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Residents urge council to pursue sidewalk funding near Orchard Hill development
Summary
A resident delegation led by Chelsea Madison told the council a 294‑unit nearby project left sidewalks unsafe; the council explained funding must come through the mayoral budget or a donated gift account but agreed to refer the petition to the mayor and DPW and to help notify the mayor's office.
Chelsea Madison (65 Harvard St.) used the public forum to press the council to act on a resident petition about deficient sidewalks adjacent to a 294‑unit Orchard Hill apartment project. She said roughly 50 residents signed the petition and asked councilors to either submit the petition to the mayor on…
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