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From YouTube: Brighton Marine Groundbreaking
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In support of the men and women who have served our nation, the groundbreaking at Brighton Marine celebrates the future build-out of 102 units of affordable housing geared towards veterans. Nothing like this has happened in Boston since after WWII. Mayor Walsh, Governor Baker, Gilbert Winn, CEO of Winn Development Co, and other officials gather to mark this very special occasion.
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A
B
B
A
I
just
like
to
mention
a
little
background
on
Julie
who's,
just
saying:
I
national
anthem.
This
morning,
Julie
sings
in
memory
of
a
cousin,
a
Massachusetts
fallen
hero,
Staff
Sergeant
Matthew
Luchino,
who
was
killed
in
action
on
November
23
2009
in
Afghanistan
after
his
vehicle
was
struck
by
an
improvised
explosive
device
during
a
mounted
patrol
while
serving
with
Company
B
2nd
battalion,
20th
Special
Forces.
Airborne
Julie
is
also
the
director
of
special
events
for
the
Staff
Sergeant
Matthew
Cassino
Memorial
Foundation,
based
on
Sagamore
Beach
Massachusetts.
Thank
you.
A
Thank
you
for
everyone
for
coming.
We
have
a
full
program,
hopefully
with
the
flaps
up.
It
doesn't
get
too
hot
in
here,
I've
gone
beyond
anything
at
this
stage
so
again
good
morning
my
name
is
Michael
Dwyer
CEO
of
Brighton
marine.
It's
just
a
pleasure
to
welcome
everyone
today
to
the
ceremony
to
break
ground
on
this
terrific
project
today
marks
another
significant
chapter
and
bright
marines,
distinguished
history
of
serving
uniformed
service
members
and
veterans.
I
want
to
acknowledge
some
speakers
dignitaries
at
this
moment.
A
At
this
time,
I'd
really
have
to
recognize
my
leadership
team,
the
bright
Marine
Board
of
Directors,
their
vision
after
a
strategic
planning
session
in
2002
brought
us
till
today
and
I,
just
if
I
could
just
have
all
the
board
of
directors
and
former
board
of
directors
just
stand
up
for
an
applause.
I'd
appreciate
that.
A
Thank
you.
I'm
gonna
continue
to
recognize
a
couple
of
other
supporters
in
the
Brighton
community,
I've
mentioned
Kevin
hone
and
ammachi
Alma,
who
have
been
really
there
when
anytime,
Marlene
and
I
needed
to
have
a
conversation
about
this
process
for
how
to
learn
the
neighbourhood
and
how
to
integrate
our
mission
into
the
NATO
neighbourhood.
Warming
O'riley
from
the
mayor's
office
does
a
lot
of
vaccine.
A
A
I'm
not
sure
if
I've
seen
doctor
ingot,
but
he
certainly
has
been
supportive.
We
have
almost
the
complete
executive
team
of
the
Greater
Boston
veterans,
collaborative
which
really
links
veterans
and
VSOs,
and
and
timely,
timely
continuing
education
and
I'd
like
to
please
around
as
a
round
of
applause
for
the
veterans
collaborative.
A
I
have
been
surprised
that
burek
bureaucracy
does
not
enter
into
their
their
mindset.
They
have
been
also
helpful
and
been
they've,
given
us
enough
critique
to
I
think
to
make
this
project
work,
while
before
I
turn
it
over
to
my
partner
Gilbert.
This
process
started
in
2012
forming
a
strategic
planning
process
which
wasn't
really
that
painful.
A
The
vision
of
the
Board
of
Directors
was
to
make
a
positive
impact
on
every
veteran
and
because
of
this
project
in
the
way
the
eligibility
runs
with
for
income
entry
levels,
all
veterans
will
benefit
for
housing.
In
this
project
we
worked
hard
with
our
project
partners.
It's
particularly
t-80
good
to
see
you
at
bradford.
Here
you
started
us
off
to
create
a
sense
of
place,
not
an
apartment
building
that
has
rental
subsidies.
A
We
want
goals
for
integration,
for
our
veterans
and
heroes
into
the
civilian
workforce,
together
with
an
assimilation
into
the
brighton,
Alston
neighborhood,
that's
what
an
affinity
group
and
that's
what
a
sense
of
place
should
be.
It
is
now
my
pleasure
to
introduce
my
good
partner,
Gilbert
Wynn
CEO
of
wind
companies.
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C
But
wonderful
partners
all
the
way
through
a
vision
that
did
not
falter
when
the
road
got
tough.
They
were
there
for
the
project
and
for
the
purpose.
The
entire
time.
In
that
vein,
I
also
want
to
thank
the
people
at
Wynn
who
actually
did
the
work
and
if
you
could
stand
when
I
mentioned
your
name,
Leanne
hand
feel
Chris
Fleming
Dave.
Now,
if
you
could
please
rise
and
well-deserved.
Thank
you.
C
C
That
gives
a
leg
up
to
returning
servicemembers,
to
raise
a
family
and
to
live
in
high
opportunity
areas
and
to
afford
to
live
in
the
places
that
they
have
defended
bright
marine.
That
was
the
purpose.
Could
we
do
mixed-income?
Could
we
do
multiple
different
in
various
different
family
sizes?
Could
we
have
studios
all
the
way
to
three
bedrooms?
Could
we
have
extremely
low
income
veterans,
side
of
veterans,
earning
up
to
$100,000,
raising
a
family
as
an
engineer
at
the
Seaport?
C
It's
really,
in
my
opinion,
never
been
done
on
this
scale
and
in
this
type
of
atmosphere
in
a
private
public
partnership.
We
want
it
to
be
the
first
and
with
the
partners
of
bright
marine.
We
were
well
on
our
way,
but
nothing's
easy
nothing's
easy
anywhere
and
we
ran
into
some
hurdles
and
the
hurdles
were
overcome
by
the
confluence
of
the
city,
state
and
federal
leaders
that
are
here
today.
C
Mayor
Walsh
was
here
in
the
first
few
months
of
his
administration.
He
toured
the
property
and
he
said
I'm
there,
for
you
tell
me
what
you
need.
We're
gonna
get
this
done,
and
mayor
Walsh
was
there
for
us
every
step
of
the
way
the
Baker
Polito
administration.
Nothing
is
easy,
as
I
said
this
program
didn't
this
project
did
not
get
funded
by
any
particular
program.
C
Everyone
got
together
and
said
we
will
plug
the
gap.
Tell
us
how
to
do
it.
I
also
want
to
point
out
Tommy
Lyons
Tommy
Lyons,
a
board
member
of
bright
marine
helped
us
traverse
all
of
the
hurdles
that
we
faced.
He
was
there
for
me
every
step
of
the
way
whenever
we
ran
into
issues
as
an
advisor,
and
he
was
there
every
step
of
the
way
when
a
meeting
needed
to
be
set
up
or
a
message
made
and
I
think
a
special
round
of
applause
forever
and
I
just
named.
C
This
was
a
congressman
and
then
a
president-
and
maybe
here
today
we
have
one
of
those
in
South,
Molton
and
I
would
say
that
Seth,
who
you're
stepping
in
and
helping
us
with
the
hurdles
that
we
overcame
that
we
had
to
overcome
to
get
to
this
point
was
in
some
ways
not
needed.
This,
isn't
your
district,
you
came
in
and
you
helped
any
fought
a
battle
and
you
helped
us
win
it
and
we're
here
today
in
large
part
due
to
you.
So
thank
you
very
much.
C
Victory
has
a
hundred
fathers
and
failure
is
an
orphan,
that's
become
over
time
sort
of
a
cynical
thing
to
say
it
means
that
people
take
credit
for
things
at
the
end
or
they'll
run
away.
If
something
fails,
but
really
when
you
really
hear
the
true
meaning
of
that
phrase,
it
really
means,
as
a
father
should,
like
my
father,
has
over
many
years
comes
in
and
fixes
and
helps
solve
a
problem.
The
at
the
end
of
the
day.
The
fact
that
there
is
accolades
to
go
around
was
not
the
point.
C
A
true
father's
role
is
to
go
and
solve
a
problem
and
we're
here
today
because
of
people
like
my
father,
we're
here
today,
because
people
like
Larry,
Curtis,
Michael,
putz,
Agartha,
Wing
companies
who
go
in
and
attack
problems
that
are
hard
to
solve
if
it
was
easy.
Anybody
could
do
it
we're
here
today,
because
we
have
a
governor,
a
lieutenant
governor
and
a
mayor
who
work
together
to
solve
difficult
problems
they
stepped
in
to
make
sure
victory
was
assured.
There
was
no
failure.
C
Failure
was
not
an
option
and
that's
why
we're
here
today,
there's
no
other
state
in
the
country
that
can
brag
about
having
leaders
that
are
both
good
at
their
jobs
and
work
together,
like
we
have
here
in
Massachusetts
and
we're
very
proud
to
be
here.
That's
unique
because
of
that
it's
unique
because
of
our
partners
at
brighton
marine.
It's
unique
because
of
all
of
your
support
and
in
14
short
months
we're
gonna,
be
here:
cutting
the
ribbon
and
we're
gonna
have
as
we
always
do
it
win,
groundbreakings
and
ribbon-cuttings.
C
A
A
Seth
has
achieved
the
rank
of
captain
US
Marine
Corps
after
four
tours
in
Iraq
Seth
was
awarded
the
Navy
and
Marine
Corps
combination,
medal
for
valor
and
Bronze
Star
and,
as
Gilbert
alluded
to
earlier,
politicians,
work
in
their
districts,
and
this
is
far
out
of
his
district,
though
we
have
a
clinic
health
care
clinic
run
by
Stuart
up
in
Hanscom
Air
Force
Base,
so
I
made
a
phone
call
to
one
of
his
aides.
A
couple
years
ago,
I
was
a
little
stressed,
January
2016
for
have
reached
an
impasse.
A
I
said
just
please
come
down
and
take
a
look
at
these
pill
boxes,
and
just
tell
me
if
they
historically
significant
in
your
eyes
he
did
phone
calls
were
made
and
I
have
to
recognize,
as
Gilbert
does
but
I
have
to
recognize,
says,
unwavering
support
and
moving
this
project
forward
during
a
stalemate
with
the
mass
historic
Commission.
So
thank
you
very
much.
Please
welcome
Seth
Moulton.
D
D
First
thing
I
did
when
I
came
in
here
is
I
asked
the
governor
for
some
advice
on
being
a
father
and
I'm
sure
there
are
an
awful
lot
of
other
fathers
in
the
room
that
I
could
that
I
could
learn
from
today.
You
know
when
you
go
through
training
as
a
marine
one
of
the
things
they
teach.
You
is
all
the
leadership
steps.
What
you
have
to
do
to
get
things
done
in
your
platoon,
and
there
are
things
you
might
expect
like
come
up
with
a
great
plan.
D
Do
the
reconnaissance
to
understand
the
intelligence,
the
situation,
but
they
always
emphasize
that
at
the
end
of
the
day
you
just
got
to
get
things
done.
You
got
to
supervise
to
make
sure
that
your
platoon,
your
Marines,
actually
do
what
you
set
out
to
do
and
we're
here
today
at
the
celebration,
because
we
have
a
team
of
people
who
are
willing
to
get
things
done.
The
fact
the
matter
is
that
you
know
we
can
talk
politely
about
the
obstacles
encountered.
D
In
fact,
the
matters
are
an
awful
lot
of
people
who
said
to
all
of
us
here
in
this
room
that
we
couldn't
do
that
that
we
couldn't
do
this.
There
are
a
lot
of
excuses,
a
lot
of
reasons
why
a
lot
of
reasons
known,
but
the
can-do
attitude
showed
by
the
mayor
by
the
governor
by
Tommy
and
his
team
by
everybody
who's
here
to
celebrate.
That's
why
this
is
gonna
happen,
we're
in
the
midst
of
the
longest
war
in
American
history.
D
It's
not
a
particularly
popular
war.
Either
our
troops
go
through
a
lot
overseas
and
for
those
who
make
at
home,
the
least
we
can
do
is
welcome
them
back
into
our
communities,
but
it's
not
just
for
them
in
their
sacrifices.
I
served
with
some
of
the
best
Americans
I've
ever
met
in
my
life
when
I
had
the
honor
of
serving
in
Iraq,
it
was
a
difficult
war.
I
disagreed
with
it
was
an
unpopular
war
back
home,
but
I've
never
met
better
Americans
in
my
life,
and
some
of
them
were
rich.
D
D
There
are
a
lot
of
guys
who
came
from
the
most
austere
circumstances:
imaginable.
Who've,
never
seen
a
lunch
like
this
or
sat
in
a
fancy,
tent
they're,
great
Americans
as
well
and
just
as
proud
as
I,
was
to
be
able
to
have
them
in
my
platoon
and
count
on
them.
When
we
said,
despite
all
the
obstacles,
despite
the
people
who
say
this
can't
get
done,
you
need
to
do
the
job
I'd
like
to
have
them
back
in
my
life
today
as
well.
D
That's
why
I
worked
so
hard
to
keep
in
touch
with
them.
It's
why?
When
people
ask
me,
you
know
who
keeps
you
grounded
in
this
job
as
a
United
States
congressman.
The
answer
is
very
quick
and
very
simple,
as
the
Marines
I
served
with
this
is
about
building
a
community,
that's
inclusive
of
all,
and
if
you
want
to
come
back
home,
you
want
to
come
back
to
Massachusetts
and
you
can't
afford
to
buy
a
house.
D
So
for
all
of
you
here
today
who
have
been
able
to
get
this
job
done
so
that
those
Marines
soldiers,
sailors
and
airmen
truly
can
feel
welcomed
home
and
that
no
matter
what
circumstances
they
came
from,
they
can
be
a
part
of
our
community
here
at
home,
just
as
willing,
as
they
were,
to
fight
for
us
overseas.
For
all
of
that,
for
all
of
you,
thank
you,
god
bless.
A
E
Let
me
just
start
by
thanking
everyone
for
being
here
today
and
especially
I
want
to
thank
everybody
for
the
perseverance
and
the
creativity
and
the
imagination
they
showed
to
make
this
project
happen,
Massachusetts,
it's
known
by
many,
take
their
veterans
seriously
and
on
a
bipartisan
basis.
There's
no
state
that
does
more
for
our
men
and
women
in
uniform
than
we
do
here
in
Massachusetts,
and
it's
something
we
are
all
justifiably
proud
of,
but
this
particular
project.
E
A
project
like
this
one
is
to
make
a
pun
of
it
breaking
new
ground
and
the
idea
of
coming
up
with
an
approach
to
supported
housing,
the
works
for
veterans
up
and
down
the
income
level
and
tries
to
solve
some
of
the
problems.
That
is
the
congressman,
said
men
and
women
coming
home
from
the
service
have,
with
respect
to
finding
a
place
to
live
in
communities
that
are
very
high-priced
because
they're
very
much
in
demand.
E
There's
a
terrific
tribute
to,
as
I
said,
the
imagination
and
the
creativity
that
so
many
people
brought
to
this
I
also
just
want
to
say
that
whenever
you
end
up
working
on
a
project
in
which
you
have
two
sources
of
funding
from
the
city,
five
sources
of
funding
from
the
state
and
from
public
quasi
agencies
and
private
funding
involved.
That's
usually
a
pretty
good
sign
that
figuring
out
how
to
make
this
happen
was
not
easy.
But
this
is
certainly
one
of
the
projects
that
we
are
most
proud
of.
E
That
we've
been
involved
with
as
part
of
our
administration,
because
we
think
it
sets
the
table
for
the
possibility
to
do
more.
I
also
want
to
say,
by
the
way,
to
represent
an
opponent.
How
much
I
appreciate
the
work
you
did
on
our
housing
bond
bill,
which
is
Mike
mentioned,
will
make
it
possible
for
us
to
do
a
lot
of
things
with
respect
to
affordable
and
workforce
housing
here
in
the
Commonwealth
of
Massachusetts.
E
We
could
not
have
a
better
partner
working
on
projects
around
the
city
of
Boston,
the
mayor,
Walsh
and
Sheila,
and
so
many
other
folks
who
serve
on
the
mayor's
team
and
Congressman.
Thank
you
for
leading
the
charge
in
DC.
I
would
like
to
add,
but
we're
about
to
send
in
the
paperwork
for
the
rebuild
at
the
Chelsea
soldiers
home.
E
This
is
just
one
more
example
of
the
work
that
we
do
every
day
here
in
the
Commonwealth
amass
to
try
to
say,
welcome
home,
and
thank
you
to
people
who
pay
a
price
that
in
many
cases,
can
never
be
repaid,
and
thank
you
very
much
to
everybody
for
turning
out
and
to
Mike
and
Tom
and
to
the
folks
at
Wynn.
Good
luck
and
I
can't
wait.
Well,
hopefully,
we'll
have
a
chance
to
come
back
here
and
have
a
chance
to
cut
the
ribbon
with
you
all.
Thank
you.
A
I
think
Gilbert
has
already
stolen
a
little.
My
thunder
when
it
comes
to
mayor
Walsh,
I
have
to
acknowledge,
and
the
Board
of
Trustees
will
have
to
acknowledge
his
unwavering
support
for
this
project.
He
is
behind
our
project
since
day,
one
Marlene
and
I
met
with
the
late
Thomas
Menino,
probably
six
months
before
his
passing
Marty
won
the
election.
He
had
us
in
wanted
to
know
about
the
project.
He
told
me
to
keep
quiet.
Let
Marlene
lead
the
charge.
A
He
has
been
a
friend
of
bright
marine
through
his
stand-up
in
July
and
January
of
to
16
when
it
was
desperate.
He
and
his
team
came
and
supported
us.
He
is
behind
our
homeless,
a
200-thousand
grant
to
start
a
homeless
endowment
fund
that
allows
veterans
to
enter
into
rental
housing
and
the
Board
of
Trustee
has
a
restricted
endowment
for
stuff,
like
first
month's
last
month's
moving
and
today
I
believe
Marlene.
We
have
275
veterans
and
their
families
in
homes
throughout
the
Commonwealth.
A
F
F
We
started
talking
about
what
could
we
do
because
at
the
time
there
was
a
lot
of
a
lot
of
different
issues
on
funding
and
getting
money
together
and
pulling
it
all
together
and
I
know
that
there's
a
lot
of
people
to
thank
but
I
just
want
to
make
sure
every
one
of
this
tent
knows
the
work
that
that
Tommy
Lyons
has
done
for
this
project.
Staying
consistent
on
it.
The
whole
time,
along
with
Michael
I,
want
to
also
point
out.
The
elected
officials
are
oftentimes
myself
and
the
governor
and
the
congressman.
F
You
know
we
get
accolades
because
we
happen
to
be
in
a
room,
but
it's
the
local
elected
officials
that
actually
make
sure
that
that
the
train
stays
on
the
tracks
and
I
want
to
give
a
special
shout
out
to
Kevin
for
his
great
work
to
mock
Michael
will
my
crushes
involved,
obviously,
because
they
really
won't
so
than
any
place
in
the
in
the
in
the
Commonwealth
they're
a
team
here
and
when
they're
in
there
all
in
and
when
they're,
not
with
you,
you
have
to
get
them
on
board.
So
I
want
to
say
a
special.
F
You
know
we're
determined
in
the
city
of
Boston
to
make
sure
that
our
veterans
come
home
and
have
a
place
to
live.
It's
so
important.
Giselle's
been
mentioned
a
couple
times
and
and
Sheila
who's,
an
honorary
veteran
working
on
the
housing
and
the
money
for
the
homelessness.
Mattie
Martinez
I
knew
chief
of
Health
Human
Services
working
with
Francisco
and
crystal
and
Mary
Lou
Sutter's
at
the
state
to
make
sure
that
that
our
military
families
have
everything
that
they
need
and
deserve.
An
investment
makes
a
big
difference.
We
need
to
continue
to
make
investments
veterans.
F
Housing
is
a
hot
priority
for
us
in
2015
2014,
the
end
in
2014
Michelle
Obama
challenged
mayor's
around
America
to
end
chronic
veterans,
homelessness,
and
we
took
up
the
charge.
I
was
in
Washington,
I,
said
actually
we're
in
Boston's
in
and
I
had
no
idea
how
we're
gonna
do
it
and
I
came
back
and
I
go
Sheila
I
need
your
help,
I
just
committed
something
really
big.
What
did
you
commit?
We're
gonna
end
chronic
homeless
veterans,
homelessness
in
Boston
bite
by
the
end
of
2015,
and
we
brought
yours
L
in
and
they
were
kind
of.
F
Looking
at
me,
thank
you
when
they
walked
out
and
we
were
able
to
end
that
and
we're
able
to
since
2014
find
more
than
800
veterans
who
were
chronically
homeless
on
the
streets
of
our
city
in
the
streets
of
Boston
other
places
a
home
today.
So
we've
ended
chronic
veterans,
homelessness
in
the
city
of
Boston.
F
That
doesn't
mean
that
there's
not
homeless
vets
on
the
street
there
are,
but
the
chronic
the
chronic
piece
of
it
is
and
we're
able
to
work
and
providers
like
Brighton
marine
one
of
our
strongest
allies
in
making
sure
it's
not
just
about
housing.
A
veteran,
as
you
see
we're
breaking
ground
on
housing
here
and
that's
great,
but
the
congressman
will
tell
you
that
you
know
when
veterans
come
home,
there's
a
lot
of
challenges
they
face
with
a
lot
of
obstacles
and
making
sure
that
we
have
health
care.
Family
support
said
here.
F
That's
what's
gonna,
be
that's
what's
part
of
our
program,
but
that's
what's
gonna,
be
part
of
this
great
program
here
making
sure
we
have
mental
and
behavioral
health
specialists
to
be
able
to
sit
down
and
work
with
our
veterans
and
their
families.
Brighton
Marine
understands
the
deepest
wounds
that
are
often
invisible.
This
expertise
that
we
have
here
is
going
to
be
vital
to
bringing
these
issues
into
the
light,
make
sure
that
all
of
our
Boston
veterans
have
what
they
have
to
live
a
full
and
healthy
life,
but
not
just
Boston
veterans.
All
of
our
veterans.
F
We
need
to
make
sure
we
continue
it's
easy
to
give
a
speech
about
how
we
support
our
veterans,
how
we
support
the
flag,
how
we
support
the
Constitution,
it's
about
how
we
treat
them
when
they
come
home,
is
what's
really
important
for
us
and
that's
what
we're
seeing
here
today.
This
has
been
a
long
struggle.
I
know
that
we're
not
gonna
go
into
the
negative,
because
it's
all
positive
today
we're
breaking
ground
today
and
we
should
be
very
proud
of
it.
F
This
will
be
the
biggest
veterans,
housing
development
of
its
kind
in
Boston
since
the
end
of
World
War,
two
think
about
that
for
a
minute
since
World
War,
two,
the
biggest
housing
project
since
the
end
of
World
War,
two,
these
homes
will
offer
close
access
to
high-quality
medical
care.
Also,
the
veterans
veterans
who
are
faced
with
homelessness
at
long
last
will
have
a
home.
It's
an
enabler
that
we're
able
to
help
veterans
with
job
training
get
easy
access
to
their
jobs.
F
The
commitment
that
we
all
have
goes
far
beyond
housing
will
continue
to
lead
in
job
training,
we're
gonna
work
on
small
business,
ship
ownership,
we're
gonna
end
the
stigma
around
mental
health,
telling
our
veterans
stories
and
we're
gonna
be
saying.
Thank
you
to
our
veterans.
Commissioner
sterling
and
our
team
of
the
office
of
veteran
services
have
been
leading
these
these
efforts
all
along
for
the
last
four
years.
We
don't
just
all
our
veterans,
these
services,
we
need
their
character
and
their
skills.
We
rely
on
their
resilience
to
bring
our
communities.
F
They
are
the
dáil
leaders
and
they
have
certainly
problem.
Solvers
I
know
that
this
this
development
here
will
be
a
vital
asset
to
our
city
for
years
and
generations
to
come,
and
I
just
want
to
take
a
moment
just
to
thank
everyone
in
this
room
who
had
anything
to
do
with
us
getting
here
today,
and
that
might
mean
the
community
going
to
a
community
meeting.
Speaking
up
on
behalf
of
this
incredible
project,
it
might
mean
making
a
donation
to
a
different
event.
It
might
just
mean
saying
a
prayer.
F
Thank
you
for
allowing
us
the
opportunity
to
get
this
very
exciting
moment
today,
and
we
will
be
back
here
in
twelve
months
to
cut
the
ribbon
when
the
government
was
talking
up
here.
I
thought
he
was
putting
talking
about
the
schedule
for
the
content
for
the
construction.
When
Michael
said
it
was
12
14
months,
but
so
god
look
forward
to
being
here
a
year
from
now.
A
It
is
my
distinct
pleasure
to
introduce
crystal
Korn
again
as
our
next
speaker,
currently
the
executive
director
of
mass
housing.
She
leads
a
billion-dollar
company,
a
quasi
public
agency
that
drives
investment
in
workforce,
affordable
housing
across
the
Commonwealth.
Please
welcome
Krystal
point
again.
G
G
We
want
to
have
that
program.
We
have
that
program
and
I
want
to
thank
Tim
Sullivan,
who
was
leader
at
mass
housing
at
the
time
for
creating
the
program
and
leaving
me
such
great
team.
That
will
continue
with
those
efforts.
I
also
want
to
thank
Sheila
Dillon.
This
is
one
of
those
projects.
I
mean
they're
a
handful
that
we
go
shoulder
to
shoulder
through
with
this
I'm
glad
that
Gilbert
remembers
the
gap
conversation
as
there's
a
gap.
Let's
help
you
solve
it
because
I
don't
remember
that
Sheila.
Do
you
I?
G
Knowing
the
state
has
the
partners
that
we
have
has
a
variety
of
funding
tools
for
building
and
preserving
affordable
homes
for
low
and
moderate
income
residents,
and
we're
putting
many
of
them
to
work
here
and
breaking
well.
Wind
is
putting
many
of
them
to
work,
so
this
project
does
all
let
folks
talk
about
for
the
veterans,
but
without
those
tools,
including
the
workforce
housing
program,
we
would
not
be
able
to
maintain
the
economic
diversity
in
our
city
and
for
the
men
and
women
who
have
served
our
country
and
their
families.
A
A
Tommy
has
been
an
active
board
member
since
2012
actually
I
somewhat
recruited
him
we
were
over
at
home
base
and
I
was
curious.
What
home
base
was
doing?
This
was
probably
2011
met
him
at
the
cup
of
coffee.
We
talked
we
introduced,
he,
my
last
name
is
Irish,
and
he
was
very
dismayed
that
I
put
milk
in
my
black
coffee,
so
I
figured
he's
a
type
of
person.
I
need
to
get
to
know.
H
You
know
I
love
pressure,
Michael,
governor
Baker,
lieutenant
governor
Pluto,
congressman
Milton,
mayor
walls,
the
elected
officials,
my
good
friends
out
the
wind
and
Gilbert
Wynn
fellow
veterans.
Ladies
and
gentlemen,
as
a
member
of
board
of
directors
at
Brighton,
marine
I
want
to
take
this
opportunity
to
acknowledge
Michael
Marlene,
the
staff
of
bright
marine,
our
Chairman
Board
of
Directors
bill,
Perry,
all
the
directors
for
the
commitment,
dedication
and
vision
not
only
to
this
project
but
for
the
future
changes
that
will
happen
on
this
campus.
H
This
is
an
important
historic
day
in
the
city
of
Boston
in
the
Commonwealth.
As
mayor
Walsh
said
when
you
consider
that
little
or
no
housing
has
been
built
specifically
for
for
veterans
since
1946.
This
is
a
unique
opportunity.
I
spent
35
years
of
my
life
in
the
veterans
community,
helping
to
ensure
veterans,
receive
the
benefits
and
services
they
environment
and
it's
interesting
when
I
look
back
now
how
housing
was
always
a
priority
for
veterans
and
their
families.
H
As
the
deputy
commissioner
city
of
Boston
for
10
years,
we
worked
hard
to
ensure
that
veterans
receive
the
financial
and
medical
benefits
that
they
earned.
That
would
allow
them
to
pay
rent
receive
health
care
in
stay
in
the
community
and
in
the
apartment
where
they
lived
as
executive
director
at
the
New
England
shelter
for
homeless
veterans.
For
eight
years
we
provided
our
veterans,
who
are
homeless
and
I,
say
that,
because
I
spent
eight
years
trying
to
change
that
dynamic,
we
have
veterans
who
are
homeless.
H
We
need
to
understand
the
operative
word
here,
ladies
and
gentlemen,
is
veterans
not
hot,
not
homeless,
we
have
veterans
who
are
homeless
and
we
provided
safe,
livable
and
service
in
programs
at
that
facility.
So
they
can
become
productive
citizen
again
and
move
back
to
their
community,
but
I
found
it
very
frustrating.
When
a
veteran
completed
the
program
who
was
ready
to
move
out,
he
is,
she
could
not
find
a
place
to
live.
So
today
we
celebrate
a
major
milestone.
H
We
are
breaking
ground
on
a
brand
new,
permanent,
affordable
housing
for
our
veterans
on
a
campus
where
they
will
receive
clinical
care.
Behavioral
health
services
and
their
families
in
themselves
deserve
in
so
richly
deserve
bright.
Marine
will
give
the
newest
generation
of
veterans
a
sense
of
place
community
not
only
for
them,
but
their
families
as
well.
They
will
have
access
to
education,
training
opening
pathways
as
they
transition
into
civilian
life
in
new
careers.
H
So
the
many
who
have
made
this
possible
I
say
thank
you
and
let
us
start
looking
at
more
housing
like
this,
so
we
can
be
sure
that
our
veterans
continue
to
move
forward
as
a
Marine.
Our
motto
is
simple:
Fidelis,
always
faithful.
Today
we
kept
the
faith,
so
the
many
veterans
who
will
call
bright
marine
home,
and
we
will
always
keep
the
faith
for
our
veterans
moving
forward
into
the
future.
Thank
you.