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A
A
This
is
the
former
site
of
the
Boston
state
hospital,
where
my
dad
worked
for
35
years.
I've
actually
been
on
this
property
since
I
was
probably
10
years
old
riding
my
bike
over
to
bring
him
lunch
while
he
was
working
so
now.
You
know
this
is
a
very,
very
special
place
for
me.
I
am
Pat
Spence
on
the
Mass
Audubon
board,
but
have
been
win.
The
Boston
Nature
Center
Sanctuary
committee,
forever
I
lost
track
and
actually
I
started
coming
here
with
my
kids.
That's
how
important
this
place
is
before
the
building
was
built.
A
So
an
art
and
supporter
of
everything
that
goes
on
for
all
of
our
communities.
Here,
the
Boston
Nature
Center
has
been
transformed
over
the
past
two
decades
into
an
urban
gym,
with
two
miles
of
trails
and
boardwalks,
leading
through
Meadows
woods
and
wetlands.
More
than
15
thousand
visitors,
family
children
and
volunteers
enjoy
the
Nature
Center
the
green
spaces
and
educational
programs
annually.
The
BNC
offers
licensed
camps
and
nature
preschool,
providing
children.
Our
future
tree
planters
and
climate
change
activists
with
nature-based
outdoor
experiences
and
ensuring
that
every
child
can
I'm
not
starting
over.
A
A
Because
last
year
was
just
too
hot
in
the
city,
we
need
more
trees.
Today,
hundreds
of
native
trees,
shrubs
and
perennial
plants
will
be
planted
in
the
area
right
behind
us,
transforming
a
Barren
gravel
space
into
a
healthy
Forest
that
will
create
a
shady
accessible
entrance
to
our
wonderful
67,
acre
Sanctuary,
while
being
a
vital
piece
of
climate
resiliency
for
the
neighborhood
and
a
place
of
peace
and
joy,
and
that's
very
important
as
well.
Now,
thank
you
to
the
volunteers
in
Mass,
Audubon
staff,
Erica,
home
Urban,
ecologists,
property
managers.
A
A
Where
there
are
tremendous
work
on
this
project,
an
amazing
partnership
with
Mass,
Audubon
and
I'm
about
to
conclude,
but
I
was
also
mentioned-
that
I
could
say
that
I'm
also
with
the
urban
farming
Institute
I'm,
the
head
of
the
urban
farming
Institute
and
I
I
was
I,
was
informed.
I
could
do
this
short
commercial
that
we're
we're
having
our
seedling
sale
tomorrow
at
487,
Norwalk,
Street
and
mayor
Wu
said.
I
could
do
this
so
come
get
your
seasonings
tomorrow
from
10
to
2
at
the
urban
farming
Institute.
A
So
climate
change
is
here
and
must
be
dealt
with
aggressively
and
as
I
sat
in
my
dentist
chair
yesterday.
Talking
with
my
dentist,
we
concluded
yesterday
that
there
is
no
other
place
we
would
rather
live,
but
in
the
city
of
Boston,
under
the
amazing
climate-focused
neighborhood
focused
inclusive
leadership
of
our
wonderful
dedicated
mayor,
Michelle,
Wu.
B
B
B
That's
some
of
what
we're
going
to
announce
today
and
a
big
piece
of
that
in
terms
of
leadership
of
the
city
is
the
Boston
city
council,
so
I
want
to
welcome
and
thank
City
councilor
Ricardo
Arroyo
City
councilor
Kendra
Lara
for
their
leadership
and
for
being
here
we
will
you'll
hear
right
after
me
from
president
of
Mass
Audubon
David,
O'neil,
David
O'neill,
then
board
chair
for
our
speak
for
the
trees,
Liz
Lou
clothes
and
then
we'll
invite
our
counselors
up
to
say
a
few
words
as
well,
and
then
we'll
we'll
do
the
planting.
B
So
thank
you
again
for
for
being
with
us.
I
know
it's
incredibly
sunny
and
hot,
so
I'm
gonna
make
my
way
through
here.
Every
time
we
pull
in
here,
I
just
am
filled
with
so
many
happy
memories
and
a
feeling
of
excitement.
We
come
in
the
summer
for
that.
The
couple
week
period
where
the
kids
are
participating
in
in
the
BNC
camp
with
Mass
Audubon.
B
Here
they
know
just
about
every
inch
of
where
you
can
find
all
different
kinds
of
plants
or
feathers
or
as
I
was
sharing
earlier
at
one
point,
Burrs
became
a
hot
commodity
because
they
were
cool
and
they
stick
together
and
I
opened
the
backpack
after
pickup,
and
there
was
a
gigantic
mass
of
Burrs
that
we
needed
to
figure
out
what
to
do
with
and
that
love
of
me
teacher
spills
over
into
everything
that
they
experience
on
a
day-to-day
basis,
and
so
the
work
that
Mass
Audubon
does.
B
I
want
to
thank
colleagues
in
the
administration
as
well,
who
are
here.
Our
chief
of
energy
environment
and
open
source
could
not
be
here,
but
Reverend
mariama
white
Hammond
for
steering
through
all
of
these
initiatives
and
for
making
sure
we're
learning
from
every
city
and
then
launching
programs
that
are
fit
for
Boston.
She
works
alongside
our
commissioner
of
the
environment,
Allison
brizius,
who
is
here,
and
her
team
in
the
environment
Department,
including
Zoe,
Davis
climate
resilience,
program
manager,
who
really
made
sure,
did
the
work
so
that
this
announcement
today
could
be
possible.
B
We're
also
joined
by
our
director
of
green
infrastructure,
Kate
England
by
the
executive
director
of
power,
Corps
Boston,
David,
Jefferson
and
power
core
members
who
already
made
their
way
through
much
of
the
micro
Forest
earlier
Todd
me
store.
Who
is
our
new
director
of
the
urban
forestry
division
for
the
city
of
Boston?
B
Thank
you
and
our
new
team
of
arborist,
Scott,
Dan
and
Sarah
were
so
thrilled
and
excited
to
have
you
taken
care
of
some
of
our
most
important
infrastructure
across
the
city.
Eric
James,
our
liaison
for
Neighborhood
Services
in
Mattapan
who's,
make
sure
that
we're
connecting
every
piece
of
what
our
community
needs,
including
health
and
and
green,
we're
also
joined
by
Partners
at
speak
for
the
trees
I
saw
David
is
here
Gerald
Boston,
Nature
Center.
So
thank
you.
Thank
you.
We
couldn't
be
luckier
in
the
city.
B
Oh
wait!
Ryan
wasn't
on
here
our
Parks
commissioner
Ryan
Woods.
B
Everyone
focused
on
climate,
no
matter
what
department
they're
in
the
best
green
technology
we
have
is
trees
and
you'll,
see
us
constantly
doing
press
conferences
on
trees
because
it
makes
such
a
big
difference,
and
so
here
what
was
once
a
vacant
lot
will
soon
be
a
micro
Forest
that
represents
dozens
of
native
species
and
the
the
philosophies
and
the
the
techniques
that
really
make
sure
we
can
be
on
The
Cutting
Edge
of
what
it
means
for
climate
resiliency
to
be
tangible
and
real
and
educational
for
everyone
in
our
community.
B
This
tree
canopy
will
also
help
mitigate
Urban
heat
island
effect,
increase
biodiversity
and
provide
valuable
protection
against
flooding
and
erosion.
So
thank
you
to
power
core
and
Mass
Audubon
already
for
helping
us
plant
this
micro,
forest
and
I
know
preschoolers
from
the
Nature
Center
I
think
are
going
to
help
finish
it
off
too.
B
So
we
look
forward
to
working
alongside
them
and
our
very
own
City
arborists
planting
trees
isn't
where
our
work
ends
it
where
it's
where
it
starts,
and
we
know
how
much
time
attention
and
care
it
takes
to
nurture
and
maintain
these
beautiful
specimens.
So
we
wanted
to
make
sure
that
the
Personnel
Investments
were
happening
so
that
our
residents,
who
are
lucky
enough
to
have
trees
in
our
streets
in
our
Parks,
have
that
support.
B
We
find
that
in
many
cases,
because
there's
a
gap
in
terms
of
what
is
available
in
in
that
expertise,
trees
can
become
then
seen
as
a
source
of
harm
for
breaking
up
a
foundation
or
stretching
over
and
causing
other
challenges,
and
then
they
get
cut
down
when,
in
fact,
what
was
needed
was
a
little
bit
of
extra
support
to
make
sure
that
the
the
infrastructure
was
maintained
properly.
So
today,
I'm
excited
to
announce
the
creation
of
our
tree
Alliance
in
Boston,
which
will
be
dedicated
to
supporting
canopy
growth
on
private
property
all
over
the
city.
B
This
will
help
us
address
the
more
than
60
of
Boston's
tree
canopy,
which
is
on
private
land
and
which
we,
if
we're
serious,
about,
preserving
and
expanding
this
tree
canopy.
We
have
to
not
only
take
the
public
efforts
where
we
have
full
jurisdiction,
but
also
make
sure
that
we
can
provide
support
on
private
land.
I
know
the
counselors
here
have
been
taking
the
lead
on
thinking
about
what
regulations
and
and
what
framework
will
will
make
sense
there.
B
This
program
at
the
tree,
Alliance
will
Foster
collaboration
between
private
property
owners
and
non-profits
to
preserve
and
expand
Boston's
tree
canopy,
and
it's
made
up
of
a
network
of
non-profits
from
across
the
city
led
by
Mass
Audubon
as
our
convening
partner.
So
the
alliance
will
plant
maintain
and
care
for
trees
on
private
property
throughout
the
neighborhoods,
with
funding
from
the
city
and
because
we're
committed
to
taking
an
intersectional
approach
to
climate
Justice.
B
So
this
division
was
launched
last
September
within
parks,
and
it's
a
it
represents
just
a
landmark
investment
in
the
expertise
and
talent
now
to
be
able
to
preserve
our
and
expand
our
Urban
Tree
canopy.
B
So
with
Todd
and
the
team
and
and
fully
in
place,
we
are
now
focused
on
hiring
for
our
field
Crews
as
well.
So
if
you
or
anyone
you
know,
is
looking
to
Branch
out.
Yes,
that
is
written
here
and
is
okay.
Here's
another
interested
in
joining
a
tremendous
Team,
all
right,
thanks
guys
with
some
unbelievable
people.
We
have
okay,
that's
it
that's
it!
We
have
seven
positions
available
in
our
forestry
division
and
I
definitely
want
to
hear
from
you
and
plug
you
in
okay.
C
Full
accessibility,
foreign.
B
Okay,
thank
you
so
much
everyone
for
being
here
and
I'm
going
to
pass
it
over
to
president
David
O'neill.
D
Thank
you,
mayor
Wu.
That
was
unbelievable.
Okay,
sorry
I
had
to
do
it.
It's
really
wonderful
to
be
here.
We're
so
excited
we're
so
thrilled
to
be
a
part
of
this
new
partnership
and
this
new
alliance
as
the
convener
of
community
groups
across
the
city.
When
I
think
about
days
like
today,
I
think
about
an
old
proverb,
and
it
says
the
mark
of
a
great
city
is
one
filled
with
people
who
plant
trees
under
whose
shade
they
will
never
sit.
D
I'm,
not
sure
that
there's
more
fitting
day
to
share
that
proverb
with
all
of
you.
It's
unfortunate
then,
and
yet
inescapable
fact
that
too
many
environmental
justice
communities
right
now
are
suffering
from
a
nature
deficit.
Decades
of
development
in
some
of
these
neighborhoods
translate
into
a
severe
lack
of
trees,
parks,
open
spaces
and
trails,
Tree
Service,
our
first
and
main
point
of
contact
with
nature.
D
The
trees
help
us
breathe.
Trees,
help
us
from
overheating
during
Summers,
increasingly
hotter
temperatures
and
it's
night.
It's
it's
really
not
hyperbolic
to
say
that
a
lack
of
trees
is
100,
a
public
health
issue.
That's
why
this
initiative
is
so
important.
It's
a
project
that
sits
at
the
intersection
of
some
of
the
most
critical
challenges
we
face
as
a
society
today
the
loss
of
biodiversity
and
barriers
to
experiencing
nature
exacerbated
by
the
negative
impacts
of
climate
change.
D
Aaron
Kelly
has
been
doing
triple
Duty
as
the
education
director,
I,
think,
overseeing
and
helping
the
camps
and
also
overseeing
all
of
the
Boston
Nature
Center,
and
our
regional
efforts,
and
just
last
week,
was
appointed
as
our
new
director
for
the
Boston
region.
Thank
you.
Thank
you.
Thank
you,
Eric.
D
We
have
so
many
other
people
on
Aaron's
team
and
on
other
teams
here
that
I
want
to
just
acknowledge.
By
raising
your
hand,
if
you're
with
Mass
Audubon
raise
your
hand,
this
is
terrific
and
I
wanted
to
point
out
that
Stacy
beutel
is
here
who
runs
our
new
nature
in
the
city
program,
so
Stacy.
Thank
you
for
coming.
D
Look
now.
We
have
the
opportunity
to
convene
this
new
alliance
and
really
think
about
how
to
work
with
private
landowners
to
assist
them
in
planting
and
long-term
maintenance
of
hundreds
of
trees.
That
will
benefit
communities
in
Untold
numbers
of
ways.
Most
importantly,
we'll
do
this
by
thoughtfully
collaborating
with
roughly
two
dozen
strategic
partner
organizations
that
are
led
by
and
comprised
of
people
from
historically
under-resourced
communities.
D
It's
imperative
that
the
same
people
who
live
and
work
in
these
neighborhoods
most
affected
by
lack
of
trees,
be
the
on
the
ground,
difference
makers
that
drives
the
alliances
work
forward.
Thank
you
to
all
of
our
partners
and
Mass
Audubon
staff,
who
have
made
this
incredible
micro
Forest
a
reality.
D
I
just
want
to
say:
I
was
here,
I
think
in
the
fall,
when
I
saw
the
power
core
team
tearing
out
tons
of
invasive
species
and
getting
this
site
all
set
up
for
this
incredible
Forest,
that's
going
to
be
planted
today,
but
please
know
like
this
is
just
the
beginning.
D
We
understand
how
awesome
a
responsibility
it
is
to
oversee
this
Alliance,
because
we
fully
understand
the
assignment,
ensure
future
Generations
Thrive
amongst
a
growing
and
accessible
Urban
Forest
that
keeps
neighborhoods
safe,
healthy
and
livable,
we're
up
for
the
challenge
and
with
the
help
of
Mayor
Wu
and
our
partners
we'll
succeed.
So
with
that,
let
me
introduce
our
next
speaker.
Liz
Luke
Clues
from
the
wonderful
group
speak
for
the
trees,
Liz.
E
How's
everyone
doing
what
a
beautiful
day
we're
happy
I'm
happy
to
be
here.
Let
me
just
get
my
notes
together.
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
being
here
and
thank
the
mayor
and
for
all
those
part
of
the
alliance
thank
the
children
for
providing
a
future
and
we're
going
to
help
them
bring
and
so
in
Mass
Audubon.
E
Thank
you
very
much,
also
I'm
very
excited
to
be
here,
especially
because
I
I
serve
on
the
board
of
speak
for
the
trees,
I'm,
a
landscape
designer
architect,
I,
wear
many
hats,
I
design,
Open,
Spaces,
I,
designed
a
micro
Forest,
believe
it
or
not
in
Codman,
Square
and
I
had
just
finished,
studying
on
an
academic
setting
this
type
of
garden
and
thinking
a
couple
years
ago.
Wouldn't
that
be
great?
If
Boston
had
one
of
these
and
it
was
academic
and
now
it's
real,
it's
very
exciting,
I
hope,
you're
all
excited.
E
So,
with
60
percent
of
the
available
spaces
in
private
land
that
need
to
have
trees,
it's
critical
that
we
do
this
work
together.
We
need
to
build,
expand
and
expand
the
canopy
and
offer
people
opportunities
to
learn
how
to
do
this
effectively.
We
just
heard
about
some
of
the
cases
where
people
have
trees
in
their
backyard.
E
They
don't
know
what
to
do
and
for
some
reason
they
end
up
taking
them
out,
and
so
I
believe
also
that
we
need
to
have
people
have
more
opportunities
to
be
with
their
trees
and
understand
all
the
benefits
of
trees,
and
our
work
is
to
preserve
the
trees
and
speak
for
the
trees,
in
particular,
is
working
on
ways
to
take
care
of
the
trees,
and
all
of
us
together
need
to
think
about
how
these
go
into
the
future.
E
We
talk
a
lot
about
tree
equity
and
the
reason
for
tree
Equity
to
understand
that
there
have
been
historical,
all
sorts
of
things
that
have
happened
in
our
neighborhoods,
that,
in
the
environmental
and
health
benefits,
have
not
come
equally
to
all
people,
and
so
with
more
trees.
We
can
mitigate
climate
effects
in
historically
neighborhoods
that
have
been
affected.
I'm,
sorry,
I'm,
a
little
bit
nervous.
I
should
probably
just
speak
off
the
cuff,
but
that's
probably
not
a
good
idea
either.
E
E
What
I
also
want
to
talk
to
you
about
is
the
physical
and
mental
health
benefits
of
trees.
Today,
as
I
was
driving
here
and
coming
on,
VFW
Parkway
along
a
lay
of
trees,
I
was
thinking
about
how
calm
it
felt,
even
just
driving
through
a
busy
neighborhood
and
as
I
and
I
drove
through
the
the
name.
E
This
property
I
saw
one
of
the
largest
oak
trees
that
I
had
ever
seen
and
thought
about
what
I
might
address
and
say
today
and
that
in
the
preservation
of
trees,
and
as
we
see
this
microforce
being
built,
we
are
really
thinking
about
what
we
can
do
for
the
future.
Hopefully,
if
we
do
it
right,
some
of
us
won't
be
here,
but
the
children
they
will
benefit
from
this
as
well
as
all
the
other
ways
that
people
can.
E
You
know,
air
quality
will
be
improved.
Stress
is
another
reduction
point
for
trees.
I
spend
a
lot
of
time
in
nature,
and
I
can
assure
you
that,
even
though
I
spent
time
designing
and
planning
at
the
end
of
the
day,
I
go
home
and
I
sit
under
my
trees.
E
They
also
lower
blood
pressure.
In
fact,
before
this
communing
here,
many
of
us
were
standing
underneath
the
trees
feeling
the
calming
effects
and
blood
pressure
going
down
heart
disease
is
also
another
touch
point
where
people
are
having
Health
improved
in
hospitals.
If
you
are
looking
at
Green
Space,
the
health
benefits
are
also
improved.
E
E
It
helps
mitigate
that
and
in
the
community,
as
has
been
mentioned
many
times,
the
cooling
and
the
shading
of
places
where
there
are
trees
and
forests
can
go
down
by
10
to
15
percent
in
landscape
architecture.
We
talk
a
lot
about
storm
water
management
and
trees
can
help
with
erosion
and
collecting
water
and
reducing
pollutants
going
into
water
bodies.
E
Biodiversity
was
also
mentioned.
We
want
to
increase
biodiversity
so
that
we
can
have
healthier
places
to
live,
but
also
for
climate
mitigation
and
aesthetic
value.
I
I
know
a
lot
of
trees,
I
design,
spaces,
Open,
Spaces
I
talk
about
the
beauty
of
trees,
not
just
for
their
unique
qualities,
but
I
think
if
we
learn
to
just
appreciate
them,
we
also
plant
more
of
them,
and
so
I
I
often
encourage
a
selection
of
trees.
E
Pick
very
well
so
that
you,
you
love
your
trees
and
there
are
those
that
bring
benefits,
all
sorts,
but
there
are
those
that
people
will
just
plant
more
of
them
plant,
more
dogwoods
and
Catalpa
and
lots
of
others
and
then
outdoor
recreation.
We
all
know,
certainly
of
that
and
and
the
resilience
and
most
recently
I
was
working
with
a
neighborhood
community
group
planning.
A
food
forest
and
I
was
with
a
number
of
local
residents
and,
as
I
looked
around,
I
thought.
F
F
G
Good
afternoon,
everybody
I
just
want
to
take
a
moment
to
reflect
in
silence
really
quickly
where
you
hear
the
joy
and
laughter
of
children
as
they
play
here:
the
birds
and
the
calm
and
the
peace.
This
is
actually
Mass
Audubon
in
their
Pathways
to
Nature,
actually
was
where
my
nephew
Kimani
learned
all
fun
facts
about
worms
that
we
all
got
to
hear
and
I
think
it's
really
important
to
note
that
for
all
of
the
environmental
good-
and
they
are
vital
aspects
and
trees
are
a
public
good.
G
They
are
vital
aspects
of
our
environmental
health
of
our
personal
health,
but
they're.
Also
an
important
part
of
our
emotional
and
mental
health
and
I.
Think
that
there's
an
aspect
of
this
where
trees
in
our
neighborhoods
are
not
just
a
part
of
a
very
important
Link
in
a
chain
of
defenses
for
environmental
climate
change
and
for
ensuring
that
us,
as
individuals,
are
getting
better
air
and
better
quality
of
of
living,
but
they're
also
an
aspect
that
we
have
emotional
connections
to.
They
are
things
that
we
have
emotional
claim
to
that.
G
We
are
talking
about
a
Boston
that
has
trees
for
all
that
has
walkable
parks
for
all
neighborhoods.
That
is
seeing
this
as
a
public
good
and
a
public
necessity,
and
not
not
just
something
that
we
have
in
some
places
of
the
city
and
not
in
others,
and
so
I'm.
G
Grateful
to
this
Administration
for
leading
on
this
I'm
grateful
to
my
colleagues,
rep
homes
and
and
councilor
Lara,
who
have
had
shown
great
leadership
in
the
environmental
fights
that
we
find
ourselves
in
in
this
moment,
and
I
look
forward
to
continuing
to
ensure
that
Boston,
along
with
this
Administration,
leads
every
day
when
it
comes
to
putting
together
what
a
city
or
Municipal
response
looks
like
to
the
crisis
as
of
today.
So
thank
you,
everybody
for
being
here.
G
Thank
you
for
the
work
that
you
do
to
ensure
that
young
ones
like
Kimani
and
others
like
those
who
are
playing
over
there
have
a
lifelong
love
from
nature
and
an
understanding
of
its
importance
not
just
to
themselves
but
to
all
of
us
in
community
and
so
I'm.
Grateful
to
all
of
you
for
that.
Thank
you.
H
Good
day,
everyone
I'm
Russell,
Holmes
I,
have
the
honor
of
representing,
where
we're
sitting
and
standing
I
will
too
be
aware
of,
obviously,
the
heat
that
we
all
are
sitting
in,
but
I
wanted
to
just
say
from
the
state
level.
Congratulations
Aaron
I
mean
that
is
awesome
that
that
you've
now
been
promoted
I'm.
Just
when
I
hear
that
announcement.
Does
that
mean
I
still
have
you
here
or
no?
Yes,
all
right
I
just
want
to
make
sure
so
really
back
to
congratulations.
I
just
want
to
make
sure
if
I
was
losing
you
or
not.
H
That's
a
problem
for
me,
but
okay,
great
to
to
know
that
you're
here
I
want
to
just
say
we
hear
often
about
environmental
justice,
we'll
say:
hey
environmental
justice
communities
have
been
just
so
disadvantaged
over
all
the
years
and
then
all
of
a
sudden
environmental
justice
means
something
different
to
different
people
and
I
have
said
often
that
we
have
to
listen
to
our
communities.
So
it's
so
great
to
see.
H
Fatima
Rick
and
Lisa
just
neighborhood
folks,
here
great
to
see
all
the
folks
from
the
zoo
because
of
the
fact
that
our
neighbors
and
who
we
are
communicating
to
about
what
we
want
in
our
environmental
justice
communities,
are
important.
That
is
important.
It
is
horrible
to
me
that
people
will
walk
in
not
from
the
community
and
tell
us
what
we
want
and
not
listen
to.
H
Well,
does
the
state
hospital
site
that
there
were
many
buildings
on
before,
and
so
the
challenge
has
been
where
all
these
things
were
already
built?
Let
us
build
there
and
then
make
sure
we
categorize
and
inventory
all
the
trees
and
make
sure
we
don't
cut
those
down.
Aaron
is
in
those
conversations
about
how
does
that
mean?
We
make
sure
that
we
build
a
community
that
sits
next
to
a
wonderful
space
that
many
people
don't
know
about,
that.
We
use
it.
So
we
build
a
community
that
has
seniors
in
it.
H
We
build
a
community
that
has
those
who
have
been
disadvantaged.
We
build
a
community
that
have
had
those
who
have
been
in
the
DCF
system
and
certainly
those
who
have
been
mentally
challenged,
and
that
is
why
you're
seeing
the
level
of
development
you
see
it
is
because
you
have
to.
This
is
a
neighborhood
that
who
can't
just
say
we're
going
to
just
do
nothing
but
plant
trees.
H
You
have
to
also
say
we
want
to
build
wealth
at
the
same
time
and
so
I
love
events
like
this
I
love
to
always
come
over
here
to
Mass
Audubon
and
your
whole
team,
because
of
the
fact
that
you've
certainly
been
working
with
the
community
community
to
make
sure
that
community
that
conversation
is
still
held.
So
thank
you.
Mayor,
thank
you,
Council
Laura.
Thank
you,
councilor
Arroyo,
thank
you.
Community,
oh
I
gave
he
had
all
my
folks
here
from
the
city
to
make
sure
our
parks
and
everything
this
is
what
I'm
talking
about.
H
We
want
to
make
sure
that
green
space
is
is
used
all
throughout
the
city.
So,
like
you
said,
we
want
to
be
able
to
walk
to
Parks.
Thank
you,
commissioner.
We
want
to
walk
to
Parks.
What
is
your
role
now,
your
commission?
What
is
it,
commissioner?
All
right?
We
want
to
walk
the
parks
in
our
neighborhoods.
We
want
to
walk
the
grocery
stores
in
our
neighborhood.