Potential Uses to Enrich Community Life and Match Malden + Medford Needs

• Café, Incubator Space
• Open, Recreational Space
• Moderate Income Elder Housing
• Community Meeting Spaces, Rentable Space
• Toddler & Parents Learning, Socializing Facility
• Walking Paths, Picnic Areas, Community Gardens
• Arts & Cultural Center, Small Outdoor Amphitheater
• Tennis Courts, Multi-Use Field, Outdoor Workout Space, Skateboard Park, etc.  

Reasons to Consider Proposals Other than Exclusively Residential Development

• Environmental Impact: Risk to Stressed Fellsmere Pond Ecosystem
• Green Space Deficit: Malden Has the 5th Lowest Ratio of Green Space
• Expensive Housing: Cost of Units Beyond the Reach of Median Local Incomes
• Traffic Overload: Adding Over 500 Cars to An Already Heavily Trafficked Area
• Construction Impact: Developers “Hope to Avoid” Blasting + Damage to Nearby Foundations
• Who Mostly Benefits: A Developer, not the Community