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City Awards $1.3 Million in CPA Funds to Open Space and Historic Resources
Upon the recommendation of the Somerville Community Preservation Committee, the Board of Aldermen approved more than $1.3 million in Community Preservation Act funding for 12 open space and historic preservation projects. This follows the previously approved recommendation to provide $880,416 to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund in January. The funded projects will bring improvements to historic treasures in Somerville, including the Milk Row Cemetery and the Grace Baptist Church. The CPA will…Residents Invited to Share Feedback Regarding Community Preservation Committee Applicants
The Community Preservation Committee is made up of Somerville residents who set the priorities for approximately $2 million in Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds each year and recommend which projects should be funded to the Board of Aldermen. A general public seat is opening on the committee on January 1, 2018, and Somervillians are invited to share feedback on the applicants’ qualifications, which can be found at www.somervillema.gov/CPA. Email feedback to City CPA Manager Kristen…TRAFFIC PATTERN CHANGE: Prospect St., Webster Ave., Converted to Two-Way Streets as of July 29, 2017
*/ UPDATE: Beginning on Saturday, July 29 (weather permitting), both Prospect St. and Webster Ave. will be converted to accommodate two-way vehicle and bicycle traffic. Currently, Webster Ave. is one-way from Somerville Ave. to the intersection with Prospect St., while Prospect St. is one-way from Webster Ave./Concord St. into Union Square. The switchover is the culmination of a multi-year “Union Square Early Action” planning project, for which construction officially began in spring 2017.…Somerville Climate Forward to Review Studies at Upcoming Meetings on August 16 and 21
Join your fellow Somervillians in addressing our city’s impact on climate change. At upcoming community meetings, the City of Somerville’s Somerville Climate Forward initiative will take a deeper look at the studies and data that we’ll be using to develop a citywide plan climate change. The initiative, led by the Office of Sustainability and Environment, is working toward setting goals for both reducing the city’s carbon footprint as well as preparing for the local impacts of climate…Somerville Community Preservation Committee Opens Application Round for FY18 CPA Funds
SOMERVILLE – Application materials for this year’s Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds as well as the FY18 Community Preservation Plan, which sets the funding allocations and priorities for the year, are now available. Up to $2.3 million is available for projects that preserve Somerville’s historic resources and expand and improve our parks and recreation land, including $710,000 earmarked for open space acquisition. The City invites residents, organizations, and businesses to submit…Winter Hill School Field Ribbon Cutting Wed., Aug. 23 at 11 a.m.
http://www.somervillema.gov/events/2017/08/23/winter-hill-school-field-r...Cedar St.-Summer St. Intersection to Close for 1 Month (Daytime Only) as Part of Cedar St. Water Infrastructure Upgrade
Beginning as soon as Wednesday, August 16, work related to the ongoing Cedar Street Water & Sewer Upgrade Project will progress into the intersection of Cedar St. and Summer St., requiring the closure of the intersection to through traffic for approximately one month (during working hours only). During work hours (see below for hours), traffic will be detoured as follows: Abutters on Cedar St. between Highland Ave. and Summer St., and Hall St.: Access and exit your street by traveling the…Somerville Exploring Potential Public-Private Partnership Approach to Help Achieve Economic Development Goals
SOMERVILLE – The City of Somerville’s ambitious 20-year SomerVision plan aims to realize numerous community-driven goals, and to help realize those public aims, the City is looking to public-private partnerships, known as P3’s, as a potential tool. To start the process, the City, in coordination with a team of consultants from the firm of Burns & Levinson, presented a range of capital projects and innovation infrastructure priorities to government officials and potential private partners at…New Somerville Program to Make Lesser-Known Heating/Cooling Option More Affordable
SOMERVILLE – A new City of Somerville program will offer homeowners and local businesses discounts on an alternative heating and cooling technology that can operate more cheaply and efficiently than some traditional systems. For a limited time (through Dec. 15), the HeatSmart/CoolSmart program will provide discounts on the installation of what are known as “air source heat pumps,” which can both heat and cool homes at lower usage costs than oil and electric heating systems and window air…Deadline to Join Community Preservation Committee Extended to August 10
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