City of Worcester to Host Green Island Meeting
On Wednesday, July 31, the City of Worcester will be hosting a Green Island Initiative Public Meeting at the PNI Club at 290 Millbury St. from 5:30 PM to 7:30 PM.
The purpose of the meeting is to give Green Island residents and business owners the opportunity to provide input on how to spend allocated federal funds to improve housing, streets, and other infrastructure.
Light refreshments will be served. For more information, please click here.
Worcester Fire Dept. to Promote Nine Members
The City of Worcester will host a ceremony next week recognizing the promotion of nine members of the Worcester Fire Department.
The ceremony will take place on Monday, Aug. 5 at 4:30 PM. in the Esther Howland Chamber of City Hall.
Promotions:
- Lieutenant Timothy Ridick being promoted to Captain
- Lieutenant Robert Judge being promoted to Captain
- Lieutenant Steven Oberg being promoted to Captain
- Lieutenant Paul McCaffrey being promoted to Captain
- Fire Fighter William O’Connell being promoted to Lieutenant
- Fire Fighter Christopher Paul being promoted to Lieutenant
- Fire Fighter John Ushinski being promoted to Lieutenant
- Fire Fighter Brandon Collier being promoted to Lieutenant
- Fire Fighter Brian Cobill being promoted to Lieutenant
Public Works to Meet on Green Island Blvd
And next week…the City is holding a Public Works committee meeting at City Hall for a hearing on the creation of the Green Island Blvd. on Tuesday night, Aug. 6.
The hearing was originally scheduled for Wednesday, July 31 — right at the same time as a meeting on the Green Island Initiative. Hence, the schedule change.
The new public way, Green Island Boulevard, will run from Hermon & Lamartine St. to Madison St., Summit St., from Ash St. to Plymouth St. and Canal St., from Plymouth & Summit St. to Green St.
For a great breakdown of how Green Island Blvd. will work to relieve traffic in the City, check out our media partner the016.com’s recent blog.
Dr. Michael Hirsh to Be Appointed as Assistant Vice Provost at UMASS Medical School
Pediatric trauma surgeon Dr. Michael Hirsh is being appointed as Assistant Vice Provost for Health and Wellness Promotion at the UMASS Medical School.
Dr. Hirsh will be stepping down from his current role of Division Chief of Pediatric Surgery.
Dr. Hirsh has been the Medical Director for the City of Worcester since 2014 and has worked with the Worcester Police Dept. to start and organize the City’s Gun Buyback program.
Mayor Petty Releases Statement on City’s Plastic Recycling Bag Plan
In theory, this statement should have lead off Monday’s “5 Things,” but it slipped through the cracks. Well, we are rectifying the situation and making it #5 the day after.
The following statement was released on Friday, July 26 from Mayor Joe Petty’s office:
Over the last several months there have been numerous public meetings during which the proposed changes to Worcester’s recycling program have been discussed. The current use of open recycling bins has led to an increase in the amount of litter on our streets as well as an increase in the amount of contaminated material being picked up by our recycling trucks. The recommendation of clear recycling bags, which have been proven to mitigate these issues, has led to a healthy public debate.
After hearing from my colleagues on the City Council on Tuesday night and many residents, both on Tuesday night and in the intervening days, I will be asking the City Council to recommit the proposed changes to the recycling program to the City Manager for reexamination; specifically a comparative analysis of the carbon footprint of the large plastic carts, the plastic bag option, as well as the existing recycling plastic bins program. I agree with Councilor Matt Wally that a perfect recycling plan which satisfies all parties is not likely to be identified and we shouldn’t let the idea of perfection get in the way of improvement. We both feel that study could help identify the best option for our city.
I have spoken with the City Manager and he is committed to finding a fair and environmentally sound implementation plan that will address our city’s needs.
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