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Medford mayor urges pause on zoning changes, ties contract extension to public engagement
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Mayor Brianna Lungo Kern said she will not sign an extension to the Innis Group contract, which expired 06/30/2025, until public‑engagement concerns are addressed and urged the council to slow zoning changes and revisit the Salem Street proposal.
Medford Mayor Brianna Lungo Kern said Tuesday she will withhold signing an extension to the city’s contract with the Innis Group until she and council leadership resolve outstanding concerns about public engagement and proposed zoning changes. "That expired on 06/30/2025," she said of the Innis Group agreement.
Kern made the remarks in a public response to a recent statement by "President Bair," thanking him for recognizing that the zoning process "needs to be slowed down." She said the issue has…
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