Remarks by Kristen Strezo
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Pardon me, I was having my dinner of a cupcake.
4.7, we're talking about the warming center now, correct?
Okay, so when we were – when some of us on the council were listening to the 2026 warming center – listening session of when it was getting to spring and what worked, what didn't, what the neighbors and of the abutters and residents and participants and many who were involved with the warming center in its location on Prescott this season. One of the abutters, actually a few of the abutters in the neighborhood were talking about very specifically how With the warming center, and again, as I've mentioned numerous times, this has nothing to do with not supporting the warming center and our…
So one of the abutters, or a few of the abutters, but one sent an email, and then at the actual warming center listening session, talked about how while the warming center was not yet open and while people were lining up or leaving for the day, that, as we know, that's a path to a high school on Prescott. So From there, there was street harassment happening. One of the emails that came in mentioned, and I quote, both in the mornings and in the afternoons, I see young girls who are coming in and going from the high school face sexual harassment and catcalling, sometimes being followed down the…
Again, to emphasize that, I think it's pretty clear that no one is questioning that. And that we are all in alignment that that is a priority and a value here in Somerville. And we have to make sure as well, that our residents, our constituents, that everyone feels safe and heard, and valued and respected in this community.
Yeah, sure. Why not? Okay. Because this is of particular interest to a few of you in this room tonight. And by the way, first off, Mr. President, through you to Councilman Miller, thanks for the shout out. That's awesome. I appreciate that very much. And so since we have a few people... Mr. President through you now pivoting back to my thought on state roads so we have a few people interested in state roads this year a few running for state rep office or state senate office and and some of these roads that are state roads that don't have crossing guards that, I don't know, some councilors at…