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Medford councilor summarizes FY26 budget survey; committee votes to distribute report to councilors
Summary
Councilor Singh presented results of a 110-response FY26 budget survey showing schools and streets as the most-cited short-term needs; the Resident Services Public Engagement Committee voted to distribute the full survey report to city councilors and place it on file.
Councilor Singh, presenting to the Medford City Resident Services Public Engagement Committee, summarized results from an FY26 budget survey that drew 110 responses and highlighted schools and streets as the most frequently mentioned short-term needs.
The survey, Singh said, skewed toward higher-income, older homeowners and English speakers; that caveat framed his presentation of substantive findings. "We got a 110 responses, which is decent," Councilor Singh said, adding that respondents came from across the city but were underrepresented in East Medford and among renters.
The nut graf: Councilor Singh told the committee the survey repeatedly named Medford Public Schools and streets/sidewalks as top short-term priorities (46 mentions each), with affordable housing, non-street infrastructure and support for…
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