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Sign up for 20th Annual Triple Threat Trivia DeMaria announces council committee appointments Library Fundraiser by Friday, Jan. 19 By Barbara Taormina ew City Council President Debbie DeMaria opened the 2018 session of the City Council this week with a long list of appointments to the council’s subcommittees. Much of the City Council’s work is done in its committees, and appointments give councillors an opportunity to focus their time and energy on specific issues and areas of local government. “I hope you’re all pleased,� said DeMaria, who acknowledged there are a lot of committees and a lot of work to spread among her fellow councillors. The council president typically has a limited role on the council’s subcommittees so that he or she can stand in when members are absent and establish a quorum. DeMaria tapped Ward 2 Councillor Paul Condon to serve a second consecutive year as chairman of the Finance Committee, which oversees city spending and financial issues. Ward 6 Councillor David Camell will serve as vice chairman with Councillors Neil Anderson, Peg Crowe, Barbara Murphy and Steven Winslow
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Combat those winter blues and enjoy a night of competitive fun in support of the Malden Public Library! Sign up for the 20th Annual Triple Threat Trivia Library Fundraiser by Friday, January 19. Drop off checks/payments of $360 made out to the Malden Public Library to Dora St. Martin’s attention. The trivia event will be held on Thursday, January 25 from 5:30-9:30 p.m. at Anthony’s of Malden (105 Canal St.). Call 781-324-0218 or email Jean at jslavkovsky@ maldenpubliclibrary.org with any questions.
Preservation Committee gets ready to roll By Barbara Taormina he city’s community preservation program is about to start making its mark on Malden. For the past year, the city’s Community Preservation Committee has been on a long, deep dive into the intricacies of the Community Preservation Act (CPA) and the requirements for a local preservation program. They have reached out to CPA leaders and preservation committees in other cities and towns to learn what works, and what doesn’t. Members have developed a preservation plan for Malden and an application process for potential projects and they have launched a round of neighborhood meetings to explain the program to residents. “This is a great group of people who have worked diligently for the past year,� said Juliane Orsino, who chairs the committee. It took a while for the preservation program to reach the starting line due to debate about how it should be structured. Malden approved
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the city’s participation in the state’s CPA program in November 2015. Residents voted in favor of a 1 percent surcharge on property taxes to fund projects focused on open space, recreational land, historical resources and community housing. The state bolsters the city’s preservation pot with an annual money match from the Commonwealth’s CPA Trust Fund. The amount of the match varies from yearto-year. Malden’s preservation fund currently has $1,320,000 to support its first slate of projects. There are some constraints on that money. The city is required to spend 10 percent of its preservation funds on open space and recreational land projects. Another 10 percent must be earmarked for historical preservation projects, and community housing projects also receive 10 percent of the total. The Preservation Committee is allowed to use 5 percent of the funding for administrative costs, but the remaining 65 percent can be used for any projects that preserve city assets and im-
prove the quality of life for the community. The Preservation Committee plans to begin a pre-application process for projects in March. The pre-application will determine if a proposed project is eligible for CPA funding and will help individuals and groups understand what types of information and documentation are needed to support a proposal. Those who have had project proposal brewing for the past two years can get a head start by reading the committee’s preservation plan for Malden on the city’s web site. The plan outlines general priorities for projects as well as specific prior-
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Debbie DeMaria Council President filling the remaining four seats. The Rules & Ordinance Committee, which has jurisdiction over Malden’s ordinances and regulations, will be led this year by Ward 4 Councillor Ryan O’Malley with Councillor John Matheson as vice chairman. Councillors Craig Spadafora, Jadeane Sica and Winslow were named as members of the committee. The Licensing Committee, which reviews applications
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