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Somerville Opening Overnight Warming Center to Serve Community for 2024 Winter Season
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, the City of Somerville’s Health and Human Services Office, and Housing Families, are announcing the opening of an overnight warming center for the remainder of the winter 2024 season. Starting tonight, January 8, the warming center will operate seven nights a week from 6:45 p.m. to 7 a.m., on the second floor of the Armory (191 Highland Ave). The center is scheduled to conclude operations on Sunday, March 24, 2024. “The opening of our overnight warming center…Somerville Releases Strategic Study to Help Small Businesses Avoid Commercial Displacement
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville’s Office of Strategic Planning & Community Development (OSPCD) are announcing the release of Mitigating Commercial Displacement in Somerville, MA, a study commissioned by Somerville’s Economic Development team, and authored by graduate students from the Rappaport Greater Boston Advanced Applied Field Lab and the Bloomberg-Harvard Cities Field Lab at the Harvard Kennedy School of Government. Upon taking office, a priority for the…City of Somerville Announces Agreement Increasing School Crossing Guard Pay and Benefits
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is announcing that the City of Somerville, and the Service Employees International Union (SEIU), have successfully reached a collective bargaining agreement that will provide better wages and benefits for these essential public safety employees. “Crossing guards play a vital role in helping our entire SPS community start and end each school day safely,” said Mayor Ballantyne. “This new collective bargaining agreement with the SEIU not only recognizes the crucial…Somerville Named One of Nation’s Digital Inclusion Trailblazers
The National Digital Inclusion Alliance (NDIA) has named the City of Somerville as a 2023 Digital Inclusion Trailblazer, recognizing the city’s efforts to close the digital divide. The NDIA is focused on advancing digital equity by supporting community programs and equipping policymakers to act. As the pandemic demonstrated, digital inclusion – access to affordable high-speed internet, devices, and digital skills training – is essential to participating and thriving in today’s world.…Somerville American with Disabilities Act Transition Plan Task Force Seeks Members
The City of Somerville’s Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan Task Force, which will review and update the City’s ADA Transition Plan, is accepting applications from community members to join the Task Force. The ADA Transition Plan Task Force will be part of a community driven process to review the ADA Transition Plan and ensure that the City complies with all disability laws and promotes an environment free of discrimination and harassment for individuals with disabilities in…Celebrate the Holidays in Somerville
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Arts Council (SAC) warmly invite the Somerville community to join in the City’s 2023 holiday celebrations. The City will illuminate City Hall concourse with festive tree and menorah lighting events that will include snacks, refreshments, entertainment and gifts for children. The community is also invited to see the creativity and holiday spirit of their neighbors by embarking on either a self-guided or SAC-led Illuminations Tour. More details…Somerville Community Encouraged to Prepare Now for Upcoming Snow Season
The City of Somerville is encouraging the community to get ready now for potential snow storms this winter season by signing up for City alerts and reviewing protocols for snow emergencies in advance. Preparing now will help keep the community safe, and reduce ticketing or towing for snow emergency parking violations and ticketing for failure to follow sidewalk shoveling requirements. All information below can also be found by visiting somervillema.gov/snow. Alerts Snow emergencies are…Somerville Community Plants First Miyawaki Forest
As communities nationwide look for innovative ways to address climate change, the City of Somerville recently took an outside-the-box approach by planting the community’s first Miyawaki forest. On Sunday, October 22, over 75 community members gathered behind Somerville High School to plant 410 native shrubs and trees. The generosity of the volunteers made it possible to transform 1,500 square feet of weedy, unused land into Somerville’s first Miyawaki forest – a method of planting that…Ballantyne Administration Submits Rent Stabilization Home Rule Petition to City Council
After an intensive community process, the City of Somerville is taking the next step toward introducing rent stabilization aimed at keeping housing affordable. On November 9, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne will submit draft legislation to the City Council proposing a home rule petition to allow rent stabilization. The proposed petition aims to support housing affordability while also providing considerations for property owners. The proposal was developed following…City of Somerville Announcing Ongoing Police Chief Search
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and Somerville’s Police Chief Search Committee are announcing that the City’s search for the next Chief of the Somerville Police Department (SPD) will continue. After the initial round of interviews recently completed did not result in a successful hire, the process is reopening. The Police Chief Search Committee will continue working with GovHR– an industry-leading expert in executive recruitment – on a rigorous nationwide search for candidates. Acting SPD Chief…Feedback
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