September 2024 Meeting Minutes

Salem Democratic City Committee Meeting Minutes

Salem Community Life Center

September 9, 2024

Meeting started at 6:00 p.m.

Treasurer Michael Cusick reported balance in checking account of $2,129.

Rep. Many Cruz spoke, providing highlights of bills in the legislative session. Highlights included:

• MassDreams will enable first-time homebuyers to obtain $50,000 for a home purchase.

  
  

• Commonwealth Builders will enable small affordable housing developers to build in gateway cities.

  
  

• The Fair Share Amendment generated $2 billion, which will fund transportation and education programs such as universal pre-kindergarten for the next three years.

Cruz also announced that the South Salem commuter rail station received a $2.8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation that will fund the design stage of the station.

New Business

Motion was passed to accept a change in the quorum from 10% to 20% of members. Currently, there are 63 members of the committee.

Motion was passed to accept all of the other bylaw changes.

Motion was passed to add Diane Yates to be an at-large member of the executive committee.

Two new members were voted in: Patricia Rahn and Joseph Buttner.

There will be no meeting in October.

Meeting adjourned at 7:30 p.m.

Minutes written by Bruce Cohen, Secretary.