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New Bedford Needs COVID Vaccine Equity [OPINION]
A full calendar year after the COVID-19 pandemic was declared a national emergency, a pathway to normalcy appears to be on the horizon.
A steady drop in cases in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has prompted Governor Charlie Baker to begin moving into Phase 4, the final step in his administration s re-opening plan. At the national level, the recently passed $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan will is expected to bring nearly $8 billion in public health and economic investment to the Commonwealth.
We can finally see the other side of this pandemic, but in order for a community like New Bedford to get there, it needs significantly more investment in public health resources than what the state is currently allocating.
Bedford Town Council members unanimously approved a resolution allocating $25,000 from town community development funds to a housing rehabilitation project planned for the town’s Hilltop Community area.
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In a January 20 Traffic Commission meeting, New Bedford City Councilor Linda Morad shockingly came out against modest accommodations being made for her disabled constituents, stating, I dislike the millions of handicap parking spaces across the city (see 20:11 of the video below).
After her stomach-turning ableist tirade, Morad remained completely silent on the issue, making no effort to clarify or apologize for her comments.
Now, just under five weeks later, it appears Councilor Morad s assault on the city s disabled community may not be over. Ahead of the New Bedford City Council s March 11 meeting, Morad filed a letter on the record from a constituent, requesting it be referred to the Traffic Commission. This letter, written anonymously, is full of comments equally as discriminatory and disgusting as the ones Morad made earlier this year.