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CITY SEEKS TO GRANT $2.2 MIL TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING

CITY SEEKS TO GRANT $2.2 MILLION IN CPA FUNDS TO AFFORDABLE HOUSING TRUST FUND TO SUPPORT HOUSING AFFORDABILITY IN SOMERVILLE Trust now accepting applications for CPA-eligible affordable housing projects and programs, contingent on Board of Aldermen approval SOMERVILLE – Supporting the City’s efforts to expand housing affordability in Somerville, the Community Preservation Committee has recommended and Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone has requested that the Board of Aldermen appropriate over $2…

ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX CLASSIFICATION PUBLIC HEARING 11/25

PUBLIC INVITED TO ANNUAL PROPERTY TAX CLASSIFICATION HEARING, TUES., NOV. 25 Assessor to provide update on Fiscal Year 2015 Property Assessments; Aldermen to vote on allocation of the tax levy, exemptions and other provisions; Public invited to speak   SOMERVILLE – Each year in November, the Chief Assessor for the City presents an update to the Board of Aldermen on the new property valuations and the anticipated tax rate for the coming fiscal year (FY). This annual Classification…

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SOMERVILLE SEEKS EMERGING GREEN TECH PRODUCTS

EMERGING GREEN TECH COMPANIES: PITCH YOUR PRODUCT TO SOMERVILLE City begins shaping new Green Tech Program to meet needs of start-up green tech innovators and the City’s sustainability goals SOMERVILLE –The American flag. Marshmallow Fluff. Measuring a City’s happiness. What will come out of Somerville next? Green tech companies, Somerville wants your great idea to take root and grow in ‘The Innovation City,’ and is looking for your best product pitch. Emerging green tech companies are…

Orange Line Assembly Station Opens 9/2

Orange Line Assembly Station Opens at Assembly Row in Somerville, Tuesday, Sept. 2 To mark the historic opening of the Orange Line Assembly Station T-stop in Somerville, MA—the first new MBTA T-station to open in more than a quarter century— and Somerville’s newest neighborhood Assembly Row we invite you to join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Federal Realty and other Somerville officials for a celebratory walk to the official ribbon cutting ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 2. For further information,…

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NEW CITY DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT HIRED

NEW CITY DIRECTOR OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENVIRONMENT HIRED Oliver Sellers-Garcia brings background in sustainability planning for cities, outreach efforts SOMERVILLE – Oliver Sellers-Garcia has taken the position of Director of Sustainability and Environment for the City’s Office of Sustainability and Environment as of July 1, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today. Sellers-Garcia has a distinguished background in developing sustainability plans for cities, institutions and non-profits,…

NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS SIGNED FOR CUSTODIANS AND CROSSING GUARDS

NEW COLLECTIVE BARGAINING AGREEMENTS SIGNED FOR CUSTODIANS AND CROSSING GUARDSAgreement ratifies three-year contract for Firemen and Oilers SEIU Local 3 and SEIU 888 Starting with the gentleman with the red shirt and moving clockwise around the table: SEIU 888 members Joe Lyons, Sylvie Matignetti, Ed Grandmount and Mary White; SEIU 888 Representative Madeline Garcia; City Assistant Director of Personnel Candace Cooper; City Director of Personnel Bill Roche; City Chief Labor Counsel Robert…

CITY’S FIRST SOURCE JOBS EFFORTS GAIN MOMENTUM

  CITY’S FIRST SOURCE JOBS EFFORTS GAIN MOMENTUM Workforce development programs getting residents jobs, access to job preparation services, as more initiatives scheduled to launch in coming months   SOMERVILLE – As Somerville residents are gaining employment at Assembly Row and learning job preparation skills through the City’s First Source local hiring and workforce development program, an online job and talent bank and a program helping young adults access jobs is readying for…

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