Thank you, Medford!
Thank you to everyone who helped us win on Questions 7 and 8!
Thank you to our wonderful, energetic group of volunteers for lending their time, talent, and voices to reaching out to their neighbors and sharing what these ballot measures will mean for Medford.
Thank you to everyone who donated to support our campaign.
Thank you to our elected officials who enabled us to bring these questions to Medford voters.
And most of all, thank you to the Medford voters who showed their support by voting YES on these important measures to stabilize the budget and expand opportunities for our schools, and to fund a permanent DPW street repair crew.
We look forward to the work ahead as we Invest in Medford and work to improve our schools, streets, and sidewalks.
YES on 6
This debt exclusion will allow Medford to issue a bond to pay for the construction of a new, state-of-the-art Fire Headquarters to bolster our public safety services. Once the bond for construction is repaid, this temporary property tax increase would expire.
YES on 7
This override will prevent significant budget cuts to Medford Public Schools and replace expiring funds used to temporarily stabilize this year’s budget, avoiding drastic cuts to the arts, athletics, K-12 classrooms, mental health supports, maintenance, and technology.
And, it will create a permanent street and sidewalk repair crew in the Department of Public Works to help address the city’s $100 million+ repair and maintenance backlog.
YES on 8
This override will expand vocational programs and increase student access to the arts by giving us the funding to pay for the new programming and staff to help students succeed, fix the school schedule at all levels, and increase educator and paraprofessional compensation to ensure living and competitive wages.
How much will it cost?
Saying yes to all three questions will cost most homeowners LESS THAN $38/month. Look up your address and the exact impact here:
Or, compare the assessed value (found on your tax bill) to these examples:
City Assessed Property Value: $500,000 - Approx. $290/year or $24/month
City Assessed Property Value: $769,000 (average) - Approx. $446/year or $37/month
City Assessed Property Value: $1,000,000 - Approx. $580/year or $48/month
Why vote yes?
6. Build a New Fire Headquarters
$2 million per year debt exclusion to pay for a $30 million bond for the construction of a new Fire HQ at 120 Main Street
Temporary property tax increase that ends when the construction bond is paid off
Enhance safety and response times for our community
Ensure our firefighters have a state-of-the-art headquarters
Preserve existing city bond capacity for other maintenance and construction projects
7. Fund Schools and Street Repairs
$3.5 million per year override to stabilize school funding and fix Medford’s streets and sidewalks
Replace $1.75 million in one-time funds used to stabilize this year’s (FY25) school budget
Prevent cuts to nurses, mental health support staff, literacy specialists, technology, and maintenance
Fund the cost of staffing for a permanent DPW repair crew to maintain our streets and sidewalks
8. Strengthen Our Public Schools
$4 million per year override to expand school programs and supports so students can thrive
Recruit and retain teachers and paraprofessionals by ensuring living and competitive wages
Expand school day offerings and increase access to the arts and vocational programs
Increase stipends for advisors and coaches
Expand transportation services for families
Endorsements
Local Officials
Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn
Council President Zac Bears
Council Vice President Kit Collins
School Committee Vice Chair Jenny Graham
School Committee Secretary Paul Ruseau
City Councilor Anna Callahan
City Councilor Emily Lazzaro
City Councilor Matt Leming
City Councilor Justin Tseng
School Committee Member Aaron Olapade
School Committee Member Erika Reinfeld
State Officials
State Senator Pat Jehlen
State Representative Christine Barber
State Representative Sean Garballey
Organizations
SEIU Local 509
Safe Medford
Contact Us
Invest in Medford 2024
107 Bowdoin St
Medford, MA 02155
investinmedford@gmail.com
(617) 475-0331