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Medford adds neighborhood meetings, short videos and website overhaul for citywide zoning review

2314534 · January 29, 2025
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Summary

Planning committee and consultant Ennis Associates outlined a revised timeline and expanded public engagement for the citywide zoning update, including a public Q&A on Salem Street on Feb. 10 and a redesign of the zoning web page to host short explainer videos and meeting schedules.

Medford City Council Planning and Permanent Committee members and consultants announced new public engagement steps for the citywide zoning update, including a Feb. 10 public Q&A on the Salem Street Neighborhood Corridor District and a planned overhaul of the city’s zoning webpage to host short explainer videos and accessible timelines.

The updates came during the committee’s Jan. 29 meeting when Emily Ennis of Ennis Associates summarized schedule adjustments, a new community meeting on Salem Street set for Feb. 10 at 6:30 p.m. at the Roberts, and a plan to produce short (about two-minute) explainer videos on major zoning topics. “What we’d like to do is break down some of these topics into about 2 minute videos,” Ennis said, adding the videos will be posted on the city’s site for residents to view on their own time.

Why it matters: Committee members said clearer, simpler materials and meetings…

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