This week in Malden
What's coming up at City Hall, what was decided, and how the city is doing. Updated every morning.
Coming up
All meetingsPublic hearings: residents can speak
- City Council, 7:00 PMCouncil to hold hearings on National Grid pole and conduit petitions on Pearl Street and Lynn Street, and vote on budget transfers and zoning changes.
- Affordable Housing Trust Fund, 5:00 PMUpdates on development projects at 245 Bryant Street, 213 Main Street, Overlook Ridge, and 105 Salem Street.
- Community Preservation Committee, 6:00 PMPublic hearing on Community Housing Projects: Affordable Housing Trust Fund, Malden Rental Assistance Program, and Housing Assistance for Older Adults.
- City Council, 7:00 PMPublic hearing on Residential Tax Exemption and Minimum Residential Factor for Fiscal Year 2027.
- Site Plan Review Committee, 6:00 PMPublic hearings on an accessory dwelling unit at 48 Essex Street and a child care facility at 200 Exchange Street.
18 public meetings this week.
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School Committee Finance Subcommittee
Finance Subcommittee to review a $393,000 net school spending shortfall and FY26 and FY27 financial reports.
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Comprehensive Master Plan Steering Committee
Committee to discuss plans for November 7, 2026 Community Planning Workshop and review a revised Existing Conditions chapter of the master plan.
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Licensing Board
License transfer for Veterans of Foreign War post at 14 Webster Court and manager change for Malden Fine Wines at 220 Pleasant St.
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City Council Rules and Ordinance Committee
Amending Inclusionary Zoning ordinance (MCC 12.12.300) under City Council papers 335-26 and 335A-26.
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City Council
Council to hold hearings on National Grid pole and conduit petitions on Pearl Street and Lynn Street, and vote on budget transfers and zoning changes.
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Cemetery Trustees
Discussion on National Grid petition for easement inside Forest Dale Cemetery wall and update to Cemetery Handbook.
Recently decided
All decisionsFrom the latest minutes the city has posted. Minutes come out after a board approves them, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
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Malden Housing Authority
Approved 20-year renewal of Cross Street voucher contract, $100,000 Section 8 reserve use, FY2027 rent standards, and numerous contractor and vendor payments.
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Malden Housing Authority
Approved Nan McKay contract piggyback for Mexico, Missouri, trash bag price increase to $73.16 per case, and $6,131.82 in tenant balance write-offs.
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Municipal Building Committee - Malden River Works
Approved $19,500 McPhail Associates proposal for additional boring at Malden River Works Salt Shed & Boathouse to support switch to timber piles
What's happening on your street?
How the city is doing
- Open 311 requests 2,893 ↓ 192 from last week1,415 with no update in over a year
- Time to acknowledge a 311 request 7 hours Median, past 12 months · 9% of requests were acknowledged
- Average single-family tax bill $4,952 No change from last yearFiscal year 2026 · Mass. Division of Local Services (opens in new tab)
- Unemployment rate 4.2% ↓ 0.2 pts from August 2025August 2026 (preliminary) · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (opens in new tab)