Government

Government · Conservation Commission

Medford panel reviews draft wetlands rules, takes no vote

Medford Conservation Commission reviews a 42-page draft overhaul of the city's wetlands regulations, taking no votes.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 29

Government · Bicycle Advisory Commission Meetings

Medford bike commission elects Stiver chair, backs river path

Medford's Bicycle Advisory Commission elected Chris Stiver chair and voted to back a letter pushing a river-adjacent route for the South Medford Connector path.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 22

Government · Board of Health Meetings

Medford Board of Health votes to close 40 Century Street case

Medford Board of Health presses Brooks Park Apartments owner over a monthslong rat infestation while clearing a separate condemnation case toward resolution.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 21

Government · Medford City Council

Medford panel votes 3-0 to send police masking ordinance to council

Medford council committee votes 3-0 to advance police identification and anti-masking ordinance.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 15

Government · Community Development

Medford board endorses lot plan, advances affordable-housing payment option

Medford board debates cash option for affordable housing, spars over how it handled a rushed rezoning process.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 15

Government · Medford City Council

Medford Council Approves $2 Million in Year-End Transfers, 4-3

Medford Council splits 4-3 on $2 million in year-end budget transfers after fire overtime overran its budget by $757,000. Budget Director Bob Dickinson told councilors fire overtime hit $2.557 million against a $1.8 million budget, partly covered by DPW turnbacks tied to long-vacant positions.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 14

Government · Community Preservation Committee

Medford preservation panel funds Osgood House repairs, ballfield scoreboard

Medford's Community Preservation Committee funds Osgood House repairs and a baseball scoreboard, weighs a role in the new high school.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 14

Government · Historical Commission

Medford Historical Commission Appoints Ben Johnson to Brooks Estate Land Trust Board

Medford Historical Commission appoints Ben Johnson to Brooks Estate land trust, presses MassDOT on riverside bike path.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 13

Government · Historic District Commission Meetings

Medford historic commission approves carriage house ADU and window repairs

Medford Historic District Commission approves carriage-house ADU and Hillside Avenue window fixes on a thin 2-0 vote.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 9

Government · Zoning Board of Appeals

Medford ZBA grants use variance for second Lincoln Road home

Medford Zoning Board of Appeals grants use variance for second home on an oversized Lincoln Road lot.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 25