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Do you want sticker parking, or not? By Barbara Taormina alden will, once again, have a chance to weigh in on resident sticker parking through a nonbinding ballot question in the upcoming election. Resident-only parking on weekdays during work hours is already in place in some neighborhoods. The ballot question will ask if voters want to expand sticker parking to the entire city. Councillor John Matheson initially proposed a ballot question that targeted his constituents in Ward 3. “I can’t support citywide parking stickers until I hear from the residents of Ward 3,� he said. But other ward councillors quickly jumped on board and proposed a ballot question that covers sticker parking throughout Malden. “This is an issue we ought to be asking about citywide. I would like to hear from the voters citywide,� said Ward 7 Councillor Neal Anderson, who added he would like a sticker-parking program for his neighborhood. Councillor Ryan O’Malley wanted to know how residents in Ward 4 feel about expanding resident sticker parking. But O’Malley suggested that the ballot question should followup with a second question: “Are you willing to pay for a parking permit?� Councillor-at-Large Debbie DeMaria opposed the ballot question and said the City Council should give the new parking department a chance to develop a proposal for sticker parking. Last June, councillors approved a budget that include nearly $735,000 for a new parking department that would oversee all aspects of parking throughout Malden. The new department in-
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Over 300 participants, including Mayor Gary Christenson, set off running the 33rd Annual Irish-American Labor Day 5 & 10 K Road Race on Monday, September 4. See more photo highlights inside on pages 12 and 13. (Advocate photo by JD Mitchell)
Golden Tornadoes football open season tonight at home vs. Methuen By Julian Cardillo ill Manchester entered the coaching helm at Malden last year knowing there’d be an adjustment period. After his first year, he was probably hoping for some continuity. But the transition is ongoing for the Golden Tornadoes, who will open the season tonight at home against Methuen with just three returning starters for 22 positions. “Challenging,� said Manchester – but he’s very exciting and optimistic. “There’s lots of changes and we’re excited. Some players
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went to private school, one receiver went to Everett; we have zero returning starters on offense. But the coaching staff looks forward to a challenge.� So much of a team’s success depends on its quarterback. Enter Jose Monteiro, a defensive player and running back last year, who is now a QB in his senior year. “He has great speed, he’s a great athlete,� Manchester said of Monteiro. “He has unbelievable speed and a strong arm. Right now it’s raw ability, but it’s fun to watch him play. We’re giving him reps at the QB position.
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cludes 21 full- and part-time parking enforcement officers. Former strategic planner Ron Hogan will earn $100,475 a year to manage the new parking department with the help of a supervisor, a clerk and a part-time supervisor. DeMaria also warned that with resident sticker parking, â&#x20AC;&#x153;The devil is in the details.â&#x20AC;? She proposed a citywide forum where residents could discuss those details. But Malden has held forums and public meetings in the past, and those have not been happy nights for advocates of sticker parking. Part of the problem has been the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s tendency to operate like an alliance of eight ward-based city states. The sticker program floated back in 2011 called for different zones and coloredcoded stickers for each ward that would restrict residents to parking in their neighborhoods. There were also concerns about sticker fees and overnight parking bans for cars without stickers. Another public forum held last year in the old City Hall drew a crowd that, for the most part, also opposed the idea of the new fees, fines and hundreds of new street signs that accompany residentsticker parking programs. City councillors argued that the program would keep commuters who park and walk to the MBTA stations off neighborhood streets and boost excise tax revenue by compelling residents who want a sticker to register their cars with a Malden address. And sticker parking would help police track residents and visitors. But residents at that 2016 hearing called the plan intrusive and a â&#x20AC;&#x153;big-brother type of thing.â&#x20AC;? Still, councillors said this week that the cityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s parking crunch is getting worse, and resident parking works well in neighborhoods where it has been adopted. The ballot question will help the council understand if a majority of residents supports expanding resident-sticker parking. â&#x20AC;&#x153;I want citizens to have input on this,â&#x20AC;? said Anderson. â&#x20AC;&#x153;And hereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the question, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Do you want it, or not?â&#x20AC;&#x2122;â&#x20AC;?