Davis Square Public Safety Meeting

Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, Somerville Police Chief Shumeane Benford, and the Somerville Department of Health and Human Service (HHS) invite community members to a neighborhood meeting on Monday, October 6, to discuss public safety and homelessness in the Davis Square/Seven Hills area. 

Attendees will receive updates from Mayor Ballantyne, Chief Shumeane, and City staff – including from HHS, Emergency Management, and 311 – followed by an open Q&A for community questions. 

All members of the community, including individuals and businesses, are invited to attend.

Livestream: This meeting will also be livestreamed on City YouTube at youtube.com/SomervilleCityTV. 

Submit questions in advance: For people watching the livestream, questions may be submitted in advance to davissafetymeeting@somervillema.gov. Please submit by Friday, October 3. 

A note on space capacity: This year’s meeting will be held in the sanctuary of the church that holds more people than the church’s community room, which overflowed for last year’s Davis Public Safety meeting. The space could still reach capacity, and the livestream is being offered for those who choose to watch from home and submit questions in advance. 

Image	Individuals with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication, written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures, in order to access the programs and activities of the City of Somerville or to attend meetings, should contact the ADA Coordinator, Adrienne Pomeroy, at 617-625-6600 x2059 or ada@somervillema.gov.
Image	The City of Somerville can provide you with an interpreter in your language for free. To request an interpreter, please contact us at languageaccess@somervillema.gov or call 311 (617-666-3311) at least 7 days in advance of this event.
Image	This event will be videotaped by the City’s GovTV team. Watch it on-demand with optional closed-captioning (select the CC icon) on YouTube.com/SomervilleCityTV. Or watch on cable TV at GovTV Comcast Ch. 22 and GovTV Astound (RCN) Ch. 13 & 613.  Videos generally post within one business day of recording.