Council places Maywood Terrace nuisance matter on file after neighbors and councilors cite long history of problems

WOBURN — The Woburn City Council voted to place on file a long‑running nuisance matter concerning a property on Maywood Terrace after receiving recent communications and photographs showing continued concerns, and councilors said the city will move more quickly with enforcement if problems recur.

Councilors and department staff reviewed communications received from the city solicitor and others and accepted additional photographs submitted by neighbors. Councilor Marceau Bruin (sponsor of the matter) and several colleagues summarized a multi‑year enforcement history: prior nuisance determinations, tenant‑related disturbances, court action to remove tenants, and follow‑up inspections. Councilors said the most recent images in the record showed cleanup progress compared with prior conditions but emphasized that the owner remains on notice.

Debbie McLaughlin, who addressed the council during the public hearing, said she would remove remaining items and continue efforts to prevent new accumulation. Councilors praised the landlord’s recent steps to clean the property but stressed that any future recurrence would prompt swift action under the nuisance law (Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 139 § 1 was cited in communications).

Outcome: The council closed the public hearing and voted to place the Maywood Terrace matter on file, with the explicit understanding that the city has a record of prior enforcement and will pursue nuisance remedies promptly if conditions regress. Councilors thanked neighbors and staff for persistence in documenting the matter.

Speakers included Councilor Marceau Bruin (who led follow‑up on the file), Councilor D'Amamba, Councilor Toro, Councilor Demers, City Solicitor Mark Salvati (communication/memo), Debbie McLaughlin (resident), and others who submitted photos and communications.