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SRA Board Seeking New Member
City Seeking Applications for Vacant Somerville Redevelopment Authority Position SOMERVILLE – The Somerville Redevelopment Authority (SRA) is seeking applicants to fill a current vacancy in the five-member board. The SRA is an entity created under the laws of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The SRA has a total of five members, four of whom are appointed by the Mayor and one of whom is appointed by the Governor. The members serve staggered terms of three years each. Each member must be…UNION SQ GREEN LINE SITE WORK BEGINS
UNION SQUARE GREEN LINE STATION SITE WORK BEGINS Removal of contaminated soil, demolition of buildings and restoration of property to take place over next three months; traffic impacts from construction SOMERVILLE – Work clearing the way for the future Union Square MBTA Green Line Station begins this month, with a goal of removing contaminated soil, demolishing existing buildings and restoring the property to a smooth finish by the start of winter. During this work, traffic will be…Community Path Party Postponed Until 9/20
Due to forecasts of severe storms and high heat on Saturday, Sept. 6, the Community Path Party co-sponsored by the City of Somerville and the Friends of the Community Path has been POSTPONED until Saturday, Sept. 20, from 2 to 6 p.m.APPLICATIONS FOR COMMUNITY PRESERVATION ACT FUNDING ELIGIBILITY NOW AVAILABLE
Committee will reviewsubmitted projects for affordable housing, open space, outdoor recreation andhistoric preservation SOMERVILLE –More than $4.5 million is available for affordable housing, open space, outdoorrecreation and historic preservation projects in Somerville through theCommunity Preservation Act (CPA), and Somerville residents, organizations andbusinesses are invited to submit their project proposals to see if they are eligible for funding. Details on what CPA funds can be used for…Meeting: Plans for Powder House School Site
Meeting: Plans for Powder House Community School Site Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 7 Alderman Katjana Ballantyne and the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development invite all interested residents to a community meeting to discuss next steps for the future of the former Powder House Community School site. The meeting will be held on Monday, July 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the West Somerville Neighborhood School, 177 Powder House Boulevard. In March, after the City ended its…FOOD PRODUCTION, DISTRUBUTION ‘TRIANGLE’ ESTABLISHED IN SOMERVILLE
Through State grant and community partnerships, South Street Farm expansion, creation of Somerville Innovation Farm enhance the City’s Urban Ag program SOMERVILLE – On Monday, June 9, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources (MDAR) Commissioner Greg Watson will join Groundwork Somerville, the Somerville Public Schools. Shape Up Somerville and the Science Technology Engineering Mathematics (STEM) Garden Institute to cut the ribbon on two exciting new urban…SOMERVILLE PASSES FIRST ‘COMPLETE STREETS’ ORDINANCE IN MASSACHUSETTS
SOMERVILLE PASSES FIRST ‘COMPLETE STREETS’ ORDINANCE IN MASSACHUSETTS Becomes first city in Massachusetts to pass a comprehensive Complete Streets ordinance (and sixth to enact related policies) to advance safer, healthier street improvements. Based on national and international best practices, ordinance will advance multi-modalism citywide. SOMERVILLE – Following a unanimous vote by the Somerville Board of Aldermen on May 8, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announces that the City of Somerville…Sketch of suspect in Beacon Street assault released
On Monday, April 21, 2014, during the early morning hours, a woman reported to the Somerville Police that she was the victim of an assault near the 300 block of Beacon Street. She had departed the Porter Square MBTA Station and was walking alone on Beacon Street when her attacker grabbed her from behind and made an attempt to force her into a nearby alley. The victim was able to scream and fend off her attacker. The victim described her attacker as a thin black male, in…Special Meeting on Powder School Site Wed. 3/26
Special Community Meeting on Powder House School Site Planning: Next Steps with Alternate Bidder Wed., March 26, 6:30 p.m. The City has ended negotiations with Tufts University on their proposed project for redeveloping the former Powder House School site due to Tuft’s inability to meet the project timeline. At this public meeting, which was originally scheduled to review the Tufts proposal, we will discuss this new development in the process along with next steps for…Feedback
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