THE MALDEN ADVOCATE–Friday, December 6, 2024 Page 17 MUSINGS | FROM PAGE 16 row, we are not alone. • “I almost felt you touching me just now / I wish I knew which way to turn and go / I feel so good, and then then I feel so bad / I wonder what I ought to do”—Merle Haggard. Suzanna Levine, 74, of Salem, beloved Friend of Malden. May her memory be a blessing. As Peter Falk’s iconic TV character Columbo would say, “Just one more thing, sir” – Thanksgiving, for me anyway, always signified food, family, football and maybe a Ballantine Ale or two – making it the best holiday on the calendar. Tradition matters and in Malden we have the annual Malden versus Meffa football game and the “Night Before Thanksgiving Tradition,” which was originated, I believe, in Malden at the old Highland Café in the late 1970s by the Class of 1975 (a group of friends that needed very little reason to get together and drink beer). Father Time has a way of making us appreciate the holiday even more. As we travel together through this convoluted existence of ours recognizing our transience, we tend to take less for granted: to stop, enjoy, live in the moment and hug it out a lot more than we did in the past, savoring those fleeting moments, especially with little ones, in our lives. DPW Director Bobby Knox has really good words and spoke eloquently to this very same subject a year or two back: “Another Thanksgiving over and a lot of loved ones have passed through the years as the table gets smaller each year. I reflect to the early days when I was young and went to For Advertising with Results, call The Advocate Newspapers at 617-387-2200 or Info@ advocatenews.net my grandmother’s house on Whitman Street and had the best Thanksgivings (my favorite holiday) with family, friends, and Malden football. I would love to roll back the clock to walk through the door after Malden beat Medford and have Turkey Day with my grandparents/parents and extended family one last time. Thank you for everyone that made yesterday another memory for my family. Enjoy your family because the days don’t last forever.” Thanks again, Bobby! —Peter is a longtime Mal~Legal Notice~ NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development City of Malden 215 Pleasant Street, Third Floor Malden, Massachusetts 02148 These notices shall satisfy a procedural requirement for activities to be undertaken by the City of Malden related to the Malden River Works project. REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS Community Project Funding Grant On or about December 23, 2024 the City of Malden will submit a request to the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) for the release of the Community Project Funding Grant funds to undertake a project to be known as the Malden River Works project at 356 Commercial Street in Malden, MA 02148. The project will transform the eastern third of the Malden’s Department of Public Works Yard into a climate-resilient public park on the Malden River. The project anticipates $1,560,000 from the Community Project Funding Grant. The total project cost is estimated to be approximately $13 million. The project is being developed by the City of Malden. FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT The City of Malden has determined that the project will have no significant impact on the human environment. Therefore, an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA) is not required. Additional project information is contained in the Environmental Review Record (ERR) and is available upon request at the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, Malden City Hall, 215 Pleasant Street, Third Floor, Malden, MA or online at https://www.hudexchange.info/programs/environmental-review/environmental-review-records/. PUBLIC COMMENTS Any individual, group, or agency disagreeing with this determination or wishing to comment on this activity may submit written comments to the City of Malden at the address indicated above. All comments received by December 22, 2024 will be considered by these agencies prior to authorizing submission of a request for release of funds. Comments should specify which notice they are addressing and should be sent to Rebekah McPheeters rmcpheeters@cityofmalden.org. ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION The City of Malden certifies to HUD that Gary Christenson in his capacity as Mayor of the City of Malden, consents to accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD’s approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the City of Malden to use Program funds. OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS HUD will consider objections to its release of funds and this certification for a period of fifteen days following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the City of Malden; (b) the City of Malden has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR Part 58; (c) the grant recipient has committed funds or incurred costs not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of environmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58) and shall be addressed to The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) at the following email address: CPDRROFBOS@hud.gov. Potential objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period. Gary Christenson, Mayor, City of Malden, MA December 6, 2024 den resident and a regular contributor to The Malden Advocate. He can be reached at PeteL39@aol.com for comments, compliments or criticisms.
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