1 00:00:01,360 --> 00:00:06,800 Speaker 1: It's night Side Den Ray on WBS Boston's news radio. 2 00:00:07,240 --> 00:00:11,600 Speaker 2: Well, for the first day in about ten days, we 3 00:00:11,640 --> 00:00:14,000 Speaker 2: had a little bit of a weather break here in Boston. 4 00:00:14,080 --> 00:00:17,960 Speaker 2: The temperatures got up over thirty two, believe it or not. 5 00:00:18,280 --> 00:00:21,200 Speaker 2: There was maybe a little bit of melting of the snow. 6 00:00:22,120 --> 00:00:25,280 Speaker 2: But it's been a tough week and a half and 7 00:00:25,360 --> 00:00:29,080 Speaker 2: the weather projections or the forecast for this upcoming weekend 8 00:00:29,160 --> 00:00:32,839 Speaker 2: suggests that we're going to have another dip, another polar 9 00:00:32,960 --> 00:00:36,919 Speaker 2: vortex or whatever they call it, a big dip. And 10 00:00:37,479 --> 00:00:41,200 Speaker 2: one of the things that went down with the big 11 00:00:41,240 --> 00:00:45,519 Speaker 2: storm of not this past weekend, but the prior weekend 12 00:00:45,920 --> 00:00:49,360 Speaker 2: was the snow was pretty easy to move. It was 13 00:00:49,760 --> 00:00:53,960 Speaker 2: relatively light snow. It wasn't that heavy wet snow that 14 00:00:54,080 --> 00:00:57,800 Speaker 2: sometimes we get here in Boston. And I don't think 15 00:00:57,880 --> 00:01:02,000 Speaker 2: the City of Boston covered themselves in any glory. There 16 00:01:02,040 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 2: was all sorts of reporting. I sorrow today in the 17 00:01:05,319 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 2: in the newspapers that still there's there's plenty of streets 18 00:01:08,440 --> 00:01:10,960 Speaker 2: that are problematical. We're going to talk with Boston City 19 00:01:10,959 --> 00:01:16,200 Speaker 2: Councilor Ed Flynn. But to set this one up, WBC's 20 00:01:16,280 --> 00:01:19,800 Speaker 2: Jay will Let has spent some time not only in Somerville, 21 00:01:19,800 --> 00:01:25,160 Speaker 2: but also in Boston earlier today. This is cut number 22 00:01:25,200 --> 00:01:28,840 Speaker 2: B Jay will Let story today or with the so 23 00:01:28,959 --> 00:01:32,399 Speaker 2: called Chief of Streets in the newly appointed Chief of 24 00:01:32,440 --> 00:01:33,560 Speaker 2: Streets in Boston. 25 00:01:34,440 --> 00:01:36,560 Speaker 3: Here's the problem. It's been over a week since the 26 00:01:36,600 --> 00:01:39,759 Speaker 3: snow emergency lifted in Boston and people still have space 27 00:01:39,800 --> 00:01:40,360 Speaker 3: savers out. 28 00:01:40,480 --> 00:01:43,360 Speaker 2: They don't pick up the snow and put it anyway like, 29 00:01:43,440 --> 00:01:46,080 Speaker 2: they just push it a little bit away. 30 00:01:46,120 --> 00:01:48,360 Speaker 3: For those on peaper were supposed to be gone two 31 00:01:48,440 --> 00:01:51,440 Speaker 3: days after the storm emergency, but residents tell me they're 32 00:01:51,480 --> 00:01:54,320 Speaker 3: still fighting over spots because ice walls remain on the 33 00:01:54,360 --> 00:01:57,160 Speaker 3: curb from plows. You think they're entitled to that space 34 00:01:57,360 --> 00:01:58,880 Speaker 3: as long as the snow is on the ground. 35 00:01:59,080 --> 00:02:01,400 Speaker 2: That's a tough call. I mean, you're you're putting in 36 00:02:01,440 --> 00:02:03,320 Speaker 2: all that effort, But then again, it's a it's kind 37 00:02:03,320 --> 00:02:04,440 Speaker 2: of like a double edged short. 38 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,400 Speaker 3: A Summerville Fire department put out a message bleeding neighbors 39 00:02:07,440 --> 00:02:10,480 Speaker 3: to keep travel lanes open for emergency services, though they 40 00:02:10,520 --> 00:02:12,720 Speaker 3: acknowledged that it's a free for all the street park 41 00:02:12,800 --> 00:02:13,320 Speaker 3: these days. 42 00:02:13,440 --> 00:02:15,600 Speaker 2: I I could see where the frustration comes from. When 43 00:02:15,600 --> 00:02:17,240 Speaker 2: you when you put all the blood, sweat and tears 44 00:02:17,280 --> 00:02:17,520 Speaker 2: into it. 45 00:02:17,680 --> 00:02:19,640 Speaker 4: Somebody else comes along. But then again it's. 46 00:02:19,480 --> 00:02:23,600 Speaker 3: Like it's not your spot, it's it's tough in Somerville. 47 00:02:23,680 --> 00:02:26,280 Speaker 3: J will Let WBZ, Boston's news Radio. 48 00:02:27,320 --> 00:02:31,240 Speaker 2: Okay, so that was the Somerville Report. That's okay. I 49 00:02:31,280 --> 00:02:34,399 Speaker 2: thought we were going to do the Boston report, which 50 00:02:34,440 --> 00:02:38,440 Speaker 2: actually I think is cut bee. But that's okay with us. 51 00:02:38,560 --> 00:02:42,160 Speaker 2: Is Boston City councilor ed Flynn, it's but it was 52 00:02:42,240 --> 00:02:45,800 Speaker 2: a big storm, Council of Flynn, but kind of a 53 00:02:45,880 --> 00:02:49,800 Speaker 2: slow recovery here. And we're going to invite people to 54 00:02:49,880 --> 00:02:53,560 Speaker 2: call in from their communities and tell us how their 55 00:02:54,160 --> 00:02:57,239 Speaker 2: streets have been. I was down on the South Shore 56 00:02:57,760 --> 00:03:00,919 Speaker 2: today and uh, look to me like some of the 57 00:03:00,960 --> 00:03:03,959 Speaker 2: communities in the South Shore did a better job than Boston. 58 00:03:04,480 --> 00:03:06,639 Speaker 2: What are you hearing from your constituents? 59 00:03:07,120 --> 00:03:11,079 Speaker 5: Ed Hi, Dan, it's good to be with you. 60 00:03:11,800 --> 00:03:12,800 Speaker 1: It's good to be with your. 61 00:03:12,720 --> 00:03:13,800 Speaker 5: Listeners as well. 62 00:03:15,520 --> 00:03:15,720 Speaker 6: Dan. 63 00:03:15,800 --> 00:03:20,160 Speaker 5: It was a huge storm, nineteen almost two feet of snow. 64 00:03:20,200 --> 00:03:22,600 Speaker 5: I believe it was nineteen to twenty inches. We'll call 65 00:03:22,600 --> 00:03:28,520 Speaker 5: it twenty twenty inches. And I think the rank and file, 66 00:03:28,800 --> 00:03:32,400 Speaker 5: the workers at the City of Boston Public works. I 67 00:03:32,440 --> 00:03:37,280 Speaker 5: think they did a good job under very difficult conditions. 68 00:03:37,920 --> 00:03:42,520 Speaker 5: They had to work fourteen fifteen, sixteen hours straight and 69 00:03:42,560 --> 00:03:45,080 Speaker 5: then they obviously they needed a break. We have many 70 00:03:45,080 --> 00:03:51,360 Speaker 5: contractors that removed snow as well, but I believe the 71 00:03:51,480 --> 00:03:57,440 Speaker 5: overall response to it from the Mayor's office and from 72 00:03:57,480 --> 00:04:02,800 Speaker 5: the City Council was disappointing and I think we all 73 00:04:02,840 --> 00:04:07,920 Speaker 5: have to own that. And you are correct, the streets 74 00:04:09,720 --> 00:04:15,600 Speaker 5: were not effectively taken care of, and we've had many 75 00:04:15,720 --> 00:04:22,919 Speaker 5: cases of first responders having difficult times navigating Boston streets, 76 00:04:23,880 --> 00:04:30,080 Speaker 5: including including ambulances as well. But I do have to 77 00:04:30,120 --> 00:04:32,640 Speaker 5: agree with you there's more work we need to do. 78 00:04:33,600 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 5: This snow still on the ground this there's major snow 79 00:04:37,040 --> 00:04:41,599 Speaker 5: piles on in our crosswalks, which is very dangerous for 80 00:04:41,960 --> 00:04:46,160 Speaker 5: persons with disabilities, for our seniors or everybody kids going 81 00:04:46,200 --> 00:04:50,640 Speaker 5: to school, and these snow banks are, you know, fifteen 82 00:04:50,720 --> 00:04:58,839 Speaker 5: feet high in many cases. Again, I'm not blaming the workers. 83 00:04:57,520 --> 00:05:00,240 Speaker 2: Either of mine, because I know what it's like for 84 00:05:00,279 --> 00:05:03,279 Speaker 2: those guys, guys and gals to be out there. My 85 00:05:03,400 --> 00:05:07,400 Speaker 2: question is, Look, this was a big storm, there's no 86 00:05:07,440 --> 00:05:11,080 Speaker 2: doubt about that, but it wasn't a bad storm in 87 00:05:11,200 --> 00:05:14,880 Speaker 2: terms of being heavy heavy snow, it was fairly light snow. 88 00:05:15,480 --> 00:05:19,839 Speaker 2: Were these streets did the city not anticipated? I mean 89 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 2: they told us it was coming for days. Was there 90 00:05:23,680 --> 00:05:26,240 Speaker 2: any pre treatment that could have done, that could have 91 00:05:26,240 --> 00:05:28,159 Speaker 2: been done that might have helped? I mean, I just 92 00:05:29,279 --> 00:05:31,919 Speaker 2: I agree with you that that the results were not 93 00:05:32,320 --> 00:05:34,839 Speaker 2: what we wanted, as they said, you know, big storm, 94 00:05:35,080 --> 00:05:38,480 Speaker 2: slow recovery. It's ten days later and we're still still 95 00:05:38,520 --> 00:05:42,120 Speaker 2: are recovering. And thank goodness that the storm which had 96 00:05:42,160 --> 00:05:46,960 Speaker 2: been predicted last weekend never materialized. We dodged a bullet 97 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:51,320 Speaker 2: on that one. We yeah, that on top of it. 98 00:05:52,400 --> 00:05:55,680 Speaker 2: So what was it like? I know that some of 99 00:05:55,720 --> 00:06:00,200 Speaker 2: the cities, some of the people get criticized for the 100 00:06:00,200 --> 00:06:05,000 Speaker 2: the spot savers. They shovel out a parking space and 101 00:06:05,040 --> 00:06:08,599 Speaker 2: then they put a chair there. And I happen to 102 00:06:08,680 --> 00:06:11,040 Speaker 2: have a great deal of sympathy for people who shovel 103 00:06:11,040 --> 00:06:14,680 Speaker 2: out of space. I really do. And I think that 104 00:06:15,520 --> 00:06:18,680 Speaker 2: unless you live in the city and you understand how 105 00:06:18,760 --> 00:06:22,080 Speaker 2: limited space is, if you shovel it, you should own 106 00:06:22,080 --> 00:06:23,960 Speaker 2: it for a few days. And I have no idea 107 00:06:24,000 --> 00:06:27,120 Speaker 2: what the rules are anymore. But what was it like 108 00:06:27,200 --> 00:06:29,640 Speaker 2: over in your in your district. I'm sure you heard 109 00:06:29,680 --> 00:06:31,360 Speaker 2: from some constituents. 110 00:06:32,440 --> 00:06:36,760 Speaker 5: I did, Dan, I heard from hundreds, hundreds of constituents. 111 00:06:38,880 --> 00:06:42,039 Speaker 2: What did we hit there? Hey, Dan, I hit That 112 00:06:42,160 --> 00:06:44,359 Speaker 2: was my mistake, Okay, my mistake. 113 00:06:44,720 --> 00:06:48,680 Speaker 5: Oh that's okay, Yes, Dan, I heard from hundreds of 114 00:06:48,760 --> 00:06:52,760 Speaker 5: constituents in Boston, residents concerned. 115 00:06:53,040 --> 00:06:53,240 Speaker 6: Dan. 116 00:06:53,279 --> 00:06:58,240 Speaker 5: They were mostly concerned about public safety issues, and I 117 00:06:58,320 --> 00:07:03,080 Speaker 5: agree with them. When first responders can't navigate a street, 118 00:07:04,360 --> 00:07:08,520 Speaker 5: it's it is a crisis, in my opinion, and we 119 00:07:08,600 --> 00:07:13,600 Speaker 5: need to do better. I do think the Mayor's Office 120 00:07:13,960 --> 00:07:19,320 Speaker 5: in the Chief of Streets is ultimately responsible for the 121 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:24,000 Speaker 5: operation of the of the storm and and and including 122 00:07:24,040 --> 00:07:27,840 Speaker 5: the Boston City Council as well, and we didn't measure up. 123 00:07:27,880 --> 00:07:31,720 Speaker 5: All of us didn't measure up to what's expected of us. 124 00:07:32,440 --> 00:07:36,840 Speaker 5: And we can't continue to make this mistake again. This 125 00:07:36,960 --> 00:07:42,120 Speaker 5: was this was one one time that it happened this year, 126 00:07:43,440 --> 00:07:46,440 Speaker 5: and if there's another snowstorm, we have to be better 127 00:07:46,480 --> 00:07:51,440 Speaker 5: prepared for it. And I don't think I don't think 128 00:07:51,520 --> 00:07:54,480 Speaker 5: the Mayor's Office and the Boston City Council were prepared 129 00:07:54,600 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 5: for it and took the necessary steps to ensure that 130 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:02,720 Speaker 5: our streets and sidewalks are safe. Having said that, Dan, 131 00:08:03,120 --> 00:08:06,560 Speaker 5: I also know there's a responsibility for all of us 132 00:08:06,640 --> 00:08:10,640 Speaker 5: as neighbors to do our part and to shovel out 133 00:08:11,360 --> 00:08:16,840 Speaker 5: our own sidewalks, to support our neighbors, especially elderly neighbors 134 00:08:16,840 --> 00:08:21,160 Speaker 5: that need their sidewalk shovels, persons with disabilities. But we 135 00:08:21,240 --> 00:08:22,960 Speaker 5: can't ignore the obvious. 136 00:08:23,400 --> 00:08:24,000 Speaker 6: We have to. 137 00:08:24,480 --> 00:08:28,200 Speaker 5: Grab a shovel if we're able bodied and help our 138 00:08:28,320 --> 00:08:32,400 Speaker 5: neighbor and do our pot and be a good neighbor. 139 00:08:32,480 --> 00:08:35,840 Speaker 5: And that also means to be a little bit compassionate 140 00:08:36,200 --> 00:08:40,000 Speaker 5: and have some empathy for people across the city as well. 141 00:08:40,360 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 2: So let me ask you this, do you think that 142 00:08:44,200 --> 00:08:46,800 Speaker 2: we took Do you think as a city we get 143 00:08:46,880 --> 00:08:51,199 Speaker 2: lulled into this sense of security. We haven't had a 144 00:08:51,200 --> 00:08:54,280 Speaker 2: big storm I believe they said, for four years or 145 00:08:54,320 --> 00:08:58,760 Speaker 2: anything comparable to this, so one we were we kind 146 00:08:58,760 --> 00:09:02,400 Speaker 2: of a sleep at the switch. Understanding is Mayor Wu 147 00:09:03,120 --> 00:09:06,840 Speaker 2: was in Washington for the few days leading up to 148 00:09:06,880 --> 00:09:10,080 Speaker 2: the storm. I'm not sure she should she should not 149 00:09:10,160 --> 00:09:14,360 Speaker 2: have been here. Uh said, you're the mayor calling the shots, 150 00:09:15,120 --> 00:09:18,680 Speaker 2: or is that being unfairly critical of her in your opinion? 151 00:09:20,240 --> 00:09:26,120 Speaker 5: I do think Dan, that there was a missed opportunity 152 00:09:26,240 --> 00:09:31,720 Speaker 5: to provide the most effective response from the city during 153 00:09:31,720 --> 00:09:36,120 Speaker 5: this storm. We we we didn't provide the residence with 154 00:09:36,240 --> 00:09:40,000 Speaker 5: a critical service that is desperately needed, and that's that's 155 00:09:40,000 --> 00:09:44,959 Speaker 5: snow removal. And it's because of many reasons in leadership 156 00:09:45,040 --> 00:09:48,320 Speaker 5: at the top, it is certainly one of them. I 157 00:09:48,360 --> 00:09:53,200 Speaker 5: think our transportation department also didn't do their job during 158 00:09:53,240 --> 00:09:58,720 Speaker 5: this storm. We we didn't provide the residence with clear 159 00:09:58,840 --> 00:10:02,679 Speaker 5: guidance on what to do during a storm with the automobile, 160 00:10:03,160 --> 00:10:07,800 Speaker 5: how to move it off of emergency roads, and how 161 00:10:07,840 --> 00:10:11,360 Speaker 5: to move it back at what time in ensuring that 162 00:10:11,400 --> 00:10:15,839 Speaker 5: the snow is removed from the street in the sidewalk 163 00:10:15,920 --> 00:10:20,319 Speaker 5: as well during during that emergency period of time, I 164 00:10:20,840 --> 00:10:23,559 Speaker 5: think there was a lot of critical mistakes that were made. 165 00:10:24,000 --> 00:10:27,560 Speaker 5: And the buck stop stan at City Hall on the 166 00:10:27,600 --> 00:10:30,600 Speaker 5: fifth floor, and the fifth floor is where I work 167 00:10:30,720 --> 00:10:34,800 Speaker 5: as a Boston City councilor. I accept responsibility. In the 168 00:10:34,840 --> 00:10:38,280 Speaker 5: fifth floor also is the Mayor's office. We all have 169 00:10:38,360 --> 00:10:41,480 Speaker 5: to accept responsibility that we didn't do our job. 170 00:10:41,840 --> 00:10:43,440 Speaker 2: All right, We're going to take a break. If you'd 171 00:10:43,480 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 2: like to join the conversation and ask a question or 172 00:10:46,480 --> 00:10:49,920 Speaker 2: make a comment. My guest is Boston City councilor at Flynn. 173 00:10:49,920 --> 00:10:54,480 Speaker 2: We're talking about the city's response not only after the storm, 174 00:10:54,600 --> 00:10:57,000 Speaker 2: but the response leading up to the storm, which I 175 00:10:57,000 --> 00:11:02,240 Speaker 2: think is equally important. If you'd like to comment favorably 176 00:11:02,440 --> 00:11:08,160 Speaker 2: towards how your neighborhood survived, maybe you're still surviving. I 177 00:11:08,160 --> 00:11:13,160 Speaker 2: don't know, if you'd like to add a positive suggestion 178 00:11:13,360 --> 00:11:16,160 Speaker 2: as to what you think could be done, or this 179 00:11:16,720 --> 00:11:19,600 Speaker 2: is an opportunity. We are going to have a cold winter, 180 00:11:19,960 --> 00:11:25,480 Speaker 2: cold weekend this coming weekend, what the meteorologists tell us, 181 00:11:25,520 --> 00:11:27,840 Speaker 2: which means that that's probably not going to be a 182 00:11:27,880 --> 00:11:31,160 Speaker 2: lot of this snow moved, which is now kind of solidified, 183 00:11:31,280 --> 00:11:34,640 Speaker 2: and it's more snow ice than it is snow. It 184 00:11:34,679 --> 00:11:37,000 Speaker 2: could have been moved a little bit earlier. Or for 185 00:11:37,080 --> 00:11:39,480 Speaker 2: that matter, if you're out in one of the other 186 00:11:39,640 --> 00:11:42,600 Speaker 2: communities and those of you, look, there are parts of 187 00:11:42,640 --> 00:11:46,839 Speaker 2: the South right now which are still realing with incredible problems. 188 00:11:47,320 --> 00:11:50,760 Speaker 2: I think their problems are a little different than ours 189 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:54,199 Speaker 2: because they have never had a storm of the magnitude 190 00:11:54,240 --> 00:11:56,960 Speaker 2: that hit their communities down there. When you talk about 191 00:11:56,960 --> 00:12:00,559 Speaker 2: snow falling in places like Florida and Georgia and South Carolina. 192 00:12:01,600 --> 00:12:05,040 Speaker 2: That's extraordinary. But feel free join the conversation. Let's have 193 00:12:05,080 --> 00:12:10,200 Speaker 2: an honest conversation. I think Boston can do better. I 194 00:12:10,240 --> 00:12:13,840 Speaker 2: think to some extent, we've had even bigger storms that 195 00:12:14,320 --> 00:12:18,520 Speaker 2: the city responded to more effectively. Six one, seven, two, five, 196 00:12:18,640 --> 00:12:21,880 Speaker 2: four ten thirty six one seven, nine three one ten thirty. 197 00:12:21,920 --> 00:12:25,960 Speaker 2: An opportunity to chat with Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn. 198 00:12:26,520 --> 00:12:28,679 Speaker 2: There's nobody in the council as far as I know, 199 00:12:29,080 --> 00:12:32,480 Speaker 2: who cares more deeply about his constituents and his community 200 00:12:32,559 --> 00:12:36,160 Speaker 2: and this city than Ed Flynn, the son of former 201 00:12:36,200 --> 00:12:37,160 Speaker 2: Mayor Ray Flynn. 202 00:12:37,600 --> 00:12:37,760 Speaker 6: Uh. 203 00:12:37,800 --> 00:12:40,240 Speaker 2: And we'll when I get back, and what I want 204 00:12:40,280 --> 00:12:42,800 Speaker 2: to also just make sure how your dad's doing and 205 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:44,480 Speaker 2: how your mom is doing as well. We'll be back 206 00:12:44,559 --> 00:12:47,320 Speaker 2: on nightside with Ed Flynn. Uh. And some phone calls 207 00:12:47,320 --> 00:12:49,520 Speaker 2: from you. Six one, seven, two, five, four ten thirty 208 00:12:49,920 --> 00:12:53,640 Speaker 2: six one seven, nine three one ten thirty coming back 209 00:12:53,679 --> 00:12:54,200 Speaker 2: on night side. 210 00:12:55,360 --> 00:13:00,120 Speaker 1: You're on night side with Dan Ray on w Boston's. 211 00:12:59,640 --> 00:13:04,599 Speaker 2: News with us is Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn. And 212 00:13:04,720 --> 00:13:07,079 Speaker 2: let's get some phone calls going here. Let me start 213 00:13:07,080 --> 00:13:10,520 Speaker 2: off with Leo in Jamaica plane, Leo, how did they 214 00:13:10,600 --> 00:13:14,199 Speaker 2: do and how did Jamaica plane? How is it navigating 215 00:13:14,360 --> 00:13:15,800 Speaker 2: Jamaica playing these days? 216 00:13:17,240 --> 00:13:20,720 Speaker 6: Not too good? Not too good? A council of Flynn. 217 00:13:20,760 --> 00:13:24,080 Speaker 6: I don't see why you are taking responsibility and blaming 218 00:13:24,120 --> 00:13:27,240 Speaker 6: yourself for any of this. Let me ask you. He's 219 00:13:27,280 --> 00:13:32,480 Speaker 6: Superintendent of public Works, the commissioner. He's responsible for snow removal. 220 00:13:32,520 --> 00:13:37,960 Speaker 5: Correct, he's responsible for snow removal and he answers to 221 00:13:38,320 --> 00:13:43,400 Speaker 5: I believe the chief of streets, which is a basically 222 00:13:44,000 --> 00:13:45,440 Speaker 5: similar to a cabinet position. 223 00:13:46,640 --> 00:13:49,280 Speaker 6: Okay, who's the chief of streets and who's the commissioner 224 00:13:49,320 --> 00:13:51,080 Speaker 6: Republic Works? Would you name them? Please? 225 00:13:52,280 --> 00:13:56,520 Speaker 5: The Chief of streets is fairly now. I believe you 226 00:13:56,559 --> 00:14:03,440 Speaker 5: just started about a month ago. Last name, gov is 227 00:14:03,480 --> 00:14:08,160 Speaker 5: the cheapest streets. He was previously the kind of the 228 00:14:08,360 --> 00:14:12,800 Speaker 5: he had the job of transportations commissioner. But also maybe 229 00:14:12,840 --> 00:14:18,079 Speaker 5: maybe he was a deputy. He's a deputy. But but 230 00:14:18,080 --> 00:14:21,960 Speaker 5: but I I do think one thing I saw, though, Leo, 231 00:14:22,200 --> 00:14:25,800 Speaker 5: is I I watched that press conference at City Hall 232 00:14:26,280 --> 00:14:31,840 Speaker 5: before the snowstorm even happened. And I don't know if 233 00:14:31,880 --> 00:14:33,880 Speaker 5: it was on Friday. Maybe it was on Friday but 234 00:14:34,400 --> 00:14:38,080 Speaker 5: you know, all the people were there and talking about 235 00:14:38,080 --> 00:14:41,240 Speaker 5: the responsibility in what they were going to do during 236 00:14:41,280 --> 00:14:45,960 Speaker 5: the snowstorm. And but but you know, I just think 237 00:14:46,040 --> 00:14:51,800 Speaker 5: we I just think elected officials, including the mayor, including 238 00:14:51,840 --> 00:14:55,680 Speaker 5: city city councils, that they have to accept responsibility for 239 00:14:55,800 --> 00:14:59,680 Speaker 5: it because you know, we can't, we can't pass the 240 00:14:59,720 --> 00:15:06,040 Speaker 5: back as elected officials. Residents demand and expect good quality 241 00:15:06,120 --> 00:15:08,600 Speaker 5: services and they and they didn't get at this time, 242 00:15:09,040 --> 00:15:11,720 Speaker 5: and we have to hold our selves accountable. 243 00:15:12,640 --> 00:15:16,920 Speaker 6: Are you putting qualified people in the positions? Are you 244 00:15:17,000 --> 00:15:21,400 Speaker 6: getting good qualified people with managerial talent in these positions? 245 00:15:22,240 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 5: No, lell we're not. 246 00:15:24,120 --> 00:15:24,400 Speaker 6: We're not. 247 00:15:24,600 --> 00:15:27,720 Speaker 5: We don't have that, Leo, because you don't have that. 248 00:15:27,920 --> 00:15:30,640 Speaker 2: Well, let me let me let me jump in here 249 00:15:30,640 --> 00:15:34,960 Speaker 2: for a second. Explain to me, ed, because I don't 250 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:40,080 Speaker 2: know when the mayor appoints cabinet secretary members or whatever, 251 00:15:40,360 --> 00:15:45,160 Speaker 2: or people with positions are chief of streets. I can 252 00:15:45,280 --> 00:15:49,400 Speaker 2: remember when Joe Costanza was the guy who was in 253 00:15:49,520 --> 00:15:53,800 Speaker 2: charge of cleaning up Boston in Boston when your dad 254 00:15:53,880 --> 00:15:57,560 Speaker 2: was mayor, and uh and before before your dad, when 255 00:15:57,640 --> 00:16:00,240 Speaker 2: Kevin White was mayor, and everything seemed to go pretty well, well, 256 00:16:01,000 --> 00:16:03,920 Speaker 2: do those appointments by the mayor. Do they have to 257 00:16:03,960 --> 00:16:07,080 Speaker 2: be uh confirmed by the city council or are those 258 00:16:07,120 --> 00:16:08,000 Speaker 2: just made by the mayor. 259 00:16:09,800 --> 00:16:12,920 Speaker 5: No, they're just made by the mayor. The city council 260 00:16:13,240 --> 00:16:18,120 Speaker 5: doesn't have any oversight or authority to reject. 261 00:16:17,840 --> 00:16:21,360 Speaker 2: Or Okay, well maybe that's part of the problem. I 262 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:24,040 Speaker 2: don't know what Leo. That's why I asked that question. 263 00:16:25,080 --> 00:16:30,800 Speaker 6: Okay, if Boston under a plan A government, is that 264 00:16:30,920 --> 00:16:32,800 Speaker 6: under Plan A on the government? 265 00:16:34,840 --> 00:16:37,240 Speaker 5: Leo, I'm not familiar with that question. 266 00:16:37,880 --> 00:16:40,000 Speaker 2: I think what he means by that plan plan A 267 00:16:40,000 --> 00:16:42,120 Speaker 2: is a mayor in a city and a city council, 268 00:16:42,200 --> 00:16:44,200 Speaker 2: as I understand it, Leo, correct. 269 00:16:44,720 --> 00:16:49,600 Speaker 5: Correct, Yeah, yeah, well that's correct. Boston has a strong 270 00:16:49,720 --> 00:16:53,360 Speaker 5: mayoral system in kind of a week a week city 271 00:16:53,400 --> 00:16:56,880 Speaker 5: council system. In the in the power of the city 272 00:16:56,920 --> 00:17:01,720 Speaker 5: council is it's its ability to conduct and hold hearings 273 00:17:01,760 --> 00:17:07,359 Speaker 5: and to advocate for their positions. But generally speaking, city 274 00:17:07,400 --> 00:17:11,200 Speaker 5: councilors don't like to get involved in city services or 275 00:17:11,280 --> 00:17:14,800 Speaker 5: quality of life issues because they don't want to offend 276 00:17:14,840 --> 00:17:18,439 Speaker 5: the administration, because they don't want to be on the 277 00:17:18,440 --> 00:17:22,200 Speaker 5: bad side of the administration. But my job, my job 278 00:17:22,320 --> 00:17:25,760 Speaker 5: is to advocate for my constituents and for residents of 279 00:17:25,800 --> 00:17:29,119 Speaker 5: the city. So I'm really not worried about if people 280 00:17:29,119 --> 00:17:29,960 Speaker 5: are upset with me. 281 00:17:30,359 --> 00:17:34,880 Speaker 2: Well, you have some city councils, their councilor who owe 282 00:17:34,880 --> 00:17:38,120 Speaker 2: their position to the mayor. I think there's at least 283 00:17:38,119 --> 00:17:42,159 Speaker 2: one city councilor who was elected who didn't have the 284 00:17:42,280 --> 00:17:44,560 Speaker 2: number of signatures to get his name on the ballot. 285 00:17:44,720 --> 00:17:46,479 Speaker 2: And I might be wrong here, and I'm not going 286 00:17:46,560 --> 00:17:49,720 Speaker 2: to accuse anybody, but I know that there's been a 287 00:17:49,760 --> 00:17:54,000 Speaker 2: couple there who would not have won elections without the 288 00:17:54,040 --> 00:17:56,080 Speaker 2: support of the mayor. The mayor has a lot of 289 00:17:56,080 --> 00:18:00,400 Speaker 2: support of the city council. She seemed to to make 290 00:18:00,440 --> 00:18:00,960 Speaker 2: that happen. 291 00:18:02,119 --> 00:18:05,399 Speaker 5: Yeah, no, that's accurate. She does have a lot of 292 00:18:05,760 --> 00:18:08,200 Speaker 5: support and the city council, the majority of the city 293 00:18:08,240 --> 00:18:15,080 Speaker 5: councilors do support the mayor. But what's disappointing is because 294 00:18:15,160 --> 00:18:18,480 Speaker 5: of that, they don't speak out on issues, or they 295 00:18:18,480 --> 00:18:23,200 Speaker 5: won't call for hearings on particular issues or challenge the 296 00:18:23,240 --> 00:18:24,879 Speaker 5: administration to do better. 297 00:18:25,840 --> 00:18:27,160 Speaker 4: But this type of. 298 00:18:27,080 --> 00:18:32,840 Speaker 5: An issue, district city councils especially should be focused on 299 00:18:32,920 --> 00:18:36,680 Speaker 5: because it's about quality of life, it's about public safety, 300 00:18:37,160 --> 00:18:40,040 Speaker 5: and it's about advocating for your constituents. And that's really 301 00:18:40,080 --> 00:18:45,199 Speaker 5: the job of city officials is to improve quality of 302 00:18:45,240 --> 00:18:49,600 Speaker 5: life in the delivery of basic city services. And you 303 00:18:49,640 --> 00:18:53,160 Speaker 5: know we're not here. I'm not here for any type 304 00:18:53,200 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 5: of recognition or prestige as a city councilor I just 305 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:01,680 Speaker 5: want to do the job. And I'm disappointed and I'm 306 00:19:01,680 --> 00:19:05,680 Speaker 5: anguity when I see when I see issues that are 307 00:19:05,760 --> 00:19:06,879 Speaker 5: unresolved in the city. 308 00:19:07,200 --> 00:19:12,120 Speaker 2: All right, Leo, thank you for the questions, appreciate you called. 309 00:19:12,480 --> 00:19:14,920 Speaker 2: Have a good one. We'll take a quick break. More 310 00:19:14,960 --> 00:19:19,400 Speaker 2: phone calls from Boston City council ed Flynn again, whether 311 00:19:19,400 --> 00:19:21,960 Speaker 2: you're calling in Boston or elsewhere, if you're someone outside 312 00:19:21,960 --> 00:19:24,600 Speaker 2: of Boston, let to know how your community dealt with 313 00:19:24,640 --> 00:19:28,959 Speaker 2: the snow clean up Again, big storm, but light snow, 314 00:19:29,359 --> 00:19:34,919 Speaker 2: which is advantageous to I think a more effective response 315 00:19:35,000 --> 00:19:38,880 Speaker 2: in those few days following the snowfall. It is now 316 00:19:39,920 --> 00:19:43,160 Speaker 2: it's locked in. I saw pictures. I was at lunch 317 00:19:43,160 --> 00:19:46,880 Speaker 2: with a friend of mine today who actually parked down 318 00:19:46,880 --> 00:19:51,640 Speaker 2: to the seaport area and he could not even climb 319 00:19:51,800 --> 00:19:57,000 Speaker 2: over the wall of snow, walked around, did not feed 320 00:19:57,040 --> 00:20:00,040 Speaker 2: the meter when he came out, he had a we 321 00:20:00,119 --> 00:20:06,000 Speaker 2: had a forty dollars ticket on his windshield. So the 322 00:20:06,040 --> 00:20:10,040 Speaker 2: one thing that worked efficiently was the meter maid or 323 00:20:10,080 --> 00:20:13,280 Speaker 2: whatever we call it meter person situation at this it 324 00:20:13,359 --> 00:20:17,399 Speaker 2: never fails in Boston. That's the most efficiently run organization 325 00:20:17,640 --> 00:20:20,359 Speaker 2: in the city. We'll take a break back with City 326 00:20:20,359 --> 00:20:22,760 Speaker 2: Councilor Ed Flynn. The only lines that are open right 327 00:20:22,760 --> 00:20:26,120 Speaker 2: now are six one seven if we want to get through. 328 00:20:26,200 --> 00:20:27,960 Speaker 2: We'll be back on night Side right after this. 329 00:20:29,480 --> 00:20:34,480 Speaker 1: Night Side with Dan Ray on WBZ, Boston's news. 330 00:20:34,359 --> 00:20:40,199 Speaker 2: Radio with me as Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn and Ed. 331 00:20:40,400 --> 00:20:44,159 Speaker 2: We're talking and we've talked here now for half an 332 00:20:44,160 --> 00:20:48,439 Speaker 2: hour about our reaction to this snowstorm. Is the city 333 00:20:48,560 --> 00:20:54,000 Speaker 2: and I think we we got lulled into complacency. I 334 00:20:54,000 --> 00:20:56,000 Speaker 2: don't know if you think that's a factor or not, 335 00:20:56,119 --> 00:20:59,040 Speaker 2: but I just think that we didn't have a big 336 00:20:59,080 --> 00:21:01,240 Speaker 2: snowstorm for a while and we kind of forgot how 337 00:21:01,280 --> 00:21:03,359 Speaker 2: to respond to it. Even though we now have a 338 00:21:03,440 --> 00:21:06,560 Speaker 2: Chief of the Streets. Did your dad when he was mayor, 339 00:21:06,560 --> 00:21:08,879 Speaker 2: did he have a Chief of the streets? Anybody with 340 00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:09,600 Speaker 2: that title. 341 00:21:10,920 --> 00:21:15,160 Speaker 5: I believe that title is is fairly new maybe maybe 342 00:21:15,200 --> 00:21:18,480 Speaker 5: the last four or six years. I don't know exactly, 343 00:21:18,560 --> 00:21:23,119 Speaker 5: but it is. It is a fairly new title. But 344 00:21:23,119 --> 00:21:28,119 Speaker 5: but I I do think the the responsibility does rest. 345 00:21:28,200 --> 00:21:32,320 Speaker 5: We rest with the Mayor's office, in with the you know, 346 00:21:32,359 --> 00:21:36,080 Speaker 5: the mayor's in a circle, including the chief of staff, 347 00:21:36,119 --> 00:21:39,399 Speaker 5: in with the mayor directly. That's what you have. These 348 00:21:40,880 --> 00:21:44,720 Speaker 5: press conferences fall leading up to the leading up to 349 00:21:44,760 --> 00:21:49,360 Speaker 5: a snowstorm, sure to ensure everyone is on the same page, coordinated, 350 00:21:49,440 --> 00:21:53,000 Speaker 5: working together. But for example, Dan, I don't know what 351 00:21:53,080 --> 00:21:57,720 Speaker 5: the what Boston's emergency management team did during the snowstorm. 352 00:21:58,440 --> 00:22:01,119 Speaker 5: There's there's a lot of issues I want to learn 353 00:22:01,200 --> 00:22:06,280 Speaker 5: about after action reporting. So yeah, I'm sure the city 354 00:22:06,359 --> 00:22:09,960 Speaker 5: is doing that now, but we're calling for hearings on that, 355 00:22:10,119 --> 00:22:12,760 Speaker 5: and I think could support to learn directly from the 356 00:22:12,760 --> 00:22:14,000 Speaker 5: Mayor's office and what happened. 357 00:22:14,080 --> 00:22:15,720 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's bad enough to make the mistake once, you 358 00:22:15,760 --> 00:22:17,159 Speaker 2: don't want to make it more than once. They go 359 00:22:17,200 --> 00:22:21,560 Speaker 2: to Jimmy in Ashland. How the streets in Ashville these days? 360 00:22:21,600 --> 00:22:26,200 Speaker 7: Jimmy, Oh great, But I but I moved out from 361 00:22:26,280 --> 00:22:30,280 Speaker 7: Brighton about five years ago and I just went there 362 00:22:30,320 --> 00:22:33,320 Speaker 7: today for a root canal because my dentist is still there. 363 00:22:33,400 --> 00:22:38,639 Speaker 4: And I don't understand this chance. I understand in Southeast 364 00:22:39,040 --> 00:22:41,520 Speaker 4: but where I lived in Brighton, there was plenty of parking. 365 00:22:41,680 --> 00:22:46,440 Speaker 4: People just won't shovel their car for a spot. They're 366 00:22:46,520 --> 00:22:49,600 Speaker 4: still there. I would tell my old street in Market 367 00:22:49,680 --> 00:22:53,360 Speaker 4: Street and Brighton too, people are still three four feet 368 00:22:53,400 --> 00:22:55,919 Speaker 4: out into the street. That's that's not on the city. 369 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:59,639 Speaker 4: If you own a car, you know, Patika there in 370 00:22:59,720 --> 00:23:02,200 Speaker 4: this you have a spot, you have to shovel your 371 00:23:02,240 --> 00:23:02,879 Speaker 4: own spot. 372 00:23:03,080 --> 00:23:05,840 Speaker 2: Well, they may there may be a bike lane. Jimmy, 373 00:23:05,920 --> 00:23:09,560 Speaker 2: is there a bike lane on Market Street with no 374 00:23:09,600 --> 00:23:15,560 Speaker 2: not Yes, it'll be, there'll be one there soon. Well, 375 00:23:15,640 --> 00:23:18,480 Speaker 2: I just think that. I mean you go down, you 376 00:23:18,480 --> 00:23:23,200 Speaker 2: go down Beacon Street and there's as the dedicated bike 377 00:23:23,280 --> 00:23:26,160 Speaker 2: lanes on on both sides. And Beacon Street, which used 378 00:23:26,200 --> 00:23:29,480 Speaker 2: to be kind of a thoroughfare, it's now you know, 379 00:23:29,600 --> 00:23:32,320 Speaker 2: you're you got kind of one lane going down. I 380 00:23:32,359 --> 00:23:35,840 Speaker 2: didn't know if maybe people were parking on Market Street 381 00:23:35,880 --> 00:23:38,320 Speaker 2: because of bike lanes. But if you say that's not so, 382 00:23:38,800 --> 00:23:39,840 Speaker 2: I will take your word for it. 383 00:23:39,920 --> 00:23:42,400 Speaker 4: No, No, they just still want to shovel their own 384 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:45,520 Speaker 4: spot out. I went by my old street Bingolo Street, 385 00:23:45,560 --> 00:23:48,440 Speaker 4: which is right up from Market Street, and it's it's 386 00:23:48,480 --> 00:23:52,080 Speaker 4: there's plenty of parking there. It's not a kid in 387 00:23:52,160 --> 00:23:53,000 Speaker 4: the student place. 388 00:23:53,440 --> 00:23:57,960 Speaker 2: Yeah, no, I know. I know Bigelosa cut through street 389 00:23:58,040 --> 00:24:01,800 Speaker 2: down to down you know the soldiers Field Road. I 390 00:24:01,840 --> 00:24:05,000 Speaker 2: know that very well. That's true. 391 00:24:05,160 --> 00:24:08,240 Speaker 8: I lived there for fifteen years in a family house. 392 00:24:08,320 --> 00:24:14,960 Speaker 4: But people still on shoveling. We had literally nine spots 393 00:24:14,960 --> 00:24:16,840 Speaker 4: around the house too, in front of the house, two 394 00:24:16,880 --> 00:24:20,440 Speaker 4: half of the house, three across the street, and then 395 00:24:20,720 --> 00:24:23,440 Speaker 4: in people there's still They approach. 396 00:24:23,160 --> 00:24:26,959 Speaker 5: Him, Jimmy, let the street, Yeah, Jimmy. I think everyone 397 00:24:27,080 --> 00:24:30,920 Speaker 5: has a responsibility to shovel out their spot. I think 398 00:24:30,960 --> 00:24:34,160 Speaker 5: everyone has a responsibility if you're able to, you're physically 399 00:24:34,240 --> 00:24:38,080 Speaker 5: able to to shovel your sidewalk, to shovel out the 400 00:24:39,160 --> 00:24:42,920 Speaker 5: fire hydrant, to be a good neighbor, to support your neighbors, 401 00:24:43,080 --> 00:24:46,160 Speaker 5: especially if your neighbor is a senior or a person 402 00:24:46,240 --> 00:24:51,399 Speaker 5: with disabilities. Young families, so I encourage people in South Boston. 403 00:24:51,440 --> 00:24:54,200 Speaker 5: I have a lot of young people that are young professionals, 404 00:24:54,600 --> 00:24:57,480 Speaker 5: and I say to them, you know, before you go 405 00:24:57,840 --> 00:25:00,560 Speaker 5: get your coffee and before you start your day, maybe 406 00:25:01,000 --> 00:25:04,600 Speaker 5: maybe spend forty minutes shoveling out front of your house, 407 00:25:04,800 --> 00:25:07,720 Speaker 5: in your neighbor's house, so you can support your neighbor 408 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:10,200 Speaker 5: who is elderly that might need to go up to 409 00:25:10,320 --> 00:25:13,680 Speaker 5: the store to get something, or to go up to 410 00:25:13,760 --> 00:25:17,440 Speaker 5: the market to get some food. It's not about the 411 00:25:17,760 --> 00:25:20,320 Speaker 5: it's about supporting your neighbors. It's not about you. It's 412 00:25:20,320 --> 00:25:22,639 Speaker 5: about helping your neighbors. And I think we have to 413 00:25:22,720 --> 00:25:24,920 Speaker 5: get back to those those types of values. 414 00:25:26,280 --> 00:25:29,840 Speaker 4: Oh, I agree with all of that, but they still 415 00:25:30,359 --> 00:25:32,639 Speaker 4: instead of taking away that she is, they should be 416 00:25:32,760 --> 00:25:36,520 Speaker 4: ticketing people that are parked halfway out on the street 417 00:25:36,640 --> 00:25:39,440 Speaker 4: like they did when I went down Ingelow Street today. 418 00:25:43,240 --> 00:25:44,960 Speaker 2: Jim, how are you doing in the Root Canal? They 419 00:25:45,040 --> 00:25:45,960 Speaker 2: do a good job for you. 420 00:25:46,080 --> 00:25:49,639 Speaker 8: I hope, yeah, yeah, so far. 421 00:25:49,720 --> 00:25:50,080 Speaker 9: I don't know. 422 00:25:50,320 --> 00:25:52,600 Speaker 8: I'll tell you tomorrow if I'm still kind of numb. 423 00:25:52,920 --> 00:25:56,440 Speaker 2: All right, Okay, thanks you did. You were able to 424 00:25:57,040 --> 00:26:03,000 Speaker 2: articulate your position very clearly for us number nine. Thanks Jim, great. 425 00:26:04,320 --> 00:26:08,800 Speaker 8: Great show, great joke. You're grade too. You're one of 426 00:26:08,840 --> 00:26:12,040 Speaker 8: the old school left there. I'm rooting for you, but. 427 00:26:14,160 --> 00:26:16,080 Speaker 5: My colleagues call me a dinosaur gym. 428 00:26:18,359 --> 00:26:27,000 Speaker 2: We need some dinosaurs thanks Jim, appreciated talk soon. Uh 429 00:26:27,480 --> 00:26:29,639 Speaker 2: we go to I Leen and Cambridge. II Leen, how 430 00:26:29,680 --> 00:26:31,760 Speaker 2: are the roads the streets in Cambridge? 431 00:26:33,240 --> 00:26:41,440 Speaker 10: Well, you mentioned parking out far away from the curve. 432 00:26:41,560 --> 00:26:45,399 Speaker 10: You couldn't They have polled in the streets so that, 433 00:26:47,119 --> 00:26:50,480 Speaker 10: you know, people for the bike for the bike lanes, 434 00:26:50,600 --> 00:26:55,400 Speaker 10: So if parked outside of those that that would be impossible. 435 00:26:56,080 --> 00:26:58,399 Speaker 2: Yeah, well you can't park inside them, that's. 436 00:26:58,280 --> 00:27:00,600 Speaker 10: For sure, right exactly. 437 00:27:01,560 --> 00:27:02,439 Speaker 6: But I. 438 00:27:03,960 --> 00:27:11,160 Speaker 10: Have a friend here who decided she lives in Arlington, 439 00:27:11,720 --> 00:27:16,280 Speaker 10: so she parked at the ale Life Garage and I 440 00:27:16,320 --> 00:27:20,600 Speaker 10: guess took the bus so that she wouldn't have to shovel. 441 00:27:21,880 --> 00:27:22,600 Speaker 6: For car out. 442 00:27:22,760 --> 00:27:27,200 Speaker 10: So that was that was pretty smart. And I wonder 443 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:31,240 Speaker 10: if they could open up the garages, Like there's a 444 00:27:31,320 --> 00:27:36,080 Speaker 10: big garage in downtown Boston. Was that filled with did 445 00:27:36,160 --> 00:27:38,000 Speaker 10: people try to park there? 446 00:27:38,160 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 2: And did you talk about the Undercommon I assume you 447 00:27:40,359 --> 00:27:45,000 Speaker 2: talk about the Undercommon Garage? Yes, yeah, sure, Well again 448 00:27:45,119 --> 00:27:48,600 Speaker 2: that's a profit making institution and I don't know they're 449 00:27:48,600 --> 00:27:51,440 Speaker 2: going to open it up and basically say hey, not 450 00:27:51,600 --> 00:27:54,560 Speaker 2: a bad idea maybe for you know, forty eight hours 451 00:27:54,680 --> 00:27:56,960 Speaker 2: or something, And I don't know what what do you 452 00:27:57,000 --> 00:27:58,800 Speaker 2: think about. That's an idea. Ed, what what do you 453 00:27:58,800 --> 00:27:59,680 Speaker 2: think about that idea? 454 00:28:00,200 --> 00:28:02,600 Speaker 5: Well, it's a it's a great idea, and I know 455 00:28:02,720 --> 00:28:06,560 Speaker 5: it does happen. The There is some parking in the 456 00:28:07,240 --> 00:28:12,320 Speaker 5: seaport area or the South Boston waterfront that has parking available. 457 00:28:12,400 --> 00:28:15,399 Speaker 5: I believe it's right across the street from the Menino 458 00:28:15,560 --> 00:28:22,240 Speaker 5: Convention Center there. It's called the South Boston Transportation Center 459 00:28:23,000 --> 00:28:25,680 Speaker 5: and it's at the at the hotel. But they do 460 00:28:25,920 --> 00:28:30,000 Speaker 5: offer parking during snowstorms and it's a way for you 461 00:28:30,160 --> 00:28:33,879 Speaker 5: to keep your car off the road enable to provide 462 00:28:33,920 --> 00:28:39,120 Speaker 5: the city the opportunity to, you know, get remove the 463 00:28:39,200 --> 00:28:41,560 Speaker 5: snow from your neighborhood. I think, I think we that 464 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:45,040 Speaker 5: that needs to be part of the overall conversation on 465 00:28:45,200 --> 00:28:49,160 Speaker 5: how we how we address what is happening happening now. 466 00:28:49,240 --> 00:28:52,400 Speaker 5: But that's part of the solution, and that's a wonderful 467 00:28:52,440 --> 00:28:54,440 Speaker 5: recommendation that the college has made. 468 00:28:54,920 --> 00:28:59,080 Speaker 2: Thanks thanks Eileen. That's that's very a great idea when 469 00:28:59,160 --> 00:29:03,160 Speaker 2: I had not thought so. Yeah, maybe a Council of 470 00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:06,480 Speaker 2: Flynn will carry that idea into the next council meeting. 471 00:29:06,560 --> 00:29:08,320 Speaker 2: Thank you so much for your suggestion. 472 00:29:08,800 --> 00:29:09,360 Speaker 6: Well, thank you. 473 00:29:09,840 --> 00:29:13,360 Speaker 10: I'm glad I called. I just wanted to say that 474 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:17,720 Speaker 10: I was I wanted to get to church on Sunday morning, 475 00:29:18,400 --> 00:29:22,720 Speaker 10: and I live in and insisted living. So I'm lucky. 476 00:29:22,840 --> 00:29:25,760 Speaker 10: I have staff who dig me out. But there is 477 00:29:25,960 --> 00:29:29,880 Speaker 10: no way, I mean the the I couldn't even get 478 00:29:29,920 --> 00:29:35,960 Speaker 10: to the to the driver's side door handle until he 479 00:29:36,120 --> 00:29:43,600 Speaker 10: shovels me out. And but so the snow was huge. 480 00:29:43,800 --> 00:29:46,920 Speaker 10: It was just it's more than I've seen in a 481 00:29:47,040 --> 00:29:47,640 Speaker 10: long time. 482 00:29:47,800 --> 00:29:51,400 Speaker 2: And and I'm looking at a picture. I'm looking at 483 00:29:51,440 --> 00:29:56,840 Speaker 2: a picture right now from from a street and someone 484 00:29:57,320 --> 00:30:03,600 Speaker 2: uh uh from king Bridge. Uh. The photo clearly shows 485 00:30:04,080 --> 00:30:07,000 Speaker 2: how a good, concerned, text being neighbor moves the snow 486 00:30:07,040 --> 00:30:10,080 Speaker 2: from the sidewalk. Well, the sidewalk next to it clearly 487 00:30:10,120 --> 00:30:14,840 Speaker 2: shows an owner who cares little about the neighborhood. So, yeah, 488 00:30:15,840 --> 00:30:18,760 Speaker 2: it's the There is some personal responsibilities here as well. 489 00:30:19,240 --> 00:30:20,800 Speaker 2: I lean them up on my brake, so I gotta 490 00:30:20,840 --> 00:30:22,880 Speaker 2: let you run. Thank you so much. We'll talk soon. 491 00:30:25,800 --> 00:30:29,400 Speaker 10: Oh well, thank you for coming on. Thanks good night. 492 00:30:30,560 --> 00:30:32,560 Speaker 2: We'll take a quick break back. We'll finish it up 493 00:30:32,600 --> 00:30:36,240 Speaker 2: here with Boston City council Ed Flynn talking about the 494 00:30:36,840 --> 00:30:39,800 Speaker 2: response to this big storm in Boston or a lack thereof. 495 00:30:40,080 --> 00:30:42,120 Speaker 2: And if you want to chime in about Boston or 496 00:30:42,160 --> 00:30:44,720 Speaker 2: your community, you are more than welcome. Six one seven, two, 497 00:30:44,760 --> 00:30:48,080 Speaker 2: five four, ten thirty or six one seven nine thirty. 498 00:30:48,120 --> 00:30:49,680 Speaker 2: Come on right back on Nightside. 499 00:30:50,360 --> 00:30:55,800 Speaker 1: Night Side with Dan Ray. I's Boston's news radio. 500 00:30:56,520 --> 00:31:01,280 Speaker 2: Talk with Boston City councilor Ed Flynn, especially about the 501 00:31:02,320 --> 00:31:06,680 Speaker 2: uh the the efforts to remove the snow following the 502 00:31:06,760 --> 00:31:09,840 Speaker 2: storm of ten days ago. Let me go to Charlene 503 00:31:09,920 --> 00:31:15,000 Speaker 2: and Amherst, New Hampshire. There's a candy that knows something 504 00:31:15,080 --> 00:31:18,200 Speaker 2: about snow. Hi, Charlene, how are you? 505 00:31:19,200 --> 00:31:21,240 Speaker 10: I am good, and I'm going to tell you not 506 00:31:21,440 --> 00:31:23,520 Speaker 10: only am I from Amherst, New Hampshire, but I lived 507 00:31:23,560 --> 00:31:26,440 Speaker 10: through the bluzzard in Boston, so I can tell you 508 00:31:26,640 --> 00:31:28,840 Speaker 10: I live on a street, no street life and no 509 00:31:28,960 --> 00:31:32,280 Speaker 10: public utilities. Yes, we get a pickup truck to plow. 510 00:31:32,560 --> 00:31:36,120 Speaker 10: It's not very wide, but we have to manage. But 511 00:31:36,240 --> 00:31:39,840 Speaker 10: I can tell you today was a surprise. Merrimack, New 512 00:31:39,880 --> 00:31:44,680 Speaker 10: Hampshire did their sidewalks nine miles from the downtown. That 513 00:31:44,920 --> 00:31:46,400 Speaker 10: was unbelievable for me today. 514 00:31:46,720 --> 00:31:49,160 Speaker 2: Wow, the little sidewalk plows. 515 00:31:49,160 --> 00:31:52,960 Speaker 10: You mean the little sidewalk plow. It's nine miles from there. 516 00:31:54,200 --> 00:31:56,480 Speaker 10: I'm going to say the town hall. It's on a 517 00:31:56,560 --> 00:31:59,600 Speaker 10: street I do. I do take public transportation out of 518 00:31:59,640 --> 00:32:02,320 Speaker 10: my house, and I do take the bus, and I 519 00:32:02,440 --> 00:32:04,600 Speaker 10: happen to be walking. I am renting a car right now, 520 00:32:05,000 --> 00:32:07,920 Speaker 10: so I said, well, I'll be the only person on that, 521 00:32:08,160 --> 00:32:11,440 Speaker 10: you know, walking that In a course course, as soon 522 00:32:11,480 --> 00:32:13,400 Speaker 10: as I came back, there was one person that had 523 00:32:13,560 --> 00:32:15,680 Speaker 10: tucked on in front of me. I'm like, why would 524 00:32:15,720 --> 00:32:19,520 Speaker 10: they clean the sidewalks so far away? The banks are 525 00:32:19,600 --> 00:32:23,280 Speaker 10: pretty good, but that's the guy's a job, nashal ma'am. 526 00:32:23,440 --> 00:32:25,280 Speaker 10: They got to wait a little while. They just kind 527 00:32:25,320 --> 00:32:27,800 Speaker 10: of plow the you can push the buttons to cross 528 00:32:27,880 --> 00:32:30,040 Speaker 10: the street. They use a plow for it. They haven't 529 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:32,400 Speaker 10: quick at all the thing done. I mean, we have 530 00:32:32,520 --> 00:32:35,400 Speaker 10: a lot of snow, but when you leave ice, ice 531 00:32:35,520 --> 00:32:38,360 Speaker 10: causes more ice, and if you don't get that up, 532 00:32:39,000 --> 00:32:41,240 Speaker 10: it's not going to get any better. Now. They have 533 00:32:41,400 --> 00:32:44,320 Speaker 10: to come up with a plan because I know people 534 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:47,520 Speaker 10: don't tend to I guess they don't tend to want 535 00:32:47,560 --> 00:32:49,280 Speaker 10: to shovel, or they just want to make that little 536 00:32:49,320 --> 00:32:51,360 Speaker 10: space for their cars. But I do know a lot 537 00:32:51,400 --> 00:32:53,360 Speaker 10: of people in the city don't have any place to 538 00:32:53,480 --> 00:32:55,960 Speaker 10: put the snow. When I lived in the city, we 539 00:32:56,040 --> 00:32:58,480 Speaker 10: didn't have any place. There's like four feet to the 540 00:32:58,520 --> 00:33:00,720 Speaker 10: front stair, Like how much can you do? But maybe 541 00:33:00,720 --> 00:33:04,800 Speaker 10: they're gonna look at a rolling system, like they're gonna, 542 00:33:04,880 --> 00:33:08,760 Speaker 10: you know, after the snow, they're gonna close and do 543 00:33:08,880 --> 00:33:11,920 Speaker 10: it in a rolling thing. Or the other alternative is 544 00:33:12,640 --> 00:33:16,640 Speaker 10: they have a set time and they're gonna clean the streets. 545 00:33:16,680 --> 00:33:18,200 Speaker 10: Because if you don't get it up, I mean, it's 546 00:33:18,280 --> 00:33:20,040 Speaker 10: not gonna get it. We're gonna get more snow. What 547 00:33:20,040 --> 00:33:23,080 Speaker 10: are you gonna do? But maybe even that, or they 548 00:33:23,200 --> 00:33:26,520 Speaker 10: consider the fact not having people pay for parking. But 549 00:33:26,720 --> 00:33:29,600 Speaker 10: maybe in the winter months you charge people good money 550 00:33:30,320 --> 00:33:33,160 Speaker 10: and you let them park instead of putting all the 551 00:33:33,240 --> 00:33:34,840 Speaker 10: junk out. I've been to the city. I mean, I'm 552 00:33:34,880 --> 00:33:37,400 Speaker 10: kind of confused sometimes with am I supposed to sit 553 00:33:37,440 --> 00:33:39,120 Speaker 10: in the chair? Am I supposed to move it? But 554 00:33:39,800 --> 00:33:43,200 Speaker 10: maybe let them pay. But if they don't clean it, 555 00:33:43,800 --> 00:33:46,800 Speaker 10: they lose that right. I mean, but if they don't 556 00:33:46,840 --> 00:33:48,280 Speaker 10: do anything about it, they have to come up with 557 00:33:48,320 --> 00:33:50,720 Speaker 10: a plan to finish it now because it's not you 558 00:33:50,840 --> 00:33:52,600 Speaker 10: just can't say we're gonna wait till spreak. I mean 559 00:33:52,640 --> 00:33:53,440 Speaker 10: that doesn't work here. 560 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:56,760 Speaker 8: No, I don't think, I mean six more weeks. 561 00:33:56,800 --> 00:34:01,479 Speaker 5: You know, you offered great recommendation, and one of one 562 00:34:01,520 --> 00:34:05,680 Speaker 5: of the recommendations I'm trying to work on is that 563 00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:11,279 Speaker 5: Boston should have snow melting machines. I know, masks for 564 00:34:11,400 --> 00:34:15,840 Speaker 5: what does in several I mean, yep, that's one of 565 00:34:15,920 --> 00:34:16,440 Speaker 5: the cities. 566 00:34:17,480 --> 00:34:17,680 Speaker 6: Ahead. 567 00:34:17,680 --> 00:34:22,440 Speaker 10: I'm sorry, go ahead, No, I I assumed by twenty 568 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:26,880 Speaker 10: twenty six Boston probably had those melting machines. But if 569 00:34:26,960 --> 00:34:29,480 Speaker 10: you don't, you can get rid of a lot of water. 570 00:34:29,600 --> 00:34:29,800 Speaker 9: I know. 571 00:34:29,880 --> 00:34:32,880 Speaker 10: They there are places around here where they dump. They 572 00:34:33,239 --> 00:34:36,480 Speaker 10: haul all the snow to the dumps or our refuge 573 00:34:36,480 --> 00:34:39,399 Speaker 10: area and they melt it. I mean, because what else 574 00:34:39,400 --> 00:34:40,920 Speaker 10: are you going to do with it. You can't put 575 00:34:40,960 --> 00:34:42,680 Speaker 10: it in a parking lot because it fills it up. 576 00:34:42,960 --> 00:34:45,080 Speaker 10: And I know d'uring this. I know because of the city. 577 00:34:45,120 --> 00:34:47,239 Speaker 10: You can't put it in the ocean. You can't do that. 578 00:34:47,680 --> 00:34:50,879 Speaker 10: But if you don't melt it, sometimes those I mean 579 00:34:51,840 --> 00:34:54,399 Speaker 10: snow bank I mean feel are pretty high. 580 00:34:54,800 --> 00:34:57,360 Speaker 2: I gotta get I gotta get one more in Charlie 581 00:34:57,360 --> 00:34:59,600 Speaker 2: and you hit us with about three or four really 582 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:03,640 Speaker 2: good ideas. I love your enthusiasm. 583 00:35:04,880 --> 00:35:05,560 Speaker 5: That it's a great call. 584 00:35:05,680 --> 00:35:05,920 Speaker 2: Thank you. 585 00:35:08,239 --> 00:35:09,080 Speaker 10: We have plenty here. 586 00:35:09,400 --> 00:35:11,720 Speaker 2: Okay, yeah, you hold on the one up there. Okay, 587 00:35:11,840 --> 00:35:15,759 Speaker 2: we'll come up and visit. Fair enough, very much. I 588 00:35:15,800 --> 00:35:18,920 Speaker 2: have a great guy. Let me try. Jeff at Abington, Jeff, 589 00:35:19,440 --> 00:35:21,279 Speaker 2: go ahead, let's give it a shot. You're on with 590 00:35:21,360 --> 00:35:23,480 Speaker 2: Boston City Councilor Ed Flynn. 591 00:35:23,680 --> 00:35:27,000 Speaker 11: Jeff, why can't just throw the stone on the ocean? 592 00:35:27,960 --> 00:35:29,760 Speaker 2: H e PA regulations? 593 00:35:30,000 --> 00:35:30,040 Speaker 1: Ed? 594 00:35:30,239 --> 00:35:31,120 Speaker 2: Am I correct on that? 595 00:35:32,160 --> 00:35:32,359 Speaker 7: Yeah? 596 00:35:32,480 --> 00:35:36,160 Speaker 5: You are, you are correct on that. Boston in the 597 00:35:36,360 --> 00:35:40,240 Speaker 5: early eighties, I think it was Maya Flynn and Governor 598 00:35:40,320 --> 00:35:43,000 Speaker 5: Docucas in the federal government. They we were able to 599 00:35:43,080 --> 00:35:45,560 Speaker 5: get so much federal money for the cleanup of the 600 00:35:45,640 --> 00:35:50,240 Speaker 5: Boston Harbor. But you're just not allowed to throw snow 601 00:35:50,400 --> 00:35:53,239 Speaker 5: into the ocean because of all the there's a lot 602 00:35:53,280 --> 00:35:55,680 Speaker 5: of trash in there, there's a lot of chemicals, there's 603 00:35:55,680 --> 00:36:00,840 Speaker 5: a lot of you know, other other You're saying that 604 00:36:00,960 --> 00:36:03,359 Speaker 5: we're in the snow that will will will cause, will 605 00:36:03,440 --> 00:36:04,960 Speaker 5: cause for a dirty, dirty hobby. 606 00:36:05,760 --> 00:36:07,200 Speaker 10: Well, you know, you never. 607 00:36:07,080 --> 00:36:10,319 Speaker 11: Really cleaned up Boston hobby. You just stopped dropping rows 608 00:36:10,400 --> 00:36:15,080 Speaker 11: sewage and it cleans up itself. I mean, it's it's ridiculous. 609 00:36:16,560 --> 00:36:20,320 Speaker 11: There's no you know, she got elected overwhelmingly. To me, 610 00:36:20,480 --> 00:36:24,319 Speaker 11: the people of Boston are getting everything they deserve from her. 611 00:36:25,200 --> 00:36:27,839 Speaker 11: So if you got a snow prop, it's it wasn't 612 00:36:27,920 --> 00:36:32,000 Speaker 11: a sexy enough problem. If it was Global warming conference, 613 00:36:32,520 --> 00:36:35,399 Speaker 11: oh big deal. But you know it's like it's never 614 00:36:35,560 --> 00:36:38,920 Speaker 11: snowed here before and she can't even remove the snow. 615 00:36:40,239 --> 00:36:41,759 Speaker 2: All right, we got you in, Jess. 616 00:36:41,880 --> 00:36:45,680 Speaker 11: He's gonna ruin the city well, and they deserve. 617 00:36:45,360 --> 00:36:48,480 Speaker 2: It, all right, Thanks very much, Jeff, appreciate you call. 618 00:36:48,600 --> 00:36:50,319 Speaker 2: Let me go to Greg and Terry. Greg gonna get 619 00:36:50,360 --> 00:36:53,120 Speaker 2: you under the wire here with Boston City Council Edslynn. 620 00:36:53,120 --> 00:36:53,719 Speaker 2: Go ahead, Greg. 621 00:36:54,920 --> 00:36:58,160 Speaker 9: Yeah, I was just listening to your conversation and kind 622 00:36:58,200 --> 00:37:02,520 Speaker 9: of surprised me just the conversation being an issue with 623 00:37:02,560 --> 00:37:05,759 Speaker 9: snow removal being up here. And I always thought Box 624 00:37:05,840 --> 00:37:08,320 Speaker 9: and you know, on an annual base has got a 625 00:37:08,360 --> 00:37:10,919 Speaker 9: lot of snow and that it was pretty much taking 626 00:37:11,000 --> 00:37:12,920 Speaker 9: curve for decades now. 627 00:37:13,760 --> 00:37:17,040 Speaker 2: But had it had it had been, we've we've had 628 00:37:17,520 --> 00:37:22,640 Speaker 2: kind of uh a lull in a big storm, and 629 00:37:22,719 --> 00:37:26,080 Speaker 2: I think this one caught the city by surprise, and 630 00:37:26,520 --> 00:37:30,080 Speaker 2: that's why Ed Flynn has been talking about it. Unfortunately, Greg, 631 00:37:30,160 --> 00:37:32,359 Speaker 2: we're flat out of time, so I gotta let you run. 632 00:37:32,600 --> 00:37:36,000 Speaker 2: But I assume you probably do a better job in 633 00:37:36,080 --> 00:37:39,200 Speaker 2: Ontario or Toronto wherever you might be, than than we 634 00:37:39,320 --> 00:37:39,880 Speaker 2: do down here. 635 00:37:41,120 --> 00:37:43,120 Speaker 9: Well, we're at seven feet of snow where I live 636 00:37:43,200 --> 00:37:47,319 Speaker 9: right now, accumulations. Yeah, and so they got it down 637 00:37:47,400 --> 00:37:50,240 Speaker 9: pretty good down here, and we're probably gonna we're probably 638 00:37:50,280 --> 00:37:52,880 Speaker 9: gonna hit about at least a nine foot mark by 639 00:37:52,960 --> 00:37:55,600 Speaker 9: the probably by the middle of March when the spring 640 00:37:55,880 --> 00:37:58,640 Speaker 9: starts popping up. But yeah, well that's there of a winter. 641 00:37:59,000 --> 00:38:00,880 Speaker 2: We had one. We we had one year back in 642 00:38:00,960 --> 00:38:03,239 Speaker 2: twenty fourteen, twenty fifteen that got us up with that 643 00:38:03,560 --> 00:38:05,799 Speaker 2: in that total great Thank you much man. I got 644 00:38:05,880 --> 00:38:08,719 Speaker 2: to let you on talk to you soon. As you 645 00:38:08,800 --> 00:38:11,560 Speaker 2: can see, Ed, we're an international show. We get callers 646 00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:15,320 Speaker 2: from everywhere. Ed, thanks so much for joining us tonight 647 00:38:15,520 --> 00:38:18,640 Speaker 2: and keep on top of this. I think this is 648 00:38:18,680 --> 00:38:21,400 Speaker 2: a really important issue. It's a it's a lifestyle issue. 649 00:38:22,640 --> 00:38:23,160 Speaker 6: Thank you, Dan. 650 00:38:23,280 --> 00:38:25,920 Speaker 5: And know what I especially enjoyed was listening to your 651 00:38:26,000 --> 00:38:30,439 Speaker 5: call as they had excellent recommendations on how to deal 652 00:38:30,520 --> 00:38:35,520 Speaker 5: with city services or basic city services. And sometimes the 653 00:38:35,960 --> 00:38:38,680 Speaker 5: best solutions are not at city Hall. They're right from 654 00:38:38,680 --> 00:38:39,800 Speaker 5: the neighborhoods of Boston. 655 00:38:40,239 --> 00:38:42,000 Speaker 2: Maybe we got to get some of those callers that 656 00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:45,560 Speaker 2: move into Boston and run for city council at large seats. 657 00:38:45,680 --> 00:38:47,320 Speaker 5: Well, pretty good, pretty good idea. 658 00:38:47,640 --> 00:38:50,600 Speaker 2: All right, thanks, say how do your dad? Mom? From you? 659 00:38:50,960 --> 00:38:53,279 Speaker 2: I will thank you Dan, talk to you soon. All right, 660 00:38:53,280 --> 00:38:56,680 Speaker 2: We're coming back right after the eleven o'clock news and 661 00:38:57,760 --> 00:39:02,959 Speaker 2: very interesting poll result else today on CNN about whether 662 00:39:03,080 --> 00:39:07,160 Speaker 2: or not voter identification should be required in this country. 663 00:39:07,960 --> 00:39:11,080 Speaker 2: Way do you hear the poll results after the eleven