAGE, WE’RE HERE TO GUIDE YOU THE WHOLE WAY. 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Your participation is important. of Representatives passed a similar version of the bill, and on October 6, 2021, the House concurred in a Senate amendment to the bill “with a further amendment.” The bill is expected to reach the governor’s desk soon.
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