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Docket #0353 - A citizen petition entitled “Petition for Eversource Substation East Boston,” a nonbinding public opinion question pursuant to G.L. c. 53, §18A.
A
Can
everyone
hear
me
just
fine?
I
have
some
background
construction
in
the
but
everyone,
okay,
good,
all
right
so
good
morning,
everyone,
my
name,
is
lydia
edwards,
and
this
is
a
hearing
on
docket
five
zero.
Three
five,
three,
a
citizen
petition
entitled
petition
for
eversource,
substation
east
boston,
a
non-binding
public
opinion
question
pursuant
to
glc
53,
section
18a.
A
this
again,
this
docket
is
a
citizens
petition
and
it
was
initiated
by
10,
active,
wonderful
people
in
east
boston,
presented
to
the
elections
department
and
in
court
in
accordance
with
governor
baker's
executive
order,
which
is
tended
about
to
end
probably
middle
of
this
month.
But
for
now
we're
able
to
do
this.
This
meeting
on
zoom
as
we
come
out
of
this
pandemic
and
making
sure
we're
still
balancing
public
safety
with
with
with
the
ability
to
do
our
jobs.
A
The
public
may
watch
this
hearing
via
live
stream
at
boston.gov
www.boston.gov
city
council
dash
tv
and
on
xfinity
8
rcn,
82,
verizon
964.
It
will
be
rebroadcasted
at
a
later
date.
Written
comments
may
be
sent
to
the
committee
email
at
ccc.go
at
boston.gov
and
will
be
made
a
part
of
the
record
and
available
to
all
counselors.
A
A
I'm
going
to,
and
I
believe,
we've
been
joined
by
councillor
mejia
as
one
of
my
colleagues
as
my
other
colleagues
may
be
joining
as
well,
and
I
just
wanted
to
before.
I
do
my
concluding
or
my
opening
remarks.
I
want
to
go
ahead
and
turn
it
over
to
counselor
mejia
for
any
opening
remarks
that
she
may
have
and
then
I'll.
Let
the
administ
administration
say
hello
and
then
I'm
going
to
say
hello
and
kick
it
off
with
some
questions.
So
counselor
mejia.
B
C
Good
morning,
I
apologize
for
the
technical
difficulties
earlier,
so
thank
you
for
holding
the
session
today.
As
you
mentioned,
my
name
is
inada
tavares,
I'm
the
chair
of
the
board
of
election
commissioners,
I'm
here
to
answer
any
administrative
questions
concerning
the
placement
of
a
non-binding
public
advisory
question
on
the
november
2nd
2021
municipal
ballot.
As
you
mentioned
on
this,
this
question
started
here
in
our
department
we
received
a
petition
with
10
signed
by
10,
registered
voters
of
the
city
of
boston.
C
D
Oh
sorry,
just
question:
should
I
make
my
full
opening
statement,
or
is
this
just
a
welcome
moment?
Okay,
so
good
morning,
we,
I
am
grateful
to
be
with
folks
this
morning
on
this
first
day
of
june,
the
beginning
of
of
pride
month
and
want
to
take
a
few
moments
to
read.
It
really
reiterate
the
position
of
mayor
janie
and
our
office
in
in
relation
to
this
matter.
D
We
know
that
the
east
boston
community
is
an
environmental
justice
community,
one
of
the
most
burdened
environmental
justice
communities,
quite
frankly
in
the
state
having
lost
close
to
half
of
their
land
for
the
creation
of
the
airport.
And
so
we
are
aware
that
and
all
the
auxiliary
things
that
come
with
the
airport,
the
parking
stations
and
the
the
various
storage
facilities
for
jet
fuel
and
all
of
the
the
accompanying
pieces
that
are
part
of
making
the
airport
work.
D
And
then,
when
the
rain
comes,
it
comes
vociferously
at
rates
and
amounts
that
exceeded
what
we
are
used
to
in
the
past.
So
we
know
that
to
be
the
concerns
that
community
residents
have
raised,
and
the
mayor
has
also
expressed
her
concern
around
those
matters.
I
think
the
question
of
how
it
moves
forward.
The
strategy
related
to
that
whether
or
not
the
rest
of
the
city
has
awareness
about
those
matters
and
how
this
would
move
forward
to
be
not
just
an
east
boston
issue,
but
a
city-wide
issue.
D
Yeah
want
to
hear
more
about,
I
think,
from
my
perspective,
it
is.
It
is
important
that
residents
have
awareness
that
we
not
be
so
confined
to
our
own
neighborhoods,
that
we
have
no
awareness
of
what's
going
on
in
other
neighborhoods.
I
live
in
the
neighborhood
of
dorchester,
so
this
is,
you
know,
a
question
that
that
could
also
be
the
case
in
our
neighborhood.
D
I
know
council
edwards,
you
have
I've
seen
you
many
times
out
out
there
and
the
mayor
recently
had
the
opportunity
to
to
be
in
east
boston,
also
raising
some
of
those
same
questions,
so
I'm
available
to
answer
any
other
questions,
but
I
bring
no
particular
expertise
around
the
exact
process
of
the
ballot
initiative.
So
I
will
in
my
comments
here
and
pass
that
on
to
the
folks
who
have
the
expertise
to
speak
to
that
matter.
A
A
A
I
live
in
east
boston
and
I
am
proudly
against
this
substation
and
have
been
and
ran
against
it
and
firmly
believe
that
it's
not
not
only
is
it
a
it's
going
to
be
an
eyesore,
but
it's
also,
if
the
city
of
boston
it
no
longer
wants
to
talk
out
of
both
sides
of
its
mouth.
When
it
comes
to
environmental
justice,
it
needs
to
also
not
be
with
this
substation.
A
A
Before
you
were
the
chief
right.
You
had
been
at
the
hearings
against
the
substation.
I
don't
want
to
put
you
out
there
and
put
out
your
business,
but
your
heart
has
been
there,
so
I
wanted
people
to
know
that
and
she
has
been
part
of
one
of
the
biggest
movements
for
my
environmental
justice,
especially
in
communities
of
color.
So,
chief,
your
heart,
we
know,
is
with
us.
We
know,
and
I
think
that
you
know
acting
mayor,
janie
came
out
to
east
boston.
D
A
Okay
and
leave
it
leave
it
to
folks
from
east
boston
to
be
leading
this.
It's
one
of
the
first
times
this
has
happened
so
I'm
proud
of
again,
I'm
just
so
honored
to
represent
the
folks.
So
some
before
I
go
into
some
background
and
then
we're
going
to
go
to
those
folks,
I
want
to
acknowledge.
Counselor
flynn
is
here
on
the
phone.
He
won't
be
able
to
participate
until
he
gets
present.
I
think
before
our
computer
and
then
I
know,
counselor
campbell
has
joined
us
counselor
campbell.
Are
you
on?
Yes?
Yes,.
F
A
You
well
just
some
quick
background,
so
folks
understand:
eversource
energy
is
proposing
to
construct
and
operate
a
new
transmission
substation
facility
located
on
the
chelsea
creek
waterfront
on
condor
and
east
eagle
street
in
east
boston.
The
substation
has
been
overwhelmingly
opposed
by
elected
officials,
residents
and
experts,
as
it
would
result
in
a
concentration
of
potentially
dangerous
and
unnecessary
infrastructure,
obstruction
of
neighborhood
access
to
open
space
in
the
waterfront
and
an
increased
risk.
We
believe
firmly
to
the
neighborhoods
and
climate
resiliency.
A
The
proposed
just
to
give
some
context.
The
proposed
substation
is
300
feet
for
residential
housing,
60
feet
to
recreational
spaces,
450
feet
away
from
combustible
jet
fuel
and
storage
tanks,
and
so
we're
all
concerned,
and
it
doesn't
make
sense.
The
data,
as
as
the
chief
noted
is
old
and
honestly
was
produced
by
eversource
for
eversource
the
people
who
are
going
to
pay
for
it
is
us,
though,
so
this
is
this.
A
Having
this
dually
burden
us-
and
this
is
something
the
reason
why
we
believe
this
should
be
on
the
ballot
and
be
beyond
east
boston-
is
because
it's
for
an
infrastructure
for
the
airport
and
it's
to
support
a
regional
infrastructure,
but
it's
happening
in
our
neighborhood,
so
we
believe
the
city
of
boston,
every
neighborhood
should
care
about
this.
This
is
how
they
divide
and
conquer
by
siloing
us
so
that
we
have
many
fights
over
the
pipeline
here
or
over
the
trees
over
there
over
the
substation
over
there
and
as
residents.
A
We
can
continually
think
about
it
as
something
over
there,
and
this
is
a
moment
for
us
to
say,
as
a
city
over
there
is
everywhere
and
in
my
neighborhood
as
well.
So,
if
they're
hurting
in
east
boston,
I
could
just
as
easily
be
up
next
to
deal
with
the
same
kind
of
unjust,
antiquated
fossil
fuel
infrastructure
that
we
all
know
we
need
to
move
away
from.
So
this
is
about
all
of
us
sticking
together.
So,
yes,
it
is
a
non-binding
citizen
petition.
A
It
is
a
statement
if
you
will
a
moral
statement
from
the
folks
from
the
people
of
boston
to
say
no
more
now.
I
don't
believe
that
that
will
go
unheard
by
eversource,
but
I
think,
what's
really
important
is
that
we
no
longer
are
silent
as
a
city
and
speak
in
a
collective
voice,
and
there's
really
only
one
way
to
do
that
and
that's
through
elections,
so
we're
today
going
to
hear
from
those
folks
who
have
pushed
for
this
initiative.
A
This
ballot
initiative
hear
about
the
fight
that
they're
in
then
we're
also
going
to
work
on
the
language,
because
they
have
a
proposed
question
and
we'll
go
back
and
forth
about
those
questions
and
how
it
could
be
posed.
Ultimately,
it
needs
to
be
passed
by
city
council
and
then
be
signed
by
the
mayor
for
it
to
go
on
the
ballot,
but
I
want
to
thank
those
10
brave,
proud
people
who
came
in
to
city
city
hall
and
cc'd
me
later
to.
Let
me
know
that
they
had
every
intention
of
doing
this.
A
I
love
it
because
that's
if,
if
anything
I
feel
like,
I
have
an
empowered
engaged
and
active
community
and
that's
nothing
to
be
ashamed
of.
If,
in
anything,
that's
beautiful
that
you
guys,
we
all
carry
the
burden,
we
all
carry
it
forward
because
we
all
want
to
breathe
clean
air
and
have
an
environmentally
just
community.
So
thank
you
so
much
for
your
leadership.
A
I
just
wanted
to
also
give
some
quick
other
notes.
We
believe
that
the
new
flood
mapping
from
boston,
water
and
sewer
is
actually
showing
that
the
site
being
maybe
more
vulnerable
to
flooding,
so
the
location
isn't
real
excuse
me
is
real,
but
isn't
makes
no
sense,
so
the
infrastructure
doesn't
make
sense.
The
location
doesn't
make
sense.
Eversource
in
this
process
has
been
sued
because
it
has
been
to
the
exclusion
of
people.
A
Excuse
me,
sorry
about
that.
Every
source
in
this
process
has
been
sued
by
people
as
civil
rights
or
not,
including
people
who
don't
speak
english.
A
majority
of
people
in
this
particular
area
are
immigrants
and
spanish
speakers
and
to
have
them
not
be
centered
their
needs
their
questions
their
future
and
to
have
every
source
want
to
put
in
a
permanent
infrastructure
that
permanently
reminds
them
that
they
were
not
included,
is
a
slap
in
all
of
our
faces.
A
A
G
Great
thank
you
much
very
much
counselor
and
thank
you
to
all
the
city
councilors
to
reverend
chief
and
and
everybody
else
that
has
been
so
supportive
over
this
time.
With
this
campaign,
my
name
is
john
walke,
I'm
the
waterfront
initiative
coordinator
for
green
roots,
but
I'm
also
the
east
boston
resident
at
63
putnam
street
on
eagle
hill,
just
up
the
street
from
the
side
of
the
of
the
substation
and
for
the
past
10
years
so
longer
than
I've
been
at
green
roots.
G
But
it's
also
the
sort
of
local
process
that
took
place
where
community
was
sort
of
this
thing
to
be
moved
around
and
the
people
who
made
the
decisions
were
were
somewhere
else
at
some
other
table
that
we
weren't
at
that.
People
in
the
community
were
not
at
and
that's
a
story
that
you
will
hear
anywhere
in
boston
for
the
past
50
or
so
years.
There
are
people
somewhere
else
who
are
making
decisions
that
impact
everyone's
lives,
and
the
benefits
are
in
frequently
not
happening
to
the
people
who
really
live
there.
G
This
really
is
a
pertinent
issue
for
everybody
because
of
how
it
came
about,
and
I'm
very
glad
to
see
the
city
council
and
a
lot
of
the
sort
of
discussion
going
on
in
our
current
mayoral
races
and
things.
People
are
talking
about
participatory
budgeting
people
are
talking
about
getting
the
community
engaged
in
their
government,
and
this
is
a
real
example
of
it.
D
H
You
know
without
any
children,
to
protect
us
from
any
electrical
magnetic
rays.
This
non-binding
non
question
on
the
ballot
would
be
very
helpful
for
us
to
have
an
opinion
and
to
have
a
say
on.
You
know
what
is
brought
into
our
neighborhood
and
obviously
this
electrical
plant.
It's
something
we
don't
want,
and
we
appreciate
that
you
are
bringing
this
to
the
table
and
allowing
us
to
participate
and
having
an
opinion.
Thank
you.
I
Yes,
good
morning,
everybody,
I'm
leonard
olson
or
leo
I'm
another
east
boston
resident
at
97,
lexington
street,
and
thank
you,
council,
edwards
chief,
everyone
who's
listening
today.
I'll
be
very
brief.
I
so
this
process
really
outdates
my
me
living
in
east
boston,
but
I
see
the
ballot
measure
as
a
way
a
form
of
democracy
and
what
has
pretty
clearly
to
me
been
a
very
long
undemocratic
process
for
the
people
in
east
boston.
A
J
Sure
I
don't
want
to
reiterate
too
much,
but
the
environmental
justice
concerns
in
east
boston
go
beyond
the
airport.
I
think
that
on
the
whole
people
think
of
the
airport,
when
they
think
of
the
burden
that
is
in
east
boston
but
east
boston
also
has
the
majority
of
the
home
heating
fuel
stored
for
the
entire
region.
All
of
the
jet
fuel
stored.
We
have
less
open
space,
less
trees,
more
air
pollution.
We
have
more
traffic
per
square
area
going
through
east
boston.
We
have
subways,
we
have
highways.
J
J
J
I
know
it's
not
a
thing
that
we
think
about
because
it's
not
super
accessible
with
all
of
that
industry
around
chelsea
creek,
but
there
are
a
lot
of
small
animals
that
will
live
in
chelsea
creek
and
that
will
spawn
in
chelsea
creek
that
go
out
to
the
ocean
that
will
be
affected
by
the
radiation
from
this
plant
as
well
as
children.
But
smaller
organisms
are
affected
by
this.
So
it
is
a
huge
wetlands
issue,
the
the
fact
that
there's
been
a
complete
lack
of
transparency
in
this
process.
J
We
have
completely
failed,
and
I
I'm
saying
we
all
of
us
as
a
society
at
every
single
eversource
meeting
and
we
all
know
they
failed
to
notify
people
properly.
They
sent
somebody
out
into
the
community
that
didn't
speak.
Spanish
spanish
speakers
had
no
idea
what
this
was
about.
They
thought
their
electric
bill
was
getting
cut
off
and
eversource.
Let
that
go
for
years.
It's
been
disgusting,
but
what
has
happened
and
the
lack
of
transparency.
J
That's
happened
is
at
all
of
these
meetings
and
we've
had
everybody
talk
down
from
senator
warren,
senator
congresswoman,
ayanna,
presley
all
of
our
city
councilors,
our
state
senators.
Our
state
representative
people
have
been
at
these
meetings
with
the
community
to
listen
to
what
the
electrical
facilities
sightings
board
in
eversource
is
proposing.
J
The
two
people
that
were
missing
from
all
of
those
meetings
were
the
governor
and
the
mayor.
This
is
a
huge
issue.
It
was
a
state
matter.
The
governor
should
have
been
there.
The
governor
lieutenant
governor
should
have
been
there.
The
mayor
should
have
been
there
at
least
to
listen
to
the
testimony
of
these
people.
It
didn't
happen.
There
has
been
a
complete
lack
of
transparency
all
along.
There
are
people
that
come
to
meetings
now
who
are
from
other
parts
of
the
city.
That
say,
oh
my
gosh.
I
can't
believe
this
is
happening.
J
J
I
think
this
is
a
perfect
chance
to
kind
of
change
the
paradigm
that
we've
been
going
along
with
in
boston,
to
say
we
are
a
climate-ready
city
to
say
we
are
for
climate
justice
and
to
do
something
like
this
with
eversource
to
have
somebody
from
inspectional
services,
send
a
letter
to
sign
away
the
rights
of
the
city
of
boston
and
for
the
residents
on
their
behalf
to
say,
eversource,
go
ahead,
there's
no
problem
with
boston.
We'll
let
it
go
is
disgusting.
J
We
need
to
start
a
new,
we
need
to
have
a
new
day.
I
understand,
there's
a
new
administration
and
going
forward,
I
think,
boston.
We
need
to
say
what
we
mean
and
mean
what
we
say
like
lydia
mentioned
earlier,
talking
out
both
sides
of
their
mouth.
I
feel
like
there's
a
whole
lot
of
green
watching
that
goes
on
in
boston.
We
say
we
care
about
the
climate.
We
say
we
care
about
the
community.
J
We
say
we
care
about
environmental
justice,
but
our
actions
show
otherwise,
and
I
think
that
this
is
a
perfect
way
to
just
put
this
out
there
to
put
this
out
there
for
the
entire
city
to
see
this
is
happening.
What
would
you
think,
how
do
you
feel
about
it?
Would
you
want
it
moved
somewhere
else?
Would
you
want
it
to
stay?
J
It's
a
non-binding
referendum,
we're
not
asking
for
you
know
the
people
to
decide,
although
that
would
be
amazing,
we're
just
asking
for
a
non-binding
referendum
to
have
that
information
out
there
in
a
transparent
fashion
and
that
that's
about
it.
I
think
that
my
my
other
friends
here
are
covering
all
of
this.
Thank
you.
K
Yeah
hi
good
morning,
everybody
frank
o'brien,
I'm
calling
over
from
from
roslindale
on
behalf
of
the
allendale
coalition.
Our
our
address
is
44
allendale
street
in
in
jamaica,
plain
much
has
been
said,
and
thank
you,
council
edwards
for
holding
the
hearing
in
chief
white
hammond
for
not
just
on
being
here,
but
for
all
your
work
and
as
well
as
the
commissioner
tavares
who
helped
in
her
staff
who
helped
process
the
petition
helped
guide
residents
through
the
process.
K
K
This
issue
is,
as
john
said,
is
both
illustrative
of
of
the
way
things
have
been
done
in
the
past
and
really
can't
and
shouldn't
continue
in
terms
of
land
use
decisions,
imposing
outcomes
on
communities
with
really
no
input.
So,
just
from
a
procedural
point
of
view,
the
the
fact
that
residents
need
to
go
to
a
ballot
measure
just
shows
that
the
process
just
just
broke
down
and
a
lot
of
the
focus
on
on
eversource
has
been
at
the
state
level.
You
know
the
facility
siting
board,
but
there's
a
huge
city.
K
So
the
first
one
was
the
land
swap
that
john
mentioned.
That
was
done
without
any
public
review
and
it
moved
it
allowed
for
the
creation
of
a
great
library
over
in
east
boston.
But
it's
side
cited.
You
know
in
the
the
proposal
for
the
substation
right
next
to
a
long-standing
east
boston
business
as
well
as
sensitive
resources,
and
that
set
in
motion
we're
kind
of
where
we
are
today.
K
K
So
what
happened
was
a
series
of
behind
closed
doors
decisions
which
ultimately
ended
up
a
soccer
field
was
being
was
displaced
and
in
a
flood
risk
zone
a
non-water
dependent
substation
was
located
so
that
sort
of
series
of
planning
decisions
was
with
no
community
review
or
input
at
all.
The
second
had
to
then
heather
mentioned.
This
was
the
city's
waiver
of
rights.
K
Now
rights
are
hard
fought.
You
know
you
don't
just
sort
of
wave
public
rights
to
review,
but
yet
that's
what
happened
by
a
letter
from
then
inspectional
services,
commissioner
buddy
christopher
to
to
ever
source
saying
we're.
The
city
is
okay,
the
city
lost
a
significant
level
of
review
by
that
waiver,
and
that
waiver
was
done
without
any
public
discussion
and
then
the
the
third
thing
there
was
the
land
swap.
K
Then
there
was
the
waiver
and
then
the
third
thing
that
that
was
of
of
concern
had
to
do
with
the
conservation
commission's
approval
of
this
project
and
a
lot
of
people
myself
and
a
whole
bunch
of
others.
City-Wide
conservation
law
foundation,
mass
audubon,
you
name
it
all.
The
way
down
to
groups
like
in
you
know
at
port
norfolk.
That's
the
you
know:
tinian
beach
is
very
much
at
risk.
K
All
these
inland
neighborhoods,
which
is
why
there's
an
important
nexus
here,
put
a
lot
of
time
and
work
into
getting
the
wetlands
ordinance
passed
with
two
key
elements
which
were
additive
right.
It
was
an
environmental
justice
component.
It
was
a
climate
change
component,
both
individually
and
cumulatively,
and
the
the
commission
appointed
by
mayor
walsh
was
very
well
within
its
powers
to
deny
the
permit.
K
K
But
that
didn't
happen.
So
there
was
the
land
swap
there
was
the
the
waiver
and
then
there's
a
conservation
commission.
So
this
is
very
important
city.
Why
we're
you
know
committed
out
this
way
to
help
bring
the
word
out
and
explain
it
and
finally,
in
in
closing,
I
want
to
thank
the
neighbors
from
nubian
square
who
gave
us
this
idea
in
the
first
place.
K
I'd
well
remember,
going
past
nubian
notion
that
was
like
one
of
the
great
landmarks
with
ben
dudley
and
the
the
neighbors
and
nubians
said
you
know
we're
going
to
take
matters
into
our
own
hands
as
a
citizens,
democracy,
and
so
we
use
their
work
as
a
template,
and
so
we're
very
appreciative
of
that
and
look
forward
to
carrying
this
forward
in
the
weeks
and
months
ahead.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
very
much
for
that
background
in
helping
us
to
understand
you
know
kind
of
how
the
process
did
break
down,
and
I
I
couldn't
have
said
it
better
frank
that
the
fact
that
we're
responding
with
a
non-binding
public
resolution
so
that
they're
very
clear,
no
one
can
say
that
there
is
an
inconclusive
result
or
that
the
community
is
is
torn.
We
want
to
be
very
clear,
not
just
east
boston,
but
the
entire
city
of
boston
says
no
to
this
substation.
A
I
also
appreciate
you
bringing
up
the
con
com
and
again
one
of
the
levers
that
was
created
by
I
think
councillor
wu
just
turned
on
just
came
on
to
the
to
the
I
think
counselor.
Where
are
you
on
monster
wu
just
came
on,
and
I
just
wanted
to
add
that
that
was
one
of
the
levers
that
she
helped
to
create
and
we
actually
she.
You
are
correct-
that
counselor
wu
counselor
sabi
george
councillor,
flaherty
myself
and
councilwoman.
A
E
Darn
it
in
one
second,
but
I
will
just
say
that
I'm
here
very
long
time
and
oh,
can
you
hear
me
yep,
okay,
and
I
just
want
to
especially
thank
the
new
administration
for
coming
out
in
support
as
well.
It
makes
a
big
difference,
there's
a
huge
cost
to
inaction,
there's
a
huge
cost
to
delay.
We
saw
that,
with
the
passage
of
the
wetlands,
ordinance
that
if
we
had
passed
this
earlier,
if
the
regulations
have
been
promulgated
already,
we
would
have
been
in
a
different
spot
with
this.
E
A
L
L
We
have
great
people
here,
but
one
of
the
big
challenges
here
is
that
you
constantly
have
to
split
your
time
between
activism
and
living
here,
because
we
we
can't
just
simply
enjoy
our
neighborhood
because
we're
a
place
that,
since
I
moved
here,
I
felt
like
things
are
done
to
east
boston,
rather
than
things
are
done
for
east
boston,
and
I
think
you
know,
as
of
late
we've
had
some.
You
know
some
great
representation.
L
That's
been
helping
us
out
in
in
kind
of
standing
up
to
some
of
these
bigger
interests,
and
I
mean
we've
had
with
some
of
our
former
representative
representatives.
We
had
a
you
know,
a
casino
proposal
that
was,
you
know
brought
to
us.
That
was,
I
mean
literally.
The
legislation
was
written
to
put
a
casino
next
to
a
horse
track
in
east
boston.
L
We've
had
to
fight
airport
expansion
since,
like
the
beginning
of
time,
we
lost
a
you
know
an
olmstead
park
at
wood
island
park
to
airport
expansion
more
recently,
they've
expanded
turn
their
expanding
terminal
e
and
lifted
a
parking
freeze
that
was
put
on
the
airport
to
minimize
the
traffic
that's
coming
through.
Here
we
have
tanks
along
the
chelsea
creek
and
now
this
eversource
station-
and
I
think
you
know
this
is
a
really
great
opportunity
for
our
representation
to
really
show
that
they're.
L
L
We
ran
into
this
challenge
before
with
the
with
the
casino-
and
you
know
you
know
it
was
really
designed
to
be
just
in
our
neighborhood
in
order
to
kind
of
get
that
approved,
and
you
know
the
voices
were
loud
enough
here
to
say
you
know
what
maybe
we
aren't.
We
aren't
really
ready
for
something
like
that.
L
M
You
councillor
edwards
it's
good
to
be
here
listening
to
all
this,
and
I'm
really
really
hopeful
hearing
all
these
wonderful
voices.
Speaking
for
environmental
justice
across
the
city.
Thank
you,
reverend
mariama,
chief
white
hammond.
I
know
you
as
reverend
mariama
keep
using
that
that
term,
but
I
I
feel,
like
your
very
appointment
to
the
position
of
chief
of
environment,
energy
and
open
spaces
is
an
indication
of
a
new
day
for
the
city
and
being
the
ej
person
that
you
are
so.
M
So
I'm
really
glad
that
this
on
this
particular
issue
we're
coming
together
across
the
city
and
this
ballot
measure
is
making
that
even
more
possible.
I
appreciate
that
so
I
just
want
to
make
a
couple
of
points
there
on
consular
woo's
point
about
their
tools
in
our
toolbox
that
we
should
be
using
the
local
wetlands
ordinance
was
first
proposed
in
2013.
M
M
So
when
the
council
passes
a
resolution,
that
means
it's,
it's
should
be
effective
immediately,
meaning
it.
The
reason
for
it
to
be
passed
is
that
it
is
something
that
we
want.
Yes,
yesterday
right,
ideally,
so
how
do
we
figure
out
a
way
in
the
city
where
such
urgently
recognized
resolutions
and
ordinances
were
passed
with
at
most
speed?
M
That's
something
that
that
we
need
to
figure
it
figure
out,
because
the
concom
said
repeatedly
well,
we
wish
we
could
consider
the
spirit
of
the
local
wetlands
ordinance,
but
we
can't
because
the
regulations
haven't
promulgated
yet
for
many
of
us.
Those
terms
for
the
first
time
were
hearing
that
we
thought.
Oh,
the
ordinance
has
passed
great,
but
no,
not
quite
well.
The
city
has
to
figure
out
how
exactly
to
implement
that
so,
and
that
makes
sense
that
makes
complete
sense.
M
But
how
long
will
that
take
and
that's
along
the
lines
of
many
other
ordinances,
good
ones,
that
the
city
has
passed?
That
is
really
built
upon
great
values
and
good
for
this
city
and
in
terms
of
justice,
environmental
and
other
forms
of
justice
across
the
board.
So
I'm
really
curious
to
know
how
we,
as
a
city,
figure
out
how
to
implement
ordinances
really
really
quickly,
and
the
other
point
I
wanted
to
make
is.
M
How
can
we
get
ahead
of
this
and
start
fighting
for
things
that
are
good,
and
how
do
we
keep
an
extractive
and
exploitative
system
from
constantly
figuring
out
the
things
that
we're
always
put
in
a
position
of
having
to
fight
against
and
how,
as
we
people,
you
know
everybody?
I
hear
here
on
this
call,
as
has
been
one
in
their
voice
in
terms
of
how
we
need
to
do
everything
we
can
for
environmental
justice.
So
how
do
we
figure
out
a
way
where
we
come
up
with
a
solution?
M
We
say
this
is
the
need
for
east
boston.
These
are
the
energy
needs
for
east
austin.
The
community
is
underserved
in
many
ways,
and
it's
a
climate
justice
and
an
environmental
justice
community.
How
do
we
figure
out
the
energy
solutions
for
this
growing
changing
community
in
a
way
that's
resilient,
and
that's
just
how?
How
do
we
as
a
city
work
on
that
and
so
that
we
are
not
like
it
put
in
this
position,
as
I
said
of
reacting
to
a
proposal
that
someone
else
comes
up
with
based
in
their
own
systems
of
status
quo?
M
A
Well,
put
come
on,
I'm
so
glad
you're
here
and
I'm
so
glad
you
acknowledged
that
they're
we
don't
build
the
tools
that
we
create.
If
we
don't
actually
exercise
them,
then
a
lot
of
this
can
be
for
naught
and
it
is
all
of
our
as
heather.
You
noted
it's
it's
it's
it's
a
collective
way
of
who
didn't
do
right
and
it's
a
collective
way.
Who's
got
to
fix
this
as
well.
So
thank
you.
A
I
want
to
go
now
to
the
actual
language
of
the
question
and
make
sure
that
we're
clear
on
on
the
actual
proposed
this
is
this
would
be
the
ballot
question
that
goes
to
the
people
of
boston,
and
I
wonder
if
we
should
think
about
clarifying
some
points
and
I'm
not
married
either
way.
This
is
not
a
criticism.
This
is
literally.
This
is
the
permanent
question.
A
So
that's
the
question
basically
move
from
one
to
the
other,
so
some
feedback,
I've
gotten
is
if
we
wanted
to
make
it
less
about
just
east
boston.
Maybe
we
should
take
the
word
these
boston,
alps
and
then
just
simply
have
it
be.
Do
you
support
like
either
relocating
it
to
logan
airport,
which
might
be
more
of
a
general
conversation
because
well,
logan
report
is
something
everyone
kind
of
understands.
They
all
benefit
from.
A
That's
one
suggestion
also,
maybe
describing
it
a
little
bit
more.
So
in
a
eversource
electric
substation,
it's
an
eversource
high
voltage.
So
we
should
be
clear.
It's
like
20,
it's
it's
not
a
little
itty
bitty
thing.
We
should
call
it's
a
high
voltage,
it's
2700
square
feet
or
something
like
that.
It's
not
a
tiny
thing.
It's
a
massive
infrastructure
and
also
put
in
where
it
is
it's
by
the
chelsea
creek.
A
So
those
those
kinds
of
contacts
might
be
more
helpful
for
the
average
person
who
may
not
be
familiar
and,
let's
be
honest,
a
lot
of
people
are
not
gonna.
Have
the
background
to
know
what
this
is.
So
the
questions
got
to
give
the
background
and
also
give
the
urgency
as
well.
Does
that
make
sense,
I'm
gonna
I'm
gonna
now
shut
up,
and
if
people
raise
your
hands,
if
you
have
suggestions,
I
want
the
conversation
to
happen.
A
B
B
So
it
is
really
important
that.
However,
we
write
this,
that
it
is
in
the
most
accessible
way
and
that
that
wouldn't
even
require
having
what
a
substation
is
right.
So
I
think
I
I
think,
the
more
the
more
intentional
we
are
in
framing
it.
I
love
the
high
voltage.
That
is
something
that
is
very
visual.
B
I
I
can
see
and
actually
even
feel
that
when
I
hear
you
say
it
so
I
I
think
that
the
language
needs
to
be
as
descriptive
and
as
easily
translatable
as
possible,
because,
especially
because
of
the
community
right,
so
I
I
think
that's
something
that
I'd
like
to
urge
and
then
I
just
want
to
get
some
clarity.
It
seems
like
this
is
going
to
be
something
that
the
whole
entire
city
of
boston
will
will
vote
on
right.
B
So
I
do
believe
just
kind
of
dropping
the
east
boston
situation,
so
it's
not
so
regional
will
will
will
help.
People
understand
that
this
impacts
us
all,
regardless
of
where
it
is
because
if
they
come
for
east
boston,
most
likely
they'll
come
for
you
if
you
live
in
rozenda
or
anywhere
else.
So
I
think
that
that
inclusivity
is
really
important
so
that
we
can
set
the
stage
that
this
will
not
be
happening
in
any
of
our
neighborhoods
and
so
that
they
will
even
think
about
doing
so
in
the
future.
B
A
C
C
So
that
would
be
the
approach
that
is
taken
and
we
would
do
the
translation
so
whatever
is
agreed
upon,
we
would
ask
that
the
election
department
has
the
language,
at
least
by
september
1st.
That
will
allow
us
enough
time
to
get
it
translated
for
the
ballot
ballots
in
the
city
are
available
in
chinese
chinese,
vietnamese,
spanish
and
english.
So
we
would
need
enough
time
to
translate,
have
the
language
translated
and
that's
what
it
would
be.
J
Is
the
proximity
of
this
proposed
substation
to
both
the
playground
and
equidistance,
millions
and
millions-
and
I
don't
know
exactly
how
many
maybe
18
million
gallons
of
jet
fuel,
are
something
like
400
feet
or
away,
or
something
to
have
that
be
in
proximity
to
the
playground
and
the
million
gallons
of
jet
fuel
high
voltage
substation
in
the
middle
is
a
thing.
It's
part
of
this.
Why
this?
It
needs
to
be
moved,
and
I
don't
know
if
there's
a
way
to
use
very
specific
but
very
straightforward
language,
without
getting
into
making
it
too
complicated.
J
To
understand
that
it's
you
know,
I
always
use
it
like
it's
being
sandwiched
between
the
playground
and
these
million
gallons
of
jet
fuel.
I
don't
want
to
use
that
specific
language.
I
feel
like
using
something
like
sandwich
between
when
you
translate
it.
You
lose
what
the
meaning
is,
but
having
that
put
between
the
high
voltage
substation
between
the
playground
and
the
million
gallons
of
jet
fuel,
I
think,
is
key
to
helping
people
understand.
A
So,
and
and
tell
me
if
the
language
it
says
away
from
so
we
we're
proposing
a
long
I'll,
just
say
it
again.
Do
you
support
relocating
an
eversource
high
voltage
electric
substation
now
proposed
along
the
chelsea
creek
at
400,
condor
street
away
from
nearby
homes,
parks
and
flood
risk
areas
to
an
alternate,
safe
and
secure
location
such
as
within
logan
airport,.
A
H
H
We
have
been
fighting
this
for
so
long
and
I
worry
that
if
we
just
leave
it
open
and
just
saying
you
know
airport
to
just
send
it
in
that
direction
and
given
the
other
descriptions
which
are
very
important
too,
I
worry
that
that's
not
going
to
be
that
informative,
especially
to
our
neighbors,
and
the
other
thing
I
wanted
to
suggest
is
arabic.
I
know
you
are
including
a
lot
of
languages
in
there
and
I
really
appreciate
that,
but
I
think
arabic
is
also
very
important
to
add.
C
A
M
We
don't
want
anywhere
in
the
city
and
but
I
also
like
heather's
idea
of
putting
maybe
one
statement
before
the
question
itself.
That
says
this
is
what's
being
proposed
in
east
boston,
so
that
will
let
people
know
that
the
proposal
is
in
an
ej
neighborhood
right.
They
will
have
the
background
and
then
the
question
is:
do
we
want
to
allow
this
anywhere
in
boston?
And
they
can
answer
that
so
that
to
me
sounds
like
a
way
to
address
what
heather
brought
up
and
also
addressing
what
sandra
brought
up.
A
You
know
like
do.
I
support
go,
but
yes,
but
yes,
I
supported
going
over
to
logan.
Do
you
see
how
some
the
again,
how
how
quick
a
person's
heads,
I
think
they
want?
I
think
most
are
going
to
want
to
do
the
right
thing,
but
they're
going
to
be
like
yes,
wait?
No,
no!
I
don't
support
it.
Wait!
Yes!
So
I'm
wondering
if
there
might
be
unintended
confusion,
because
we
are
all
in
this
in
our
headspace
john.
You
raised
your
hand.
G
E
E
G
Know-
and
that's
just
somebody
who
has
heard
about
it
because
they're
on
a
list
serve
about
climate
related
stuff
or
something
like
that
for
people.
The
other
argument
we
get
a
lot.
Actually
we
hear
it
from
members
of
the
conservation
commission,
sometimes
or
or
other
folks,
just
online,
where,
like
posters
on
universal
hub,
will
say.
Well,
these
people
don't
want
electricity.
You
know
where
do
you
think
you
know
you're
you're
using
a
computer
now?
Where
do
you
think
that
how
that
juice
is
coming
from?
G
However,
there
is
needed
infrastructure,
I
don't
think
anyone
is
saying
we
need
to
become
luddites
and
like
pennsylvania,
dutch
and
the
horse
and
buggy,
or
something
no
we're
going
to
have
electric
cars.
There's
that
stuff
is
going
to
be
happening.
However,
the
infrastructure
needs
to
be
something
different.
That's
all
beyond
a
referendum
question,
so
I'm
not
exactly
sure
if
you
slip
a
double
negative
in
the
referendum.
A
Right,
I
could
see
myself
literally
outside
saying
vote
against
the
substation
vote
against
the
substation
right
and
then
they're
going
to
be
like
get
a
get
the
card
that
says
yes
like.
Yes,
you
want
to
re
like
remember
how
how
you
know
I
see
the
chief
has
raised
her
hand
she's
an
amazing
organizer
go
ahead
chief.
D
I
just
I
have
worked
on
ballot
initiatives.
I
got.
I
cut
my
teeth
on
ballot
initiatives
in
california,
where
we
had
some
similar
challenges
and
you
have
to
be
sure
you're
going
to
have
consistent
messaging,
because
we
worked
on
a
ballot
initiative
where
people
said
I
voted
no
and
they
were
supposed
to
vote
yes,
but
they
thought
they
were
voting
in
support
of
what
we
did.
So
I
think
you
just
need
to
be
extremely
clear:
you'll
need
to
choose
the
name
of
your
campaign
to
clarify
what
it
is
that
you
want
to
do.
D
When,
generally,
if
you
want
people
to
be
clear
that
they
you
don't
want
something,
then
you
should
choose
something
that
orients
towards
no,
and
if
you
want
people
to
vote
for
something
you
choose
something
that
orients
towards.
Yes,
I
understand
the
complexity
of
you're
saying
no
to
and
yes
to.
I
just
want
to
be
very
clear.
I
have
lived
through
real
experiences
where
people
have
walked
out
thinking
that
they
supported
one
thing
and
accidentally
supporting
another.
So
I
think
that
that
is
something
to
think
about.
D
We
could
talk
about
where
they
go.
We
could
talk
about
how
they're
constructed,
not
every
neighborhood
in
the
city
of
boston
is
carrying
an
equal
burden,
but
I
don't,
I
think
it's.
It
is
disingenuous
to
tell
folks
that
we
won't
have
to
do
any
shifts
in
electrical
infrastructure
because
it
just
might
not
be
true.
D
Maybe
maybe
we
could
be
so
efficient
that
we
could
could
shift
well,
but
I
wouldn't
want
to
give
people
that
impression,
because
I
think
it
would
give
them
a
false
sense
that
we
can
prepare
for
the
climate
realities
mitigate
everything,
that's
going
on,
and
no
tough
decisions
will
need
to
be
made.
I
think
in
this
case,
what
we
are
saying
is
when
those
tough
decisions
have
to
be
made.
A
And
and
to
put
it
more
directly,
we
could
look
foolish
and
have
the
city
vote
the
exact
opposite
of
what
we
want.
I
see
a
couple
more
hands
popped
up.
I'm
going
to
put
this
suggestion
to
you
guys
this
is
inspired
by
the
chief
as
well,
but
what
about
a
sentence
that
this
may
be?
I
get
it
if
you
don't
like
it,
but
just
here
should
eversource
be
able
to
build
a
high
voltage,
electric
substation
and
environmentally
just
community,
near
homes,
parks
and
floods
rather
than
at
massport
industrial
land.
A
Rather
than
and
then
there's
the
alternative
right,
john,
that
you
mentioned,
rather
than
put
it
someplace
over
there,
so
we're
so
no
and
that
that
I
think
drives
the
hell
no,
and
so
when
we're
like
direct
about,
we
don't
believe
you
should
be
able
to
do
this.
I
think
that
and
and
the
the
context
and
the
history-
and
you
know
we
can
still
put
the
sentence
if
you
want
to
make
sure
east
boston
is
part
of
that,
as
heather
suggested
episodes
proposes
this
question:
should
every
source
be
able
to
do
this
rather
than
this?
A
A
A
K
Yeah,
just
very
briefly,
I
I
think
the
notion
of
having
a
consistent
message
and
not
having
the
inadvertent.
Yes
be,
you
know
or
inadvertent.
No,
the
theme
has
been
no
obesity,
substation
and
I
think,
keep
keeping
that
has
logic
and
value
and
we
can
do
our
offline.
You
know
flyering
emailing,
getting
out
there
talking
to
clubs
and
so
forth
to
to
give
the
context,
but
keeping
it
no
easy.
Substation.
I
think,
having
heard
the
conversation
would
be
something
I'd
kind
of
lean
in
favor
of.
M
I
agree
with
that.
I
think
it'd
be
good
to
have
a
simple
campaign
that
says
no
ist
substation,
no
on
question
three
or
whatever.
So
I
think
that's
simple
and
the
way
you
phrase
the
question
also
sounds
great:
that
what
does
drive
the
know,
whether
we
do
it
that
way,
you
that
you
propose
to
consolate
words
or
with
a
slight
modification
of
here's,
what's
being
proposed,
should
that
be
allowed,
so
there
is
no
proposal
that
is
right
now
in
the
process
except
eversource's
proposal.
M
J
Brian,
no,
it's
the
same
thing.
I
think
that,
however,
we
word
the
question:
it
should
be
clear
that
we're
asking
people
to
say
no
to
something
to
to
not
cause
confusion.
I
think
that's
that's
a
valid
and
good
point
that
we
should.
We
should
really
consider
that
we
don't
want
to
make
it
unclear
what
we're
asking
people
to
do.
What
we're
asking
for
is
an.
L
I
think
we
need
to
bring
a
tighter
contrast
to
like
residential
neighborhood,
because
I
was
thinking
you
know
like
now
proposed
in
a
residential
neighborhood
to
logan
airport,
making
that
contrast
real
tight
in
that
first.
You
know
sentence
somehow
just
because
just
to
make
that
stark
contrast,
I
think
is
important.
L
But
as
far
as
the
vote-
yes
or
no-
I
don't
know
it's
always
a
it's
a
tricky
one,
because
you
try
to
anticipate
what
the
eversource
campaign
will
be
like
they'll,
be
like
vote
yes
for
electricity
or
vote
yes
for
boston,
or
you
know
what
I
mean
like
try
to
anticipate
yes
for
jobs.
I
don't
know
they
always
pull
that
one
in,
but
just
trying
to
anticipate
what
that
might
be
to
understand
how
how
this
language
should
be
so,
but
anyways.
A
You
can't
put
it
on
a
runway,
but
if
you
said
massport
industrial
land,
they
might
be
more,
they
might
get
the
con.
We
understand
what
it
means
to
be
near
logan
airport
and
how
big
it
is.
Someone
in
another
part
of
the
city
has
no
idea
what
we're
saying
when
we're
saying
put
it
on
an
airport.
That's
why
I
thought
massport
made
more
sense,
massport
industrial
land
or
something
like
that.
L
A
G
M
A
Yeah,
it
depends
right,
I
mean
some
are
and
some
are
you
know
they're
marine
industrial
non-industrial
massport
has
residential.
Oh,
does
it
have
president
it
does.
I
mean,
look
at
east
boston's
waterfront.
It's
got
so
you're
right.
If
I
we
put
in
mass
portland,
some
people
will
be
like
that's
where
I
live.
That's
where
my
apartment
is
so
we
want
to
stick
with
the.
M
A
L
D
Again,
I'm
not
I'm
not
necessarily
saying
I
do
think
no
is
easier,
but
I
I
do
also
note-
and
it
is
unfortunate
but
true
that
sometimes
it's
easier
to
promote
higher
and
anger
than
it
is
to
inspire
hopefulness.
But
I
always
wish
that
that
we,
we
could
be
doing
more
to
inspire
hopefulness.
I
think,
if
you're
asking
people
to
vote
for.
D
Yes,
I'm
not
saying
you
don't
want
to
include
this
piece
about
the
airport
and
I
thought
you
could
use
auxiliary
industrial
airport
land
as
opposed
to
just
at
logan
or
airport.
But
you
know
that's
a
interesting
phrase,
but
but
I
do
think
that
if,
if
there
is
a
yes,
the
yes
is
to
environmental
justice
and
under
environmental
justice
again,
we
would
not
ask
the
same
communities
to
always
bear
all
the
burden.
D
The
burden
would
be
more
evenly
and
equally
distributed,
and
that
could
be
what
you
go
for,
but
you,
I
think
you
need
to
take
substation
out
and
you
need
to
say
an
ordinance
on
environmental
justice
so
that
people
can
say
yes
to
environmental
justice
with
the
specifics
of
this
particular
project.
Linkedin.
But
again,
I
think,
no
matter
what
the
key
is.
You
people
have
to
know
what
they're
voting
for
or
what
they're
voting
for
or
against,
and
that
will
be
really
key.
G
G
G
G
But
still
saying
no,
because
it's
it's
no
to
this
project
as
it
currently
is,
but
I
think
that
needs
to
be
front
and
center
on
the
question
and
then
at
the
tail
end
of
it.
There
can
be
this
rather
than
putting
it
in
a
location
that
makes
sense
and
say:
oh
yeah,
well,
no
yeah,
we
should
put
it
over
there.
G
It's
it's
yeah,
it's
still
a
sort
of
a
challenge,
but
I
think
the
the
running
thing
for
this
has
been
no
all
along,
and
I
think
people
relate
to
that
in
terms
of
the
projects
that
come
into
their
neighborhood,
that
they
don't
want,
whether
it's
an
industrial,
a
land
use,
that's
noxious
or
land
use.
That
is
just
incompatible
with.
What's
currently
there
people
are
used
to
saying
no,
we
just
don't
want
to
leave
the
question
open
so
that
it
ends
up
being
that
we
say
no
to
everything.
G
You
know
that
little
tag
line
in
there
helps
say
that
there
is
an
alternative
and-
and
I
and
like
I
said
I
think
a
lot
of
this
goes
beyond
the
question
I
mean
as
long
as
we
have
it.
The
question
makes
sense
for
you
know
for
those
that
that
look
at
the
legality
and
everything
of
the
ballot
question.
If
this
is
a
legit
question,
we
want
to
make
sure
that's
the
case,
and
then
the
burden
of
messaging
is
on
us
to
do
between
now
and
november.
A
J
There
was
just
one
little
point
I
like
I
don't
know
how
I
feel
I
don't
think
it's
a
good
idea
to
put
airport,
I
think
massport
or
like
massport,
but
also
maybe
just
specifying
non-residential
like
secure
industrial
residential,
something
like
that
that
it's
not
gonna
be
in
somebody's
neighborhood
next
to
the
playground.
You
know
behind
their
house
that
that
might
be
something
to
fit
in
there.
J
B
I
wanted
to
go
back
to
an
earlier
point
that
sandra
made
in
regards
to
the
translation,
and
I
really
do
appreciate
you
know
the
the
the
fact
that
the
way
the
city
law
is
written
up.
It's
you
know
the
top
percentage
of
languages,
but
I
do
think
that
there
is
an
opportunity
to
think
about
our
residents,
who
are
arabic
speaking
and
what
exceptions
can
be
made
to
ensure
that
everyone
has
access
to
the
information
in
the
languages
that
are
in
the
highest
percentage
like
in
east,
boston
and
other
places.
B
I
just
feel
like
I.
It
might
sound
like
a
little
bit
of
extra
work
and
I
know
nobody
needs
that
during
this
big,
crazy
election
cycle
that
we're
about
to
have.
But
I
do
think
that
you
know
in
the
sense
of
making
sure
that
everybody
is
able
to
access
the
information.
I'm
just
curious.
What
can
be
done?
Maybe
even
even
if
it's
during
the
outreach
and
the
campaign
side
of
things
where
we
have
literature
that
is
translated
in
multiple
languages,
including
arabic.
That
might
be
a
way
to
resolve
that
issue.
B
If
it's
possible,
I
I'm
just
advocating
for
it
just
because
I
want
to
make
sure
that
everybody
can
hear
it
and
understand
it
and
vote,
especially
since
it's
going
to
impact
their
lives.
I
think
that
we
are
always
looking
at
what's
in
the
law
and
that's
what
we
abide
by,
but
sometimes
we
just
need
to
hold
ourselves
accountable
to
what
these
times
require
and
what
we're
going
to
do
to
ensure
that
everyone
has
access
to
the
information.
So
that's
just
something
that
I
want
to
just
put
out
there.
A
That
might
also
be
helpful,
like
a
facebook
page
things
like
that,
as
this
begins
to
grow
so
that
you
can
you
know
you
can
you
know
you
know
you've
heard
of
the
internets
and
all
those
fun
things
I
sound
so
old.
Funny
daddy,
you
know,
I've
heard
those
things
there's
a
twitter
and
whatnot,
but
you
guys
know
how
to
move
online.
You
don't
need
my
fights
on
that.
Come
on.
M
So
it's
hard
to
make
adjustments
that
are
specific
to
certain
communities,
but
we
may
have
to
just
do
that
in
order
to
be
morally
upstanding
as
a
city,
you
know,
if
east
boston
had
been
a
town
unto
itself,
it
would
have
been
right
up
there
with
chelsea
in
terms
of
its
covet
impact,
and
that
also
translates
to
resources,
support
and
all
those
things,
but
we're
a
neighborhood
of
the
city
of
boston.
So
our
numbers
get
diluted
in
the
city.
M
But
on
going
back
to
the
ballot
question,
I
wonder
how
many
people
actually
read
the
question
fully
and
most
people
who
go
all
the
way
down
the
ballot
to
where
the
questions
are
and
answer
the
question
one
way
or
the
other
have
been
exposed
to
the
campaign
from
one
side
or
the
other
before
and
they're
the
ones
who
answer.
I
think
very
few
people
go
down
to
parts
of
the
ballot
that
they
they're
not
already
familiar
with.
A
Thank
you
so
this
we
we
can
continue
to
have
the
conversation
about
the
question.
I
don't
want
to
belabor
it
too
much
by
the
because
you
want
to
kick
off
and
eventually
be
moving
on
the
question
itself,
get
it
to
the
mayor
for
her
to
sign
and
then
get
it
out
the
door
we
do
have
until
november,
and
I
know
by
it's
a
minimum
35
days
before.
Obviously
we
would
not
wait
that
long.
A
So
what
I
would
suggest
is
those
the
folks
who
initiated
this,
who
pushed
for
this
and
got
it
there.
We
have
a
lot
on
the
table.
I'd
love
to
hear
back
from
you
like,
through
your
formal
channels
of
email,
about
your
thoughts
on
some
final
language.
We
could
schedule
a
working
session.
I
will
do
my
best
to
put
it
in
the
evening
time.
I
want
you
to
know
this
was
this
is
hard
to
get
this
one
now
we're
in
the
middle
of
budget
season
when
we
have
three
or
four
zooms
a
day.
A
So
this
was
a.
This
was
a
begging,
counselor,
bach
and
other
folks
to
allow
for
us
to
kind
of
jump
in.
So
we
got
this
time,
but
I
will
do
my
best
to
try
and
get
an
evening
working
session
so
that
we
have
fine
finalizing
the
language
and
almost
a
celebratory
moment
like
here.
We
did
this
moment
and
so
we
can
get
that
done.
Okay,
then
that
goes
to
the
mayor
for
her
to
sign,
get
it
on
the
ballot.
A
F
Yes,
I'm
sorry,
I
put
my
hand
up.
I
don't
know
if
you
see
it
because
of
the
zoom
screens,
and
I-
and
I
also
see
commissioner
tavares
has
her
hand
up
too.
Oh,
my
goodness,
yeah
no
I'll
just
be
quick.
I
was
doing
a
lot
of
listening
and
want
to
thank
you
again
for
your
leadership
and
for
hosting
the
hearing,
including
during
budget,
but
also
the
residents
as
well.
F
I
was
mainly
listening
in
because
I
appreciated
the
comments
at
the
beginning
and
what
we've
been
hearing
too
around
just
the
lack
of
transparency
and
community
process
and
how
this
can
show
up
in
every
neighborhood.
It
has
around
a
whole
host
of
projects
and
how
this
solution
could
be
one
solution
and
a
toolkit
of
tools
that
residents
could
use
to
respond
to
when
process
has
frankly
broken
down
or
hasn't
existed
at
all.
F
So
I
really
appreciate
the
advocacy
of
the
residents
talk
about
bottom-up
approach,
and-
and
you
know
I
took
my
legal
hat
off
frankly,
because
you
guys
are
talking
through
the
language,
but
one
of
the
things
I
did
want
to
say
is
usually
simple
is
better,
particularly
when
you
get
out
there
and
you're
campaigning
around
it,
but
also
to
you
know
for
a
future
state.
When
this
actually
passes
the
council
gets
signed
and
ends
up
on
the
ballot.
F
We
have
incredible
infrastructure
from
the
cpa
campaign
from
other
ballot
questions
that
already
exist
of
people
who
are
ready.
I
think
to
mobilize
around
something
else
of
significance
and
meaning,
of
course,
not
only
in
the
context
of
yeasty,
but
also
how
this
shows
up
and
affects
the
entire
city.
F
So
looking
forward
to
continue
the
conversation
around
how
we
all
mobilize
that
infrastructure,
particularly
district
councillors
with
their
respective
districts
but
also
citywide,
of
course
that
was
used
in
the
past
around
some
very
meaningful
ballot
questions
and
given
the
short
time
frame,
of
course,
and
just
all
the
issues
that
will
be
pres
that
will
come
up.
I
think
that
infrastructure
is
critical.
So
thank
you
for
hosting
the
hearing.
Of
course,
thank
you
to
your
residents.
Thank
you
to
commissioner,
and
thank
you
to
our
chief
as
well.
A
C
Thank
you,
council
campbell
and
just
to
echo
what
she
said.
Simple
language
is
best.
Let's.
I
just
want
to
keep
in
mind
that
we
do
have
to
translate
this,
and
if
we
can
keep
this
ballot
to
a
one-pager,
it
would
be
ideal.
Eskanon
said.
Sometimes
voters
tend
to
overlook
the
ballot
questions,
so
keeping
it
to
a
one-page
ballot
would
be
ideal,
especially
if
we
do
end
up
with
more
than
one
ballot
question,
for
whatever
reason
we
can
go
to
a
longer
ballot
and
we
would
try
to.
A
C
A
Thank
you,
so
I
don't
know
if
counts
of
any
other
counselors
are
here
counselor
here,
counselor
campbell.
If
you
wanted
to
say
any
concluding
remarks,
we're
going
to
go
ahead
and
end
the
today's
hearing,
and
I
will
notify
for
the
working
session
again
we're
going
to
try
and
push
it
towards
an
evening
time
or
at
least
later
in
the
day
finish
the
language
get
it
done.