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UNOFFICIAL March 3, 2020 Primary Election Totals Now Available
View unofficial totals at www.VoteSomerville.comSomerville Community Preservation Committee Awards FY20 Funds
With recent funding approval by the Somerville City Council, the Somerville Community Preservation Commission (CPC) announces the FY 2020 projects to be funded by Community Preservation Act. The City Council approved over $2 million in Community Preservation Act (CPA) funding to six open space and historic preservation projects, upon the recommendation of the CPC. This year the CPC awarded $200,000 to the Open Space Acquisition and Improvement Stabilization Fund, $300,000 for Central Hill…Office of Housing Stability to Launch Section 8 Voucher Incentive Program
The Office of Housing Stability and the Somerville Homeless Coalition are launching SomerVIP, its Section 8 Voucher Incentive Program, and invite all community members to a kickoff event on Wednesday, March 4 to learn more, including how landlords and realtors can receive incentives and technical support through the program. While all are welcome to come learn about this exciting new program, the kickoff event is geared to landlords with units renting in Somerville and realtors serving the…Somerville Historic Preservation Commission Seeking Volunteers for 2020 Docent Program
The Somerville Historic Preservation Commission is seeking volunteers for its 2020 Docent Program. Somerville’s Docent Program operates on a scheduled basis during the months of May through October. Public openings are offered twice a month, on specific weekend days and on Thursday evenings, at three historic sites: the Milk Row Cemetery on Somerville Avenue, Prospect Hill Tower above Union Square, and the Old Powder House in Nathan Tufts Park. The Docent Program was started at the Cemetery in…Update on Tufts Partnership Agreement Negotiations Community Meeting, March 5
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and members of the Tufts Partnership Negotiating Committee invite residents to a community meeting on Thursday, March 5, for an update on the current status of negotiations with Tufts University about a new Partnership Agreement between the City and the University. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the atrium room of the TAB Building, 167 Holland St. The previous Partnership Agreement expired on June 30, 2018. In addition to Tufts’ Payments in Lieu of Taxes (aka “…Somerville Public Library Board of Trustees Seeking Applicants for Two Vacancies
The Somerville Public Library is seeking to fill two vacancies on its Board of Trustees, and all Somerville residents are invited to apply. The Board of Library Trustees is the governing body of the Somerville Public Library, working with the Library Director to oversee the operating and administrative policies for the Library. The Trustees also support the libraries through long-range strategic planning, advocacy, public relations, outreach, and fundraising efforts. The Board of…Community Meeting to Discuss Remaining Somerville High School Construction March 16
Join representatives of the City Council, School Committee, Somerville High School Building Committee, and Infrastructure and Asset Management Department on Monday, March 16, for a community meeting to discuss construction progress and remaining work to be done on the Somerville High School Building project. The meeting will be held from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Somerville High School cafeteria, 81 Highland Ave. Light refreshments will be served. This meeting is primarily intended for neighbors…SPD-Community Dialogue on "Straight Pride Parade" & Counter-Protest Draft Report Posted
On January 22, the City of Somerville community meeting on police-community relations following the "Boston Straight Pride Parade" & Counter-Protest was held to gather additional public comment. The Draft Report on Community Feedback is now available online and open for public comment on the City website here: somervillema.gov/CBIDraftReport. The City is continuing to work on a number of initiatives following these events as noted in the City Response Memo posted here, and will now…Hall St. Infrastructure Upgrades Community Meeting Feb. 26
Join Ward 5 Councilor Mark Niedergang and the Somerville Engineering Department on Wednesday, February 26, for a community meeting to discuss water, sewer, and roadway upgrades planned on Hall St. The meeting will be held from 6 to 7:30 p.m. in the Kennedy School cafeteria, 5 Cherry St. The water and sewer mains on Hall St. date back to 1900. As part of the Hall St. Infrastructure Upgrades project, both the water and sewer mains will be replaced to provide better system functionality.…Holland Street, College Avenue Community Meeting Feb. 24, to Discuss Upcoming Improvements
Join the City of Somerville, Ward 6 Councilor Lance Davis, and Ward 7 Councilor Katjana Ballantyne for a community meeting on Monday, February 24, to discuss planned improvements to Holland St. and College Ave. The meeting will be held in the Atrium Room of the Tufts Administration Building, 167 Holland St., from 6:30 to 8 p.m. City staff will introduce the purpose and scope of this project, provide existing conditions data, and present concepts for potential roadway improvements to support…Feedback
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