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Councilors report senior-center listening session; committee keeps paper in committee
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Summary
Councilors Lazaro and Singh reported a constructive listening session at the senior center focusing on infrastructure, constituent services and access to contact information; the committee voted to keep the paper in committee for continued follow-up.
Councilor Lazaro and Councilor Singh updated the Resident Services Public Engagement Committee on a recent listening session held at the senior center, describing it as a productive meeting that combined constituent-service requests with broader infrastructure concerns.
Lazaro said the session drew several residents who raised potholes, traffic and speed-enforcement issues, and asked for clearer information on how to contact city departments. "We had a really productive session. We heard from a lot of Medford residents," Councilor Lazaro said, noting that many attendees used the meeting as an opportunity for constituent service requests.
The nut graf: The listening session highlighted recurring needs—street repairs, traffic enforcement, and difficulties some residents face finding phone numbers and email contacts for city services. Councilor Singh and Lazaro recommended producing a one-page contact list for commonly requested departments (DPW, housing access, Medford Housing Authority) to hand out at future listening sessions.
Committee members discussed next steps and constituent follow-up. Councilor Callaghan moved to keep the listening-session paper in committee for follow-up; Councilor Singh seconded the motion.
Action: On the motion by Councilor Callaghan, seconded by Councilor Singh, the committee voted (Councilor Callaghan: yes; Councilor Lazaro: yes; Councilor Scarpelli: absent; Councilor Singh: yes; Chair Lemming: yes) to keep the paper in committee and adjourn. The motion passed (approved; 1 absent).
Ending: Councilors said staff will work on follow-up constituent contacts and a proposed one-page telephone/email contact sheet for distribution at future listening sessions.
