Council Rejects Vocational School Debt Exclusion
The Malden City Council voted 9-2 against placing a $36 million debt exclusion ballot question for Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical School on the February 10 special election.
City Council · Meeting of January 13, 2026
MALDEN — The Malden City Council voted 9-2 against placing a $36 million debt exclusion ballot question for Northeast Metropolitan Regional Vocational Technical School on the February 10 special election. Councillors Ryan O'Malley and Karen Colón Hayes voted in favor; the motion failed despite being co-sponsored by Stephen Winslow, who voted against it. In other unanimous votes, the council approved a $1.5 million HUD loan for the Malden River Works Project phase 2, a $50,000 Cable Access appropriation for Urban Media Arts, and confirmed Kathleen French to the Board of Assessors.
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Source: the City Council meeting of January 13, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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