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From YouTube: HUD Whittier Street Housing Announcement
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Mayor Walsh joins U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Deputy Secretary Nani Coloretti to announce a $30 million grant for the Whittier Street housing development in Roxbury. The grant was made possible by HUD's Choice Neighborhoods Initiative.
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So
I
am
absolutely
delighted.
It'll
be
impossible
to
get
the
smile
off
my
face
this
morning,
although
I
am
battling
a
cold,
so
I'm
gonna
try
to
avoid
my
usual
handshakes
and
hugs
to
the
extent
that
I
can
so
that
I'm
not
passing
it
on,
but
I
would
have
to
have
one
foot
the
grade
to
miss
today's
event.
So
I
am
certainly
here.
So
without
any
further
ado.
Let's
start
the
program
I
am
delighted
to
introduce
for
her
announcement,
the
secretary
Deputy
Secretary
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development.
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We
were
blessed
to
have
the
secretary
here
as
recently
as
a
week
ago
to
announce
the
smoke-free
housing
policies
and
regulations
for
public
housing
throughout
the
city,
something
that
I
am
extremely
proud
that
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
was
on
the
cutting
edge
for,
and
we
implemented
that
four
or
five
years
ago,
so
we've
been
blessed
with
two
special
guests
would
for
two
very
important
events
in
over
a
week.
Please
a
warm
welcome
for
Nani
coloretti,
the
Deputy
Secretary
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development.
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We
don't
need
any
more
speeches
now
we're
done
notice
getting.
No.
This
is
part
of
HUDs
choice,
neighborhood
initiative
and
you
did
get
a
planning
grant
four
years
ago
in
2012,
but
dolly
battle
reminded
me:
she's
been
doing
this
work
for
40
years,
so
this
is
a
big
deal.
This
is
one
of
the
last
grants
we
are
getting
out
under
the
door
and
the
Obama
administration.
So
we're
really
proud
to
be
doing
this
and
you
guys
should
be
really
proud.
You
got
it.
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B
So
at
HUD
we
know
that
a
good
home
is
more
than
just
four
walls
and
a
roof.
It's
really
about
the
institutions
that
surround
it.
Our
neighborhoods
need
thriving
businesses
that
boosts
the
local
economy.
We
need
quality
schools
that
allow
our
children
to
reach
their
full
potential
and
we
need
health
care
centers
that
contribute
to
the
happiness
and
well-being
of
communities,
and
here
at
Whittier
they
will
use
the
new
implementation
grant
to
transform
your
own
homegrown
vision
for
the
big
picture
development
and
make
that
into
a
reality.
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So
just
a
couple
of
details
about
it
before
more
people
come
up
here
and
talk
it's
going
to
be
about
five
hundred
units,
so
there
will
be
affordable
and
mixed
income.
Housing
and
it'll
help
support
the
Whittier
Street
health
clinic
as
well.
We
think
this
will
jumpstart
the
local
economy
and
make
it
easier
for
entrepreneurs
to
receive
game-changing
loans
and
making
ruggles
Street
and
the
surrounding
area
here
more
dynamic
and
more
dynamic
space
to
attract
new
businesses.
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Our
choice
grants
have
already
attracted
more
than
170
million
dollars
in
this
community
alone,
an
additional
public
and
private
investment
in
commitments
to
help
a
number
that
should
only
increase
in
the
coming
years.
So
I
really
want
to
congratulate
the
local
leaders
here
in
Whittier
and
in
the
four
other
communities
around
the
nation,
receiving
a
choice
neighborhood
grant
today
and
I
look
forward
to
seeing
how
you
use
this
grant
to
spark
progress
for
everyone
who
calls
Whittier
home.
Thank
you.
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Want
to
thank
secretary
ash
as
well
before
the
secretary
ash
was
the
secretary.
He
was
the
city
manager
in
Chelsea
and
he
understands
the
transformative
nature
of
this
award
today,
and
he
did
a
lot
of
that
when
he
was
in
Chelsea
karna
Capuano
he's
our
champion.
Mike
Capuano
fights
for
working-class
people
every
single
day
of
his
life,
he's
down
in
DC
and.
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D
Wonder
why
I
want
to
thank
bill
and
McGonagall
and
his
staff
Billy
McGonagall
is
somebody
who
I
don't
know
what
the
right
words
to
say
about
him
are
back
when
I
was
a
state
representative,
I
represented
a
building
in
Dorchester
called
Inglewood
Inglewood
was
a
senior
development
run
by
the
Boston
Housing
Authority,
and
there
was
a
woman
that
lived
in
there.
That
was
talking
to
me
about
some
problems
of
the
BHA
and
she
said
we
got
to
get
Billy
on
the
phone
and
I
knew
who
Billy
McGonagall
was
I
had
met
him
a
couple
times.
D
This
was
nearly
20
years
ago,
but
I
realized
real
quickly
when
I
got
Billy
on
the
phone.
His
commitment
and
his
love
for
all
the
people
that
live
in
the
Boston
Housing
Authority
and
I've
watched
him
over
the
years.
I
had
the
chance
to
watch
him,
create
a
building
trades
program
with
the
building
trades
myself
and
Billy,
and
he
insisted
that
the
program
comes
through
the
project.
Labor
agreement
by
the
way
the
President
Obama
put
in
legislation
to
redevelop
the
old
colony
housing
development
I've
had
the
great
honor
of
working
with
Billy.
D
Now,
for
the
last
three
years
and
persistent
is
probably
a
word-
I
can
use
for
him.
He
is
probably
more
excited
than
anyone
in
this
tent
today
because
he
understands
the
transformative
nature
of
this
thirty
million
dollar
award
to
Whittier
Street,
so
Billy
on
behalf
of
all
of
us
here
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Thank
you
very
much,
you're
very
well.
D
Into
the
residents
dolly
Stefanie,
all
of
the
residents
here
you
deserve
this-
you
deserve
this
I
know.
There's
been
some
talk
over
the
last
couple
of
days
about
about
I'm,
not
gonna,
really
get
into
too
much
about
something
going
out
you
deserve.
This
Roxbury
deserves
thirty
million
dollars.
The
federal
government.
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And
we
need
to
continue
to
push
for
good
development
for
Roxbury.
We
need
to
continue
to
make
sure
we
create
more
affordable
homes.
We
need
to
continue
to
make
sure
that
your
kids
that
grow
up
in
this
neighborhood
can
live
in
this
neighborhood
and
want
to
live
in
this
neighborhood.
We
got
to
continue
to
do
that.
We
got
to
continue
to
move
forward.
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And
that's
what
we're
trying
to
do
in
the
city
drum
borrows
us
here
in
Bryan
Golden's,
here
from
the
Boston
Planning
and
Development
C
and
John
Byers
from
economic
development.
When
General
Electric
came
to
the
city,
John
bardos
put
them
in
the
car
along
with
Jay
and
they
drove
through
Roxbury,
because
we
need
to
make
sure
let
people
know
let
businesses
know
that
Roxbury
is
a
real
option.
We
need
people
to
start
coming
to
this
community.
We
need
to
start
developing
our
neighborhoods.
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D
Remember
when
the
first
one
was
awarded
on
Quincy
Street
I
was
invited
by
then
the
mayor
to
me
and
Menino
to
come
to
that
grant
that
presentation,
because
I
representing
the
district
right
next
door
and
I
watched
I've
watched
what
that
grant
has
done
for
the
Quincy
Street
corridor.
I've
watched
businesses
that
to
come
into
the
neighborhood
I've
watched
some
areas
of
start-up
spaces
that
are
happening
in
the
Quincy
Street
area.
Because
of
that
grant
the
same
thing
is
going
to
happen
here,
the
potential
we
know
what
the
potential
is.
D
We
don't
have
to
think
about.
The
potential
is,
but
we
know
we
have
a
transit
line
down
the
street.
We
have
an
Innovation
Center
at
the
at
the
Boland
building.
We
have
new
developments
up
and
down
coming
up
and
down
the
corridor
working
like
never
before
with
the
state
delegation
to
make
sure
that
we
continue
to
bring
new
investments
into
the
community.
In
the
past
we
talked
about,
we
have
a
police
station
across
street,
we
do,
but
we
have
to
talk
more
than
having
a
police
station
across
street.
D
We
have
to
talk
about
actually
we're
bringing
innovation
to
the
community
and
well,
as
was
mentioned,
we're
gonna
have
new
units
of
housing
and
adding
additional
units
of
housing
we're
going
to
be
connecting
people
tomorrow.
Open-Space
we're
gonna
be
connecting
people
to
Wi-Fi
expansion,
which
means
we
can
bring
good
jobs
and
more
education.
We're
building
a
brand
new
school
across
down
the
street.
D
D
Not
too
long
ago,
the
president
was
on
ESPN
and
he
was
talking
about
his
legacy
and
he
was
talking
about
a
lot
of
different
things
about
what
he
wants
to
do
when
he,
when
he,
when
he's
not
nafse
anymore.
But
he
talked
about
my
brother's
keeper
and
he
said
this
program
was
created
to
uplift
black
arm
around
boys.
Because
when
you
look
at
the
numbers
of
education,
black
and
brown
boys,
the
numbers
are
in
the
performance.
When
you
look
at
in
conservation,
the
numbers
are
high.
D
When
you
look
at
job
opportunities,
the
numbers
of
law-
and
he
said
we
want
to
change
that-
and
that's
what's
the
intention,
my
brother's
keeper
and
when
he
was
on
ESPN
the
other
night.
He
was
talking
about
my
brother's
keeper,
and
he
said
you
know
he
said
he
explained
what
the
program
was,
and
he
said
you
know
you
gotta
look
to
Boston
what
Boston
is
doing.
D
That's
what
he
talked
about
on
ESPN
and
there
was
a
young
man
in
the
audience
from
Boston
Devon,
who
is
a
who's,
a
young
man
that
works
in
City
Hall
now,
and
he
talked
about
the
great
pieces
of
what
he's
doing
in
Boston
reason.
Why
I'm
saying
this
you
on
Wednesday
they're,
having
to
last
my
brother's
keeper
event
and
I,
got
invited
to
the
White
House
and
I'm
gonna
go
down
there
and
I
think
about
I'm,
listening
to
all
the
rhetoric
about
what's
happening
now
in
in
in
this
new
Washington
that
were
experiencing.
D
But
there
are
certain
things
that
we
can
do
here
in
our
city
to
continue
the
legacy
of
the
president.
The
first
thing
I'm
going
to
say
to
the
president:
when
I
see
him
Wednesday
and
I
will
have
a
chance
to
talk
to
one
I
want
I'm,
gonna,
say
from
all
the
folks
at
Whittier,
I'm
gonna
say
they
want
to
say
thank
you
and
give
him
a
big
hug
for
very
my
dog.
D
D
And
I'm
also
gonna
tell
him
the
last
thing
that
we're
gonna
do
in
our
city
is
we're
gonna
continue
to
build
in
his
legacy,
no
matter
what
they
try
to
take
apart.
What
he
created
we're
gonna,
continue
to
build
here
in
the
city
of
Boston
and
take
it
across
United
States
America
I
want
to
thank
you
all
for
being
here
today.
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A
As
the
mayor
said,
our
next
speaker
has
been
someone
that
has,
for
many
years
been
a
aggressive
advocate
spokesperson
for
poor
and
working
families,
a
real
champion
for
public
housing
in
the
appropriation
subcommittee
down
there.
He
approaches
his
work
with
a
great
deal
of
passion
and
commitment
and
I
am
delighted
that
he's
here
today
and
I'm
delighted
that
he
is
representing
in
Congress
the
residents
of
Whittier
Street
and
other
public
housing
developments
in
the
city
of
Boston.
Please
a
warm
welcome
for
congressman
Mike
Capuano.
E
First
of
all,
I
think
it's
important
to
recognize
what
this
is.
This
is
not
some
faceless
group
of
people
500
miles
away
in
Washington
awarding
money
to
people.
They
don't
know
this.
Is
your
tax
dollars
coming
home
to
do
the
kinds
of
things
you
wanted
them
to
do
so
I
appreciate
the
thanks,
but
the
truth
is
this:
is
your
money
being
reinvested
in
your
community
to
make
your
lives
better?
Isn't
that
what
we're
supposed
to
be
going.
E
And
let's
know
where
this
money
is
gonna
go
most
of
this
money.
Almost
every
penny
of
this
money
will
actually
go
to
the
private
sector
to
hire
people
in
the
construction
business
in
the
private
construction
business
to
create
something
better
for
this
society.
So
this
is
not
some
big
government
sham.
E
E
And
when
the
mayor
says
you
deserve
it,
let's
think
about
all
the
years
where
everybody
forgot
about
you.
They
forgot
about
housing.
They
built
this
place
and
walked
away,
not
just
here
but
off
one
after
another.
After
another
built
highways
tore
down
housing
in
this
neighborhood
to
build
highways
that
never
got
built
and
forgot
about
it.
This
is
finally
a
full
circle.
E
The
good
thing
is
most
of
them
agree
and
they're
trying
to
do
everything
they
can
to
do
it
now.
I
want
to
talk
a
little
bit
about
the
future,
because,
honestly,
if
this
is
all
I
ever,
do
it's
great,
it's
not
enough.
Everybody
here
knows
other
things
we
can
and
should
be
doing.
Are
the
housing
things
other
transportation
things
other
environmental
things
take
a
look
around
this
neighborhood
there's
a
lot
of
work.
We
could
do
to
improve
the
local
environment.
All
of
that
takes
money.
All
of
that
takes
tax
money.
E
Now
we're
coming
into
an
era.
There
are
a
lot
of
people
in
my
district
in
particular
are
concerned
about
what's
in
the
future,
and
they
asked
me:
what
can
we
do?
Here's
the
truth,
I,
don't
know
I'm,
not
sure,
I,
don't
know
what
administration
we're
gonna
get
I,
don't
know
what
the
apology
is.
Gonna
get
I
paid
close
attention
to
this
election
and
the
truth
is
I,
don't
know
which
Donald
Trump
we're
gonna
get,
and
if
you
do,
god
bless
you.
E
Please
tell
me
all
that
being
said,
I
enter
this
era,
I'm
trying
to
keep
my
hope
up.
I'm
trying
to
hope
that
my
fears
don't
come
to
fruition
and
I
want
to
work
with
people
that
makes
the
world
a
little
differently
and
I
hope.
Some
of
my
fears
are
wrong
and
if
they
are
I'll
celebrate
it,
but
if
you're
not-
and
those
fears
do
come
to
fruition
now,
let's
back
up
a
little
bit
it
wasn't
long
ago,
we
had
a
hope
six
program
in
this
country.
E
Hope
six
is
what
rebuilt
mission
mate
not
far
from
here
and
many
many
other
projects
they
killed
it
wasn't
long
ago
we
had
a
world
housing
program.
It's
not
just
people
in
the
cities
who
need
government
help
people
at
some
of
our
rural
areas
in
this
country,
which
of
course
to
me
rural,
is
to
tomato
plants
on
the
back
porch,
but
in
the
rulers
day,
justice
struggling
is
some
of
them.
It's
just
struggling
justice
that,
as
we
are
I
support,
not
just
City
things.
E
I
want
all
Americans,
including
those
who
live
in
the
middle
of
nowhere
to
have
decent,
affordable
housing.
They
killed
the
rural
housing
program
and
the
people
who
did
it
come
from
those
rural
areas
and
they
get
away
with
it.
You
know
why
they
get
away
with
it,
because
people
like
us
didn't
scream.
E
E
E
E
E
Everything
is
a
fight,
but
when
somebody
wants
to
take
something
away
from
you-
and
in
this
case
it
would
be,
in
my
opinion,
the
hopes
and
dreams
of
America
for
an
equal
society,
a
fair
Society
for
society
that
treats
us
all
the
same
and
allows
us
to
rise
as
high
as
we
can
without
picking
winners
and
losers.
We
don't
sit
here
and
celebrate
thirty
million
dollars.
That's
a
drop
in
the
bucket
to
some
of
the
taxpayers
we
have
in
this
country.
E
E
And
I'll
say
thank
you,
so
if
our
fears
come
to
fruition
and
I
say
that
by
nowhere
to
celebration,
but
I
don't
want
this
to
be
the
last
celebration
I'm
at
if
I
fear
has
come
to
fruition,
I'm
calling
on
each
and
every
person
in
this
tent
who
thinks
this
is
a
good
idea
to
stand
tall,
not
just
today,
not
just
tomorrow,
but
for
the
next
four
years,
eight
years,
twelve
years
as
long
as
you
live,
it's
not
just
about
you.
It's
not
just
about
me!
A
We
were
at
an
event
at
Mission
Hill
with
then
secretary
Cisneros,
Mission
Hill
was
the
first
recipient
of
a
Hope
6
grant
in
Boston,
and
we
had
an
application
in
for
a
hope,
6
grant
Jose
laughing,
because
it
is
funny
for
Orchard
Park
at
the
time,
and
we
said
to
the
secretary
you're
gonna
be
around
a
couple
of
hours
tonight.
Why
don't
you
come
with
Joe
and
I
and
we'll
show
you
around
what
you'd
Bach
we've
got
a
hope,
six
grant
down
there
and
we're
doing
a
little
lobbying.
A
So
one
true
story,
so
without
any
further
ado,
let
me
introduce
who's
representing
himself
and
the
governor
who
have
been
wonderful,
wonderful
partners
in
this
effort
and
in
the
Orion
Heights
public
housing
development,
where
we
had
a
groundbreaking
last
week,
we're
lucky
to
have
a
Secretary
of
Housing
and
Economic
Development.
That
gets
this
stuff.
Please
warm
welcome
for
secretary
J,
yes,.
C
Well,
it's
great
to
be
here
on
behalf
of
Governor
Baker,
to
congratulate
everyone.
Who's
had
a
little
bit
to
do
with
this
great
day.
I
agree
with
Mayor
Walsh
what
a
great
announcement.
This
is
a
great
day,
so
a
great
way
to
start
out
week
and
a
great
way
to
celebrate
a
great
partnership
that
we've
had
over
the
years
with
HUD.
C
So
on
behalf
of
Governor
Baker,
lieutenant
governor
Pulido
secretary
crystal
Koenig,
a
who
runs
the
Department
of
Housing
and
Community
Development
I
want
to
thank
HUD
for
the
relationship
that
we've
had
I'm
a
former
mayor,
I'm,
a
former
municipal
official
I'm.
Actually,
a
former,
affordable
housing
resident
myself
and
I
know
that
without
the
federal
government
without
HUDs
it's
a
session
in
real
championship
of
all
of
us,
we
wouldn't
be
where
we
are.
We
have
a
lot
to
look
forward
to
thanks
to
your
great
work.
So
thank
you,
Nani
and
everyone
else
at
HUD.
C
So
talking
about
teamwork,
what
you
should
know
is
that
the
mayor
and
bill
told
the
governor
that
this
was
a
priority
for
them,
and
that
meant
that
it
was
a
priority
for
all
of
us
as
well.
So
when
the
mayor
speaks
to
the
governor,
the
governor
listens
and
tries
to
deliver
as
much
as
we
can
to
support
Boston's
agenda.
We
are
all
in
when
it
comes
to
affordable
housing,
doing
so
much
around
the
state
and
are
grateful
to
be
part
of
the
partnership.
C
Here,
that's
delivering
such
an
important
program,
not
only
for
the
city
of
Boston,
but
for
all
the
residents
who
have
been
waiting
in
some
cases
decades.
To
see
this
happen,
we
will
continue
to
support
this
project.
We're
pleased
to
to
let
everyone
know
that
the
governor
is
putting
aside
state
funds
and
federal
pass-through
funds
that
come
through
Mike
Capuano
great
work
to
make
sure
that
every
need
that
is
is
here
will
be
settled
and
Bill
you'll
know
that,
with
without
a
winning
basketball
game,
we
want
to
be
supportive
of
everything
you
do.
C
C
Aaron's
leadership
has
been
felt
on
the
state
level
and
throughout
affordable
housing
circles,
not
only
here
in
Massachusetts
and
throughout
so
Aaron.
Thank
you
for
your
good
work
and
I'm
glad
to
see
you're
being
rewarded
here
and
Jean
puñado
from
a
mission
Park.
Thank
you.
So
much
for
everything
you
do
and
your
good
work
on
Community
Development
gets
us
excited
about
our
workers
way.
C
For
all
of
you
in
the
room,
what
you
should
know
is
that
there
are
really
there's
a
really
strong
partnership
amongst
leaders
on
the
state,
on
the
federal
and
on
the
local
level
that
get
to
work
with
great
nonprofit
leadership
and
we're
so
excited
to
see
this
happen
in
so
many
other
projects
like
this
happens,
so
we'll
continue
to
go
be
at
it.
You
should
all
continue
to
be
at
it
and
together
we'll
enjoy
better
days
ahead.
So
thank
you.
Everyone.
A
Joe
I
think
would
be
outgunned
I,
don't
know
I'm
that
I
don't
know
if
I
want
to
take
him
up
on
it.
Well
neat
well,
yeah
right,
we'll
need
stilts,
I
think
before
he
introduced
the
most
important
speakers
in
the
room.
As
the
mayor
and
I
have
fond
of
saying,
our
residents
from
Winnie
Street
I
do
want
to
recognize
a
few
other
folks.
Kate
Bennett
has
put
her
heart
and
soul
into
this
grant
for
three
years.
A
A
A
So
thank
to
them
to
the
regional
folks
as
well
for
their
cooperation
and
help
with
this
important
effort.
So
without
any
further
ado.
The
folks
that
are
representing
aggressively
representing
appropriately
representing
the
residents
of
Whittier
Street
to
folks
that
we
would
not
have
been
able
to
pull
this
exciting
grant
together
without
their
active
assistance
and
support.
Please
I'd
like
to
bring
them
both
up
to
say
a
few
words.
Please
dolly
battle
and
Stephanie
Thomas.
F
I'm
sure
everybody
can
understand
today,
there's
so
much
shock
for
me
that
I'm
not
gonna
have
many
words,
so
I
I
still
have
to
think
about
what
happened.
Yeah,
I'm,
not
sure
I'm
up
with
it
yet
but
I
remember
when
people
used
to
tell
me
that
you're
wasting
your
time
but
40
years,
I
continued
because
I
I
believed
that
I
could
get
something
done
and
make.
G
Without
him,
I
know
he
could
without
the
Lord
it
wouldn't
have
been
possible.
I
like
to
say
this
said:
I'm
gonna
admit
that
I'm
I
live
in
his
development
since
1954,
so
I'm,
a
very
old
old-timer
and
I
really
admit
the
fact
that
it
was
bothering
me
they
were
going
to
tear
us
down,
but
I
would
stand
to
realize
and
I
understand.
We
do
need
a
change
and
I'm
so
glad
in
my
heart
that
now
we're
gonna
break
the
barrier.
Things
are
gonna
be
going
forward.
G
Things
are
gonna,
be
happening
not
just
about
us,
but
the
children
and
the
single
moms,
the
dads
everybody
who's.
A
part
of
whoever's,
a
part
of
what,
but
another
thing
too
I
have
to
mention
Pete's
me
too,
because
Pete
Smith,
they
are
wonderful.
Team
too,
and
I'm
praying
in
our
favor.
We're
gonna
win.
Okay,
we're
gonna,
win
this
okay,
you're
gonna,
be
a
part
of
us
and
we're
gonna
be
a
part
of
you.