NOTE: If you require any accommodations in order to participate or experience technical difficulties during the meeting, please contact Abby Cutrumbes, MPO Staff, at acutrumbes@ctps.org or 857.702.3682.

Agenda posted before 3:00 PM, October 10, 2024

At-Large City Virtual Candidates’ Forum

October 17, 2024, 3:00 PM (Estimated duration: 1 hour, expected ending at 4:00 PM)

Civil Rights, nondiscrimination, and accessibility information is on page 2.

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Meeting Agenda

1.      Welcome and Introductions, Eric Bourassa, Metropolitan Area Planning Council (MAPC), 5 minutes  

2.      Overview of Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) Board Member Responsibilities, Tegin Teich, Executive Director, MPO Staff, 10 minutes

3.      Questions for the Candidates, Hanna Switlekowski, MBTA Advisory Board, 30 minutes

4.      Candidates’ Closing Remarks, Representatives from the City of Newton and the City of Chelsea, 10 minutes

5.      Next Steps and Adjourn, Eric Bourassa, MAPC, 5 minutes

 

 

 

 

CIVIL RIGHTS NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC

Welcome. Bem Vinda. Bienvenido. Akeyi. 欢迎. 歡迎.

 

You are invited to participate in our transportation planning process, free from discrimination. The Boston Region Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) is committed to nondiscrimination in all activities and complies with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which prohibits discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin (including limited English proficiency). Related federal and state nondiscrimination laws prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, sex, disability, and additional protected characteristics.

 

For additional information or to file a civil rights complaint, visit www.bostonmpo.org/mpo_non_discrimination.

 

To request accommodations at meetings (such as assistive listening devices, materials in accessible formats and languages other than English, and interpreters in American Sign Language and other languages) or if you need this information in another language, please contact:

 

Boston Region MPO Title VI Specialist

10 Park Plaza, Suite 2150

Boston, MA 02116

Phone: 857.702.3700

Email: civilrights@ctps.org

 

For people with hearing or speaking difficulties, connect through the state MassRelay service, www.mass.gov/massrelay. Please allow at least five business days for your request to be fulfilled.