Opinion

By Phil Orlandella

A cleaner North End is everyone’s business

North End mechanical street cleaning is under way and it’s time for residents and the business community to remove their vehicles from the curb, making it much easier for the City to remove all the debris in the community gutters.

Continuous cooperation will help the battle to keep the community cleaner, healthier and deal with rodent control.

In addition, properly sweeping gutters and sidewalks in front of homes and stores will greatly contribute to the community’s major trash problem that currently exists.

Taking part in neighborhood street cleaning programs coordinated by the City or community organizations will greatly support the endeavor to have a much cleaner North End.

Be a candidate in the NEWNC elections

The May 2019 community elections to serve as a board member on the North End Waterfront Neighborhood Council (NEWNC) is closer than expected.

NEWNC will be distributing nomination papers to secure the signatures for candidates to secure a spot on the ballot.

Residents should consider running for a seat on the NEWNC Board.

There are six spots open on the Board. All voting will take place at the Nazzaro Community Center where the final ballots will be counted and the winners announced.

Serving on the Council is one-way North End Waterfront residents can help the community in several ways.

Support NEMPAC fundraiser

North End Music and Performing Arts Center (NEMPAC) plays an important role in the community providing musical, theater and arts programs.

NEMPAC will conduct its annual Perform-A-Thon Fundraiser this April to benefit music scholarships and educational programs.

It’s important that the community support this special neighborhood organization that provides assessable, quality music education and performing arts programming.

MBTA fare increase not well received

In order to improve MBTA services, including safety, it takes money, lots of money, that in part means raising user fees.

It’s a fact that nobody wants to continually go into their pockets or purses to pay for a T hike or any other dollar hikes then they have to.

Providing public transportation is simply a must throughout the state, especially the City of Boston and without question fees will be increased one way or another.

Is it fair? No! But what is the answer?

Maybe it is more accountability, checks and balance or alien assistance.