Incoming Peabody City Councilor To Host Community Open House

PEABODY, MA — Peabody Ward 2 City Councilor-Elect Wendy Latoff is looking to hear about the concerns and priorities of residents as she prepares to take a seat on the council to start the new school year.

Latoff will host a Community Open House on Saturday at Create & Escape at 71 Main Street in Peabody. The event will take place from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. with complimentary hot chocolate, cookies, coffee and donuts.

She said it is intended to be an informal, family-friendly event open to all residents of the city.

"As I begin preparing for January, it's incredibly important to me that I hear directly from Ward 2 neighbors," she told Patch. "This Open House is an opportunity to connect, listen, and start conversations about safety, traffic, affordable housing, the future use of the Rousselot property, downtown revitalization, neighborhood concerns, and anything residents want to discuss."

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. X/Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)