At the third steering committee meeting, the consultant team will share takeaways from the summer’s public engagement, analysis, and emerging themes with the steering committee. The committee will provide feedback on the emerging themes:

• Welcoming & Supportive Community

• Vibrant Places

• Equitable Access

• Climate Resilience

• Transparent & Proactive

They will workshop the themes and begin to brainstorm goals and actions that will fit under each theme.

We’ll have a table at the Mystic River Celebration and we hope to see you there!

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We’ll be at the Condon Shell enjoying the music, handing out postcards, and getting to know families in Medford!

We will have a table at Clipper Ship Day to hear your ideas!

At the second Steering Committee meeting, the consultant team will recap the first public meeting and the steering committee will engage in in-depth conversations about each element. They’ll fill in gaps in knowledge through their lived experience. The committee will build on the first impressions from the public meeting to provide guidance on the direction of the plan.

A community kickoff meeting is planned for Wednesday, June 9th from 6 to 8pm. All members of the Medford community are invited to attend. You can register for the meeting, which will be held via Zoom, here: https://zoom.us/meeting/register/tJ0tdeCqrz8uGdHR55JJcJBDiMqx3I0vEkof

The first community workshop will be a fun & entertaining virtual community event that creates a digital venue for celebration and to introduce the planning process. The event will be structured around a presentation broken up into three sections to introduce the scope and purpose of the comprehensive plan, introduce the team, and present initial findings from early analysis. Between each short presentation there will be a 25 minute brainstorming and input session for community members to provide thoughts, ideas, and input to help us get the plan started in the right direction.

On May 19, the consultant team will meet virtually with the 28-member Steering Committee to kick off the Comprehensive Plan.

The team will present an introduction to what a comprehensive plan is and what it means for Medford. They’ll give an overview of the plan elements: land use; housing; economic development; history, arts, & cultures; open space & recreation; public services; and mobility.

The steering committee and consultant team will get to know each other and find out what excites them about the plan. They’ll workshop: what are Medford’s strengths? What are you most excited about for the future? And what are your biggest concerns?