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From YouTube: First Phase Bartlett Station Ribbon Cutting
Description
Join Mayor Marty Walsh, Nuestra Comunidad, Windale Developers, Harvard, and Dudley Square residents as they celebrate the ribbon cutting for the first stage of the Bartlett Station development in Roxbury. The first two buildings in this development will create 76 new homes, as well as 13,300 square feet of community oriented storefronts on a once vacant MBTA property. This development represents more than a decade of planning, advocacy and hard work by the Roxbury community.
A
A
A
I'm
just
gonna,
be
your
MC
call
folks
up
some
recognize
some
folks
who
pooped
over
here,
who
may
not
be
speaking
and
just
to
get
some
of
those
I,
definitely
want
to
give
a
shout
out
to
the
Neary
to
folks
who
supported
this
financially
and
otherwise
in
including
Massachusetts
DHCD,
Matt,
C
Dill's,
here
from
Bank
of
America
Robert,
Terrell,
Lee
severity,
Susan,
morrow
and
helices
civilus
want
to
thank
them.
Kris
Scoville
from
eastern
bank,
no
Karen
Kelleher's
here
from
Liske.
B
Good
morning,
everyone
I'm
very
excited
to
be
here
with
all
of
you
today.
My
name
is
Calvin
Barbie
and
I
am
the
treasurer
of
the
nuestra
comunidad
Board
of
Directors
and
we're
here
today
with
some
of
our
best
supporters.
Like
the
mayor,
our
elected
officials,
we
also
have
some
of
my
fellow
board
members
in
the
audience
bill:
Ellsbury,
revin,
Tolentino,
Joe,
Sklar,
Scott
and
I'm
very
proud,
on
their
behalf
and
on
behalf
of
Nostra
and
window
developers,
our
staff
to
welcome
all
of
you
to
Bartlett
station.
B
It
was
nine
years
ago
today
that
Nuestra
and
wind
ale
purchased
the
former
Bartlett
yard
MBTA
bus
facility
working
with
the
community.
We
developed
a
shared
vision
for
Bartlett
station
and
today
we're
celebrating
the
first
phase
of
that
vision.
The
community
asks
for
housing
that
is
two-thirds,
affordable
and
middle-class
in
order
to
prevent
help
prevent
displacement,
and
today
seventy
six
families
living
here
will
not
be
pushed
out
by
gentrification.
B
The
community
asked
for
job
opportunities
for
local
workers
and
we've
done
that,
with
over
75%
of
construction
jobs
going
to
workers
of
color,
the
community
asked
for
the
community
ask
for
contracting
opportunities
for
minority
business
enterprises,
and
we've
done
that
with
55
percent
of
contracting
dollars
going
to
MBEs.
The
community
asked
for
permanent
jobs
and
we've
done
that
with
up
to
100
jobs
anticipated
here
on
Washington
Street.
B
The
community
asks
for
amenities
that
will
help
promote
health
for
the
roxbury
families,
and
we've
done
that
with
the
good
food
markets,
community,
supermarket
and
Liberty
Fitness.
Opening
later
on
this
year,
the
community
asked
for
beautiful,
open
spaces
for
families
to
enjoy
with
arts
that
reflect
rocks,
buries
unique
history
and
culture,
and
we've
done
that
there
are
plans
for
a
new
public
arts,
Park
called
Oasis
at
Bartlett
right
here.
B
Behind
this
building,
in
fact,
there's
a
family,
Arts
Day
happening
this
Saturday
right
here
on
Bartlett
patio
and
there's
an
Arts
Festival
happening
next
month
on
September
28th
and
finally,
the
community
has
to
be
involved
in
all
the
planning
for
Bartlett
station
and
we've
done
that.
The
buildings
today
and
the
plans
for
building
over
320
new
homes
across
the
site
were
created
with
the
help
of
our
elected
officials,
the
Roxbury
strategic
master
plan,
Oversight
Committee,
the
Bartlett
project
review
committee,
many
local
neighborhood
associations
and
many
many
individual
neighbors.
C
C
That
up
is
so
important
because
this
project
will
be
over
in
those
companies
and
those
workers
will
be
looking
for
another
place
to
go
and
the
skills
that
they
attain
on
this
job
so
important.
So,
thank
you.
No
extra
for
your
great
work.
We
stated
everyone.
Applause
I
want
to
thank
city,
councilor,
Kim,
Janey
who's
with
us
today,
who's
a
champion
represent
China
Tyler
who's.
Here
today
is
a
champion
and,
and
then
the
other
elected
officials
they
show
up
one.
C
Thank
you
for
being
here
today
we
have
the
president
of
Harvard
Larry
back
out
who's
here,
I
had
the
chance
to
meet
Larry.
Last
year
he
took
over
his
new
president
of
Harvard
University
and
in
in
years
years
past
the
Harvard
president
was
focused
on
the
school
of
Harvard.
Obviously
Harvard
University
Larry
and
his
predecessor
is
focused
on
Harvard,
obviously,
but
also
focused
on.
How
do
we
create
better
opportunities
and
better
connections
to
the
neighborhood?
This
is
not
his
first
time
the
communities
he's
all
over
the
city.
C
He
wants
say
we
talk
all
the
time
about
different
things.
They
want
to
do
it,
have
it
and
he
ties
it
into
what
they
will.
How
do
they
tie
into
the
community
of
Boston
Roxbury
Dorchester
Mattapan?
How
do
we
create
opportunities?
How
do
we
get
more
opportunities
to
those
kids,
our
kids
in
these
neighborhoods?
It's
actually
not
just
drive
by
Harvard
or
go
there
for
a
program,
but
actually
go
there
for
school.
So,
mr.
president,
thank
you
very
much
for
you.
C
Do
there's
a
a
lot
of
community
partners
here
today
and
I'm,
not
gonna
name,
you
all
cuz
I'll
get
in
trouble
if
I
forget
somebody,
but
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
making
this
happen
as
a
look
around
there's
a
collaboration
of
a
lot
of
great
institutions
that
you
represent
and
a
lot
of
great
people
here.
Thank
you
very
much
for
being
here
and
making
this
happen
in
companies
and
other
things
that
I
hear.
Thank
you
to
the
community.
C
Congratulations.
This
is
an
amazing
day.
I
mean
I.
Remember,
I
was
a
state
rep
back
when
this,
when
this
conversation
was
going
on
in
thinking
about
what
the
vision
would
be
for
here
and
in
seeing
that
you
have
in
order
to
get
the
full
map
built
out,
you
need
the
first
project
done
and
you
need
to
get
that
first
step.
C
You
can't
run
if
you
can't
walk
and
you
can't
walk
if
you
can't
crawl
and
you
can't
kroff
can't
roll
Wolverine,
and
this
is
so
exciting
today,
really
the
start
to
see
this
beautiful
area
to
come
in
this
project
to
come
into
fruition.
So
thank
you
to
the
community
as
well
off
for
all
your
great
work,
and
there
is
one
guy
that
I
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
because
it's
his
60th
birthday,
that's
Paul,
Grogan.
C
Today's
his
birthday,
you
know
I
got
a
text
from
a
friend
of
his
earlier
today
and
he
said
today's
Paul's
birthday,
you're
gonna,
see
him
later
on.
So
I
told
you
that
don't
know
Paul
Grogan,
you
should
know
Paul
Grogan
he's
the
head
of
the
Boston
foundation
in
the
investments
that
they've
made
into
all
of
Boston
in
so
many
different
areas
have
been
amazing
whether
it's
been
housing
or
environmental
justice
or
anything
they
do.
They
do
so
much
violent.
Thank
Paul
and
happy
birthday
to
you.
C
Paul
today,
we're
celebrating,
as
you
heard,
the
first
phase
of
outland
station
this
would
you
know
this
was
a
vacant
land
owned
by
the
state?
We're
gonna
have
an
incredible
mix:
mixed
use,
transit,
oriented
development.
You
can
see
on
my
the
map
to
your
right,
my
left,
what
it's
going
to
look
like,
and
you
can
see
the
map
to
my
right.
Your
left,
the
MBTA
and
that's
a
brand
new
Orange
Line
train
right
there
in
the
middle
of
that.
So
we're
gonna
make
sure
the
new
Orange,
Line
trains
they're
coming
right
by
this
area.
C
So
you
see
that
here
but
but
it
is
exciting
and-
and
you
know,
76
affordable
units,
as
you
heard,
but
one
thing:
I
want
to
pop
out
five
units
for
homeless
individuals
for
an
area
that
we're
focusing
on
in
the
last
five
years
with
house
1900
or
chronically
homeless
people
in
the
city
of
Boston
that
are
in
a
home
today,
and
we
have
to
continue
that
work.
So
there's
so
much
work
that
we
have
to
do.
C
This
is
also
it's
also,
as
was
mentioned:
Washington
Street,
you're
gonna
have
good
food
market
moving
in
soon
grocery,
providing
access
to
fresh,
healthy
food,
a
kitchen
classroom
and
job
training,
so
they're
gonna
have
that
on
Washington
Street
we
have
a
brand
new
Dunkin
Donuts
down
the
street.
We
have
a
lot
of
activity
happening
right
here.
A
lot
of
you
see
a
lot
of
ladders
on
homes.
You
see
a
lot
of
people
remodeling
and
fixing
and
cleaning
you
go
right
into
Dudley
square.
C
The
same
thing
we're
working
in
seeing
storefront,
so
we're
gonna
be
working
to
improve
we're
working
with
different
organizations
to
really
really
work
to
make
sure
that
people
take
pride
in
their
community.
Many
of
the
people
that
owned
businesses
down
and
Dudley
the
buildings
they
don't
live
in
the
neighborhood,
but
we
want
them
to
know
they
make
their
money
here.
So
if
you're
gonna
make
your
money
here,
make
sure
you
fix
your
building
as
well
as
that's
what
we're
gonna
be
asking
you
to
do.
C
It's
gonna
be
a
fitness
center
here,
amenities
that
you
see.
Oftentimes
people
talk
about
the
sub,
also
on
the
front,
and
you
know
they
got
this
and
they
get
that
and
they
get
this
and
they
get
that
and
other
places.
Don't
have
it
grocery
store
here.
They
don't
have
it
fitness
center.
They
have
a
few.
We
have
some
it's
important
for
us
to
make
sure
that
the
amenities
that
every
neighborhood,
depending
where
it
is
come
to
this
community
in
this
neighborhood
viola
station,
took
more
than
a
decade
to
plan.
C
There
was
advocacy,
hard
work
by
the
Roxbury
community
again,
I
want
to
thank
Nuestra
and
I
want
to
thank
when
Dale
and
I
want
the
community
I
want
to
thank
all
of
you
for
what
you've
done
this
process
truly.
What
is
it?
It
was
a
community
driven
process
and
that's
something
that
that's
really
important.
People
should
be
very
proud
of.
As
I
mentioned
earlier.
C
We
celebrated
three
developments
this
week,
Paris
village
in
East,
Boston,
New,
Castle
Saranac
in
the
Fenway
area,
every
single
one
of
these
projects
that
we
were
working
where
we're
preserving
housing
or
building
new
housing.
It
has
partnerships,
you
can't
do
it
alone.
The
city
can't
do
it
alone.
The
state
can't
do
it
alone.
Individuals
can't
do
it
alone.
Community
groups
can't
do
it
alone.
We
to
work
together.
We
have
to
continue
to
get
move
together
and
that's
what's
special
about
Boston
is
that
we
truly
do
work
together.
We
work
together.
C
C
C
Right
now,
these
uncertain
times
of
not
having
federal
investment
makes
our
job
even
more
important
oftentimes.
We
sit
myself
and
chilla
Dylan
who's
here
from
the
from
my
housing
department.
When
I
became
the
mayor
in
2014,
we
realized
that
we
were
having
a
lot
of
interest
in
people
wanting
to
come
into
the
city
move
into
the
city.
We
realized
that
we
didn't
know
at
the
time
we're
on
the
bubble
of
creating
120,000
new
jobs.
C
In
five
years
we
didn't
realize
that
Boston
was
gonna,
just
take
off
and
already
taken
off,
but
just
take
off,
but
what
we
did
realize
we
didn't
have
enough
housing
and
we
put
together
a
housing
plan
to
create
53,000
units
in
new
housing
by
the
year
2030
to
get
to
700,000
people
in
population
and
a
year
and
a
half
into
that.
We
realized
that
our
goal
is
we're.
Gonna
shatter
this
goal
and
in
the
demand,
that's
so
much
higher
than
that.
So
we
upped
our
housing
goal
to
69
thousand
units
by
the
year
2030.
C
That
includes
16,000,
affordable
units,
and
it
also
allows
us
to
continue
to
maintain
our
lead
in
subsidized
units
in
the
country.
But
we
didn't
know
back
in
2014-2015
is
that
we
didn't
have
a
lot
of
investment
in
federal
government
back
then,
but
we
didn't
realize
that
we
were
gonna.
Have
the
almost
zero
investment
in
federal
government.
C
We
didn't
realize
that
we
don't
have
a
housing
plan
nationally
and
the
challenges
that
we're
facing
here
in
Boston
other
cities
and
towns
across
America
are
facing
the
same
challenges
with
not
having
opportunities
for
people
to
live
in
being
forced
out
of
their
home.
Those
things
we
can't
we
couldn't
stand
by
and
let
that
happen
in
Boston.
You
know
we
did
was
we
we
try
to
be
creative.
We
might
not
be
perfect,
but
we're
leading
the
country
in
a
lot
of
different
ways.
C
We
went
out
and
raised
the
inclusionary
development
funds
where
a
million
dollars
came
into
this
project.
We
went
out
and
looked
at
linkage
where
a
million
dollars
came
into
this
project.
Those
are
just
two
million
dollars
that
host
piece,
something
together.
We
still
have
more
work
to
do
and
I
would
ask
us
rather
than
point
fingers
each
other.
How
do
we
work
together
collectively
to
push
the
national
policy?
The
national
conversation
on
housing:
how
do
we
make
sure
that
everybody
in
our
city
in
our
state
and
our
country
has
a
place
to
live
at
night?
C
We're
dealing
with
a
lot
of
challenges
with
addiction
and
with
homelessness
and
with
families
you're
just
a
poor,
and
how
do
we
make
sure
they
have
opportunities
to
live
in
a
safe
place?
A
clean
place,
a
place
that
they
can
walk
out
the
front
door
and
take
a
right
and
go
to
a
supermarket?
Take
a
left
go
to
a
fitness
center
grab.
A
cup
of
coffee
sit
in
a
clean
Park,
whatever
it
might
be.
That's
our
job,
that's
what
our
job
is
and
that's
all
of
our
jobs
collectively
and
I
just
want
to
again.
C
C
And
I
can't
stress
enough
and
I
can't
thank
enough.
The
people
who
made
this
first
phase
aboutlet's
station
happen.
So
if
you
were
just
sitting
in
on
a
meeting,
if
you
convince
a
your
boss
to
lend
money
to
this
project,
if
you
were
part
of
a
conversation
whatever
you
were,
whoever
you
are,
the
people
that
are
gonna
clean.
This
building
I
want
to.
Thank
you
all,
because
that's
what
we
should
do.
We
are
one
community
here
in
the
City
of
Boston
and
we
need
to
continue
to
move
forward.
C
A
Brad
Campbell
is
here:
Maggie
super
Church,
Janet,
Daisley,
Alex
link
ow,
and
they
put
money
into
the
supermarket
and
the
other
healthy
features
of
this
development.
They're
gonna
do
more
across
Boston
in
the
Boston
area
for
mass
development
who
helped
to
clean
up
the
contamination
in
the
ground.
David
Bancroft
is
here
from
the
EPA
on
the
federal
level.
Sean
Dixon
Frank
Gardner
are
here
who
helped
has
also
helped
us
clean
up
the
contamination
from
Boston
Medical
Center,
who
put
money
into
the
supermarket
the
fitness
center
Kate
Walsh
CEO,
dr.
Theo
James,
dr.
A
Megan
sandal,
so
those
are
just
some
of
the
partners
to
help
really
promote
this
development.
Is
as
an
emerging,
healthy
neighborhood,
so
now
I'd
like
to
call
up
our
next
speaker
who's,
only
two
two
and
a
half
years
into
her
tenure
as
the
state
rep
here,
stepping
into
the
shoes
of
a
long-serving
state,
rep
and
already
a
tremendous
champion
Roxbury
and
all
of
all
of
her
district
I
like
to
call
up
Chyna
Tyler.
Our
state
representative.
D
Good
morning,
everyone,
thank
you
so
much
for
that
introduction.
David
again,
my
name
is
Chyna
Tyler
state
representative
of
this
district,
the
seventh
Suffolk
district
and
simply
put
on
a
lifetime
Roxbury
resident,
which
is
the
reason
why
I'm
even
more
happy
to
be
here
today
before
I.
Go
into
my
quick
remarks.
D
But
if
I
were
to
add
on
to
anything
that
he
said
that
this
project
is
very
very
vital
because
it
gives
individuals
and
families
who
may
not
otherwise
have
had
the
opportunity
to
live
in
Boston
to
stay
in
Boston
but,
more
importantly,
and
the
most,
the
most
vibrant
neighborhood
of
Mall
Roxbury.
So
I
appreciate
you
all
for
that,
and
so
I
look
forward.
So
I
know
this
is
one
one
of
many
phases.
D
So
I
look
forward
to
continuing
to
support
you
David
in
your
team
and
making
sure
that
this
entire
project
comes
true
and
I
look
forward
to
continue
to
cut
many
more
ribbons
with
you.
So
next
really
quickly,
I'd
like
to
introduce
a
gentleman,
that's
from
a
small
town
like
ours
here
in
Boston,
on
Pontiac
Michigan,
to
be
exact.
D
E
Good
morning,
everybody,
it's
really
a
pleasure
and
an
honor
to
be
here
with
all
of
you
as
we
celebrate
this
remarkable
achievement.
This
remarkable
place
here
in
Roxbury
I
want
to
thank
mayor
Walsh
for
being
here.
Councilor
Janie,
Sheila,
Dillon,
members
of
the
Bartlett
station
sort
of
development
team
and
community
and
Nuestra
for
all
they've
done
to
help
make
today
possible.
Just
being
here,
is
a
bit
of
a
homecoming
for
me.
I,
look
out,
I,
see
all
sorts
of
old
friends
from
different
parts
of
my
life.
E
I
spent
24
years
teaching
in
the
Department
of
Urban,
Studies
and
planning
at
MIT,
and
it's
been
fun
just
to
come
back
and
meet
former
students
of
mine
who
are
here.
Former
colleagues
of
mine
who
are
here
are
people
that
I've
interacted
in
my
life,
not
just
at
at
MIT,
but
then
during
my
ten
years,
at
Tufts
and
and
now
at
Harvard
as
well,
I
want
to
say
a
special
thanks
to
representative
Tyler.
E
Let
me
tell
you:
Harvard
is
as
proud
of
you
as
you
are
of
your
affiliation
with
Harvard.
We
appreciate
your
continuing
support
for
what
we
are
trying
to
do
in
the
community.
Our
efforts
to
collaborate
as
as
well
as
your
your
own
leadership,
which
I
think
is,
is
what
we
all
need
at
this
time.
This
country
needs
more
leaders.
It
needs
more
leaders
who
are
committed
to
extending
opportunity
to
future
generations,
just
as
it
has
been
extended
to
so
many
of
each
of
us.
This
is
a
time
when
people
need
a
chance.
E
We
need
to
make
sure
that
the
American
Dream
does
not
die
and
I
think
opportunities
like
this
projects
like
this
are
evidence
of
of
that.
So
thank
you
very
much
for
your
leadership
and
we
are
proud
to
have
you
as
our
representative,
because
you
also
represent
the
Longwood
Medical
area,
which
includes
a
bunch
of
schools
at
Harvard.
So
thank
you
represent
Tyler
I.
Think
the
challenge
for
of
developing
affordable
housing
in
Boston
is
a
challenge
that
we
all
face
and
everybody
has
a
stake
in
it
and
to
find
solutions
to
this
will
require.
E
E
E
We
enjoyed
a
long-standing
relationship
with
liske
with
bluehub
capital
and
came
to
Cambridge,
affordable
housing,
trust
and
they've
enabled
us
to
work
together
with
with
our
community
partners
to
create
and
preserve
now
over
7,000,
affordable
housing
units
across
more
than
a
hundred
and
eighty
developments
in
Boston
and
Cambridge
over
the
past
decade
and
I'm.
Pleased
that
we
are
thank
you.
E
We
actually
made
an
announcement
on
our
campus
just
yesterday
that
that
we
were
doing
this.
It
came
out
in
the
Harvard
Gazette
and
I
received
an
email
from
a
member
of
our
community,
the
Harvard
community,
actually
a
very
senior
level
administrator
at
Harvard
and
I,
had
no
idea
about
his
story,
but
I
want
to
share
the
email
with
you
because
I
think
it.
E
It
speaks
to
the
importance
of
affordable
housing
for
literally
everybody
in
Boston
about
11
years
ago,
my
family
qualified
for
housing
assistance
in
Cambridge,
my
wife
and
I
both
come
from
families
very
meager
means
back.
Then
I
was
a
postdoc
at
Boston's
Bustan,
Children's
Hospital,
my
small
small
family
included,
my
wife
and
two
kids
ages,
14
and
16.
Those
were
hard
times
for
us
financially
as
a
postdoc
I
worked
in
the
lab
every
day,
as
well
as
in
outside
jobs.
On
the
weekend,
mostly
cleaning
houses
to
make
ends
meet.
E
We
were
living
paycheck
to
paycheck
for
the
most
part.
Until
we
heard
about
the
Cambridge
housing
assistance
program,
though
it
was
not
part
of
the
Harvard
Inn
issued
an
ich
ative.
As
far
as
I
know,
our
Cambridge
based
program
helped
us
to
buy
our
own
condo
first
floor
in
a
typical
three-decker
on
a
nice
little
street
in
North
Cambridge,
our
small
condo
is
the
first
home
I
have
ever
owned
or
lived
in
that
wasn't
on
wheels
or
rented.
E
We
would
have
never
been
able
to
purchase
our
own
home
without
the
Cambridge
program.
It
allowed
us
to
put
down
roots
in
Massachusetts
and
no
doubt
facilitated
my
own
ability
to
remain
here
as
a
member
of
the
Harvard
community
over
many
years
to
say
that
we
are
grateful,
doesn't
even
come
close.
It
changed
our
lives.
Programs
like
this
change
lives
for
all
sorts
of
people,
all
of
us
at
one
point
or
another
need
to
break.
We
needed
somebody
who
believed
in
us.
E
We
needed
institutions
that
got
together
to
invest
in
us
to
be
able
to
help
us
find
a
better
path
forward.
We
are
incredibly
proud
and
humbled
to
be
part
of
this
community
that
has
come
together,
so
many
different
organizations
to
make
affordable
housing
possible
for
people
in
Roxbury,
in
Greater
Boston
and
in
Cambridge.
It's
a
privilege
to
work
with.
All
of
you,
we
will
be
here
for
you
in
the
future.
Thank
you
very
much.
A
A
So
I
just
want
to
make
sure
recognize
the
folks
who
really
made
it
happen
on
the
ground
and
appreciate
their
work
and
and
now
I
want
to
introduce
our
city
councilor
Kim
Janey
for
a
Roxbury
for
district.
Seven,
who
is
it
like
representative
Tyler
and
the
mayor,
a
true
champion
for
Roxbury
I,
think
a
number
is
to
remember
the
packed
room
at
the
bowling
building,
maybe
four
months
ago
about
the
concerns
around
gentrification
that
brought
the
entire
community
together.
A
Some
of
us
ran
another
packed
room
earlier
this
week
at
the
the
central
Boston
Ella
services,
trying
to
address
the
impact
of
the
opioid
crisis
humanely
in
Roxbury,
and
she
that's
just
two
examples
of
how
she
truly
works:
to
pull
everyone
together
to
work
in
a
positive
direction
for
positive
change.
Let's
bring
up
our
city,
councillor,
Kim
Janey,.
F
Thank
you,
so
much
I
will
be
very
brief.
You've
heard
from
a
number
of
speakers
who
have
said
it
best.
My
name
is
Kim
Janey
I
grew
up
right
on
that
Street
right
there
right
off
a
Lambert,
Ave,
North
Fork
Street
here
in
Roxbury,
and
have
spent
most
of
my
life
in
this
community
when
I
lived
there
on
Norfolk
Street
as
a
little
girl.
F
It
was
such
a
big
deal
when,
for
the
first
time,
I
could
kind
of
go
to
the
store
by
myself
around
ten
or
eleven
years
old,
and
then,
when
I
could
venture
off
down
Dudley
to
go
to
Spinelli's
or
it's
a
nubian
Ocean
going
to
Woolworths
or
robles.
That
was
I.
Think
for
many
of
us
who
grew
up
in
this
community.
F
A
heyday
of
what
being
in
Roxbury
and
close
to
Dudley
square
was
in
terms
of
the
businesses
here
in
this
community,
and
I
want
to
highlight
that,
because
this
is
an
opportunity,
yes
for
affordable
housing
and
to
make
sure
that
our
our
neighbors
and
our
residents
are
not
displaced.
But
it
is
also
an
opportunity
to
support
the
businesses
here
in
our
community.
F
Yes,
indeed,
and
you've
heard
you've
heard
that
this
has
been
a
long
time
in
the
making
I've
been
on
the
council
now
for
19
months,
but
nine
years
ago,
at
those
meetings
at
the
Dudley
Library
I
was
there,
and
that
was
it
was
tough
to
really
come
up
with
a
shared
vision,
one
that
is
driven
by
the
community
and
I
will
say.
I
want
to
end
where
we
began,
and
so
you
mentioned
all
of
the
things
that
the
community
wanted.
F
You
know
the
importance
of
celebrating
the
Arts
and
recognizing
Dudley
square
as
a
cultural
district,
making
sure
that
we
were
expect
respecting
green
space
here,
making
sure
that
obviously,
we
had
the
the
housing
that
we
need
in
terms
of
making
sure
folks
are
not
displaced
from
this
community.
All
of
that
is
happening
here,
and
that
is
so
important.
F
We've
got
to
make
sure
that
we
have
economic
opportunities
to
grow
as
well,
and
so
here
we
have
housing
that
will
provide
a
safe
place
for
families
here
in
our
community,
but
also
as
a
way
of
supporting
small
business
and
so
I'm
very
excited
to
be
here.
I'm.
Very
grateful
for
all
of
the
people
who
made
it
happen.
I
want
to
shout
out
our
mayor
for
his
role
in
this
and
all
the
city
departments.
I
see
Sheila
here.
I
know
that
she
does
amazing
work.
F
Certainly,
my
colleagues
in
government
at
the
state,
yes
give
it
up
for
all
of
the
city
folks,
as
well
as
the
state
folks.
All
of
those
who
have
brought
resources
to
bear
certainly
want
to
thank
David
and
and
waster,
and
his
team
and
Wendell,
and
all
of
the
folks
that
are
here,
but
particularly
the
Highland
Park
community,
for
all
of
their
amazing
advocacy
and
engagement,
to
make
sure
that
this
project
would
come
to
light
and
that
it
would
meet
the
needs
of
this
community.
So
I'm
just
grateful
and
excited
and
ready
to
cut
the
ribbon.
A
G
Good
morning,
this
is
a
beautiful
day
we
were
here
about
two
years
ago
and
it
was
about
95
degrees
and
everybody
was
melting.
What
I
want
to
do
a
lot
of
times
and
when
you
have
these
types
of
events,
you
don't
see
the
people
that
really
were
in
the
trenches,
so
we
want
to
honor
them,
and
so,
if
you
had
anything
to
do
with
building
this
building
cleaning
this
building
whatever
come
up
and
stand
right
here,.
G
This
is
enough,
you
know
one
time
effort.
This
is
an
effort
that
started
30
years
ago,
when
myself
and
George
10
here
and
Edward
farriers
started
our
company.
We
noticed
that
we
were
under
representative
as
far
as
minority
contractors
and
what
we
needed
was
that
we
needed
to
be
ready
for
opportunity
and
opportunities
that
we
shared
are
being
passed
on
from
company
to
company.
We
have,
we
have
a
a
woman,
Business
Enterprise
here
that
did
the
sprinkler
system
for
both
buildings
76
units
we
have
electrical,
we
have
carpenters.
G
All
of
these
people
are
this,
isn't
their
last
job.
This
is
just
the
beginning
because,
as
you
can
see,
this
is
quality
work,
and
this
is
only
a
fraction
on
some
of
the
guys
are
shy
and
they
they
haven't
come
come
come
up
but
I
last
time,
I
was
here,
I
read
a
quote,
and
it
said
some
men
see
things
as
they
are
and
ask
why
I
dream
things
that
never
were
and
ask.
Why
not
I
want
you
to
know.
G
The
a
playwright
named
George,
Bernard
Shaw
wrote
that
and
the
Kennedys
all
of
the
Kennedys
Robert
John
and
Teddy-
they
all
used
it
in
paraphrased
it.
But
what
I'm
trying
to
say
is
that
when
you
see
things
as
they
are,
they
won't
remain
as
they
are,
but
we
need
to
be
intentional
about
changing
things
and
I
think
we
are
intentional.
G
People
are
growing
like
the
mayor
says
that
go
from
from
this
project.
They
go
to
the
hotel.
They
are
doing
a
lot
of
work
here,
you're
going
to
see
these
phases,
because
these
are
quality
craftsmen.
We
have,
we
have
a
shortage
of
quality
craftsmen
here
and
we
need
to
train
and
that's
why
I
want
to
ask
the
mayor
to
make
sure
that
we
get
Madison,
Park
vocational
up
and
running.
G
Not
only
for
you,
but
for
adult
adult
education
as
I
go
by
Blue,
Hill
Regional
at
night
is
full
and
all
the
ladders
on
the
rack
and
it's
full
of
adults,
adult
education,
so
the
kids
have
to
have
parents
that
are
making
a
good
living
to
work
in
Boston.
So
we
need
that
type
type
of
services
and
we
have
one
of
the
biggest
facilities
in
the
state.
G
G
G
G
You're
right
has
the
same
view
as
we
have
I
remember
in
the
1980s,
seeing
John
Sullivan
riding
up
and
down
the
street
with
an
f250
and
that's
how
he
started
and
we've
been
friends
with
Metro
equipment.
The
Sullivans
they've
been
integral
into
bringing
quality
construction
here
and
we
work
with
Chris
on
this
job
and
his
his
his
his
Foreman
might
kind.
So
all
of
these
things
are
not
spurred
a
moment.
It
takes
time.
G
G
So
they
say
some
some,
some
things,
travel
and
I
think
this
travels
and
we
want
us
to
travel
because
when
this
job
ends,
we
want
to
go
with
you,
because
you
think
that
we
are
the
quality
contractors.
So
I
want
to
thank
the
people
on
the
ground.
The
people
that
have
you
know
been
in
the
trenches
for
the
last
well,
we
say
13
years
because
it
was
nine
and
then
we
were
preparing
to
buy
the
property
three
years
and
prior
to
them.
G
So
it's
been
an
arduous
process,
but
we
we
stuck
it
out
and
we
have
people
like
you
guys
and
our
funders.
You
know
some
I.
Thank
you
all
there's
many
of
you
and
I
hope.
You
think
it's
worth
the
investment
to
come
back
and
fill
this
up
and
fill
this
gap
in
because
there's
no
no
good
thing
comes
when
there's
a
gap.
Okay.
Thank
you
very
much.