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Rain Barrels Available for Purchase Through 4/4
Through a partnership with the Great American Rain Barrel Company in Hyde Park, MA, the City of Somerville is offering rain barrels to Somerville residents at a discount to help conserve water and save money. Barrels can be purchased through April 4, 2015 by visiting www.greatamericanrainbarrel.com/c-124-somerville.aspx. Somerville residents may purchase the barrels at a discounted cost of $79 (compared to $119 regular retail price). Barrels are available in Forest Green, Earth Brown, or…Ward Mtgs. on Proposed Zoning Code Overhaul
The public is invited to ward-by-ward meetings scheduled by the ward aldermen and City planning staff on the proposed zoning code overhaul submitted to the Board of Aldermen. Each meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. The schedule for the meetings is as follows: Ward 1: Wednesday, March 4 in the East Somerville Community School cafeteria, 50 Cross St. Wards 2 and 3: Monday, Feb. 23, at the former Union Square Post Office, 237 Washington St. Ward 4: Tuesday, March 17 at the Healey School Ward 5:…PAY BY PHONE FOR PARKING METERS COMING SOON
FEED THE METER—WITH YOUR PHONE Pay for parking with smartphone app or any mobile phone at every meter in Somerville through partnership with Parkmobile USA rolling out in November SOMERVILLE – No more scrounging for quarters or having to run out to feed the meter to avoid a parking ticket. Beginning the week of Nov. 24, drivers in Somerville will be able to pay for parking at every metered space in the city by using Parkmobile’s smartphone app available for iPhone, Android, Windows and…UNION SQ. POST OFFICE SOLD TO ARTS PROMOTER
Union Square Post Office Sold by Postal Service to Investment Group Representing Arts and Entertainment Promoter Don Law Buyer considering hybrid arts venue and café/restaurant space; Access to New Deal-era mural to be preserved SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville has been informed that the U.S. Postal Service has completed the sale of the former Union Square Post Office at 237 Washington St. to Union Square Partners LLC, a Cambridge-based investor group associated with arts and entertainment…Central Broadway Streetscape Improvements Discussion
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 4 Alderman Tony Lafuente, and the Mayor's Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) invite all interested community members to the second in a series of meetings to discuss the Central Broadway Streetscape Improvements Project. On Wednesday, Sept. 10, from 6:30 to 8 p.m., attendees will hear the results of the recent traffic analysis, and about preliminary concepts for the project. The meeting will be held at the Healey School cafeteria, 5…Feedback
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