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Gus and i attended the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s annual meeting both yesterday and today at the Hynes Convention Center.

Governor Baker told us yesterday that his administration will continue to increase the state local aid by the same percentage that state revenues increase, meaning that it will increase 3.5% next year, because that is the consensus projection, even though the revenue increases may not actually be that high.

Senators Warren and Markey stayed in DC to deal with the government shutdown, and appeared only by videos.

Lots of good information from other selectmen, state officials, and service providers.

Daniel Whelan and Tadhg Matthews this afternoon were celebrated at their Eagle Scout Court of Honor at the UCC this afternoon. Here they are shown with their parents.

At the affordable housing trust committee meeting this evening at the Public Safety Building, the Committee and about 35 residents heard an update on the Tilden Village expansion and the 41 Dale Street project by John Kelly (in the photo). Mr. Kelly was complimented by those neighbors that had attended his three neighborhood meetings with doing what the neighbors had asked.

The Tilden expansion is at about 45 units, but osler realistically five years off due to the financing backlog. The Dale Street project was presented a either a 36 unit all rental, or a 12 unit sale combined with a 24 unit rental project The preference appears to be for the latter. The Dale site is 2.93 aces.

The town already has two LIP projects lined up that will give the town a second year of safe harbor after May from unfriendly 40B projects, and we seem to have a variety of options on other projects to keep us in a safe harbor beyond that.

Senator Feeney addressing the celebration of the 10th anniversary of The Center.

I held my monthly office hours this morning at the Center, and Roberta showed me their newly refinished hardwood floors in the Fellini Hall. The floor was beautiful, and slippery (with the water on my shoes).

The Center will celebrate its 10th anniversary this Sunday at 2 pm.

Office hour discussions about dog parks, maple sugaring, affordable housing, new Saturday hours at The Center starting in March, and more.

The Medfield in Maryland that appears to be a neighborhood or part of Baltimore, appears to have a nice looking sign (although I think we got more snow) –

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Stephen D. Williams, Garrett T. Gipson, Robert A. Raine, and Tyler J. Hatch receiving their Eagle awards this afternoon at theUCC.