Public Comment

Transcript (~3 min @ 1:58:33)

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▶ 1:58:33 Christopher Cinella: Seeing there's no objection, our floor is now open for public comment. Now, Madam Clerk, I believe there were several folks that wish to speak on a matter that was illegal to allege, which will be pulled up um at the end of our meeting so i do want to give those folks an opportunity to be heard sure i see

▶ 1:58:50 Speaker 7: it looks like two people from the same household i'm going to um i'm going to unmute mr don stayed i believe i'm saying that correctly yeah instead thank you mr ted can you hear us yes we can hear

▶ 1:59:06 Speaker 1: you hi i own a property in downtown melrose and um i'm also concerned with the red issue i'm asking if the board of health could go out and inspect the dumpsters in the downtown area especially of those servicing the food establishments and as everybody knows um the rats they're smart they're not going to the barrels they're going for the big feed and which is the dumpsters um i think if we could address this issue with the board of health going out and inspect them and that would help that's what i have to say thank you thank you and then i

▶ 1:59:43 Christopher Cinella: do see mrs stead's hand up as well i don't know if she's also looking to speak

▶ 1:59:56 Speaker 7: let me check right now mrs steve are you ready to speak she's on the phone and he was on a computer

▶ 2:00:06 Christopher Cinella: so it might be the same household okay and then um did miss barardi wanna speak as well

▶ 2:00:12 Speaker 7: I don't see a hand up, but Ms. Berardi, I can unmute you now.

▶ 2:00:17 Speaker 10: Hello, can you hear me? Yes. Okay, as you know, there's the rat issue. I know we're talking about covered barrels and watching the dumpsters. What about the trash cans within city, in parks and on Main Street downtown that have no covers? Can something be done about that?

▶ 2:00:39 Christopher Cinella: But this is a foreign public to speak. We don't get into a Q and a, at this time.

▶ 2:00:45 Speaker 10: Okay. Oh, okay. But can I say 1 thing? I want to thank you all very much. And I hope that everyone votes for the trash so that it is more. Queen, and I'm sorry, I just don't have the words. I had it in 5 minutes ago. I want to thank you very much for addressing all of this tonight. It's truly appreciated. Thank you.

▶ 2:01:09 Christopher Cinella: i can believe that that is it i don't see any other hands unless you see anybody i do not okay and if there's no objection i'd like to close the floor for public comment seeing the objection the public comment is now closed i will entertain um a motion actually there's no objection i'd like to go to recess this meeting so that we