THE MALDEN ADVOCATE - Friday, February 9, 2018

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Friday, February 9, 2018

City hopes to restore Teens face-off against Malden Police and Fire downtown bus stop By Barbara Taormina ity Councillors agreed this week to work with the Massachusetts Bay Transit Authority to reestablish a downtown bus stop. Councillors want city busses to, once again, stop on the western side of Main Street, between Centre and Salem Streets. The stop was eliminated by the MBTA several years ago. “It was a surprise when this happened, and it does have a huge impact on our citizens, especially those who do use the square on a regular basis,� said Ward 5 Councillor Barbara Murphy. “We do want our residents to come down and shop local, so it’s important that we provide the access for them to do so conveniently,� she added. Councillor-at-Large Stephen Winslow said the idea to restore the stop came from conversations with constituents who ride the bus to Malden Square but must now get off either at the Malden Public Library or at National Grid.

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“[This stop] would better accommodate seniors and people with mobility issues,� said Winslow, who suggested that the Mayor’s Office and the Public Properties Committee work with the MBTA to put the stop back on the bus route. Ward 6 Councillor David Camell said the seniors, particularly residents at 630 Salem St., use the bus route, and the stop on Main Street would make traveling around the city easier. “It’s important that they have walkability and access to Malden Square for everyday errands,� he said. Ward 4 Councillor R yan O’Malley said the stop would benefit everyone who uses the bus line that comes down Salem Street and would provide better access to downtown businesses. “It will provide a closer stop to jump off and go shopping in Malden Square,� he said. Councillors voted unanimously to send the proposal to the Public Properties Committee to begin work on restoring the stop.

Holness nears 1,000 point milestone

Tyler Holness is zoning in on the 1,000 point milestone after scoring a career-high 36 points during the Golden Tornadoes’ 70-38 victory over Saugus last Tuesday. The senior is currently at 865 points, though only a handful of games remain in the season. See story on page 14. (Photo by Tony Capobianco)

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MHS girls’ varsity volleyball players Riley Strano, Mirabelle Jean Laris, Gabriella Carli, and Alicia Libby are ready to face-off against the MPD/MFD team at a recent program held at Malden High. See more photo highlights on pages 12 & 13. (Advocate photo by Al Terminiello)

Another row over the quarry By Barbara Taormina his week’s long meeting of the Rowe’s Quarry Site Plan Review Committee moved along smoothly enough until the last couple of minutes. Roseland Property Company is hoping to build three five-story buildings which would add another 326 units to the Rowe’s Quarry redevelopment project. Reps from Roseland and Site Plan Review Committee members spent two hours discussing traffic mitigation strategies and a second emergency

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exit for the project. But when committee members voted to table any final approvals for the plan to give the Revere and Malden Traffic Commissions and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation time to review the traffic mitigation proposals, a lawyer for Roseland suggested an alternative option. “Actually, we would prefer a denial,� said Attorney Ivan Baron. Malden City Planner Michelle Romero told Baron that Roseland could withdraw its petition for site approval, but she emphasized that the committee had tabled its vote and the meeting was over. Romero also urged fellow Site Plan Review Committee members that they should discuss the issues involved with the city solicitor. At a Site Plan Review Committee meeting held last month, Baron announced at the start that Roseland expected to end the meeting with a site plan approval for the new buildings. When it became clear that the committee wanted more work on traffic mitigation, Baron suggested a lawsuit might be coming Malden’s way. “If you deny this petition, obviously,

we will appeal and take whatever legal options are necessary,� he told the committee. “I didn’t come here with the intention of doing that, but we will. We’re a big company, you’re a municipality.� After a few tense exchanges, Baron and other members of the Roseland team agreed to develop a more comprehensive traffic mitigation plan. And they did. Much of what they presented this week seemed like a reasonable start to members of the Site Plan Review Committee. Roseland also presented three options for a second emergency exit. The first involved an exit through Vining Street, something developers promised they would not do when they began building at Rowe’s Quarry years ago. “Vining Street is off the table, it will not happen,� said Ward 8 Councillor Jadeane Sica, a member of the Site Plan Review Committee. Roseland also proposed an exit from the Quarrystone section of the development on property the company no longer owns. A third proposal involved adding a ramp to the fire station driveway. The

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