Opinion

By Phil Orlandella

Mirabella Pool Area is the Right Choice

Reportedly, the North End Nazzaro Community Center will be relocated to the Mirabella Pool area once plans and designs have been drawn up.

Many residents feel this is the right site because it will be located near two pools, and outdoor basketball court, a softball field, two baseball fields, a hockey rink, a bocce court, a children’s play area, a soccer field and some open space. The Center will have many in-house programs for all ages.

Following several community meetings on the relocation move the final selection was the right one.

Boston Should Have a Seat on MBTA Board

Bold and extremely challenging is the only way to describe Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s State of the City Address that calls for improvements to propel the City forward in many ways.

One of the requests called for a world-class transportation system for the City calling for Boston to have a seat on the MBTA Fiscal and Management Control Board.

This makes good sense since Boston is the largest payer into the MBTA, yet, the City doesn’t have a voice at the table.

North End Library a Quality Place to be

Year after year and month after month the North End Library staff and Friends have done an incredible job of creating and organizing numerous events, programs and activities for all ages and should be recognized by the neighborhood as a quality organization, providing quality things to do.

Having a top-notch library in the center of the community is a great convenience and should be taken advantage of. In addition, both staff and the Friends have always opened their doors to new ideas that could be implemented, if possible.

Mayor Takes an Aggressive Approach to Make Boston a Better Place to Live In

Over the past six years, Boston has added 120,000 new jobs to the city’s economy, trained and placed over 10,000 Bostonians with low incomes in better paying jobs and the crime rate by nearly 30 percent, Mayor Martin Walsh said at the recent State of the City event.

He also claims, Boston has been ranked first in the country for affordable housing, first for open space and first for being the most energy efficient, climate friendly City in the United States.

In addition, he indicated Boston has been able to dedicate record investments for its students, families, older adults and all residents who need access to opportunities and resources.

Mayo Walsh’s progress reports were impressive but his future plans, if adopted, goes in a positive direction with possibly new investments in schools, transportation and affordable housing.

For the first time in the City’s history the Administration will issue city-funded rental vouchers to subsidize the rents of those most in need.

The Mayor has taken on an aggressive approach toward making Boston an even better place to live in.