PatchChats: City Councilor President Jen Grigoraitis Talks 2020

City Council President Jen Grigoraitis talks about how the City Council handled an unprecedented set of circumstances this year (2:35,) the trauma inflicted by the pandemic (8:01,) why the looming budget process is daunting (10:30,) why the city council's growing diversity is important (14:05,) what makes her proud to part of Melrose right now (19:28,) New Year's resolutions (22:00) and more. Watch the full interview above.

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