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Kenney Park Community Meeting 11/19
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 6 Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz, and the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) invite all interested community members to a community meeting to discuss upcoming renovations to Kenney Park (located at the corner of Highland Ave. and Grove St.). The meeting will be held at Tufts Administration Building (TAB) at 167 Holland Street on Monday, November 19th at 6:00pm. All are welcome to attend, and to share your ideas for the future of…SOMERVILLE, MA LAUNCHES FIRST SOCRATA-POWERED OPEN DATA PORTAL IN NEW ENGLAND
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone today unveiled New England's first Socrata-powered Open Data Portal, adding Somerville to a select group of trail-blazing Open Data innovators committed to delivering municipal data to any interested resident. Located at data.somervillema.gov, the new web-based portal includes robust self-service access to the city's 311 call center data, improved information delivery infrastructure through data-rich tables and charting features and enhanced reporting…CITY TO PROVIDE CONTRACT MEDIATION SERVICES FOR PROPOSED HOUSING DEVELOPMENT IN UNION SQUARE
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that the Somerville Community Corporation (SCC) and representatives of the neighborhood organization Union Square Rising had accepted his invitation to participate in a mediation process to address issues arising from SCC’s proposal to construct a new mixed-use housing project at the site of the former Boys and Girls Club on Washington Street in Union Square. To begin an initial assessment of mediation readiness that includes all…Reminder: Share Your #SquareFlair, Join the “Square” Party This Weekend!
Share Your #SquareFlair, Join the “Square” Party This Weekend! Somerville residents, show us what’s awesome about your neighborhood and your local business district by sharing your #SquareFlair! During the week of Nov. 1 – Nov. 6, use the hashtag #squareflair to show us what you love about your square, an example of how you support your neighbors and your favorite local business, and any way you get involved in your City to help your square win 2015 commemorative All-America City banners! On…Affordable Housing Trust Fund Issues RFI for FY16 Trust & CPA Funds
The purpose of this Request for Information is to help the Trust anticipate and plan for upcoming funding requests for FY16, both for the Trust funds as well as any anticipated CPA funds that the Trust may administer. At this time, the Trust is asking for organization projections and not a formal application. It is important for the Trust to be able to plan for possible project requests in the next year. The Trust will have roughly $1.4 million available in CPA funds designed for community…Somerville Housing Boards Need New Members
SOMERVILLE HOUSING BOARDS NEED NEW MEMBERS Candidates sought for Fair Housing Commission and Condominium Review Board SOMERVILLE - Two City of Somerville housing boards, charged with preventing housing discrimination in the city and with enforcing the condominium conversion ordinance to protect renting tenants, have vacancies and the City invites interested candidates to apply and represent the community. Somerville Fair Housing Commission The Somerville Fair Housing Commission receives…New Member Sought for Somerville Housing Authority Board of Commissioners
SOMERVILLE –The Somerville Housing Authority’s (SHA) Board of Commissioners has a vacancy, and residents are invited to apply to serve. The SHA is a quasi-independent agency that provides access to subsidized housing for eligible low- and moderate-income families and seniors. The SHA oversees more than 1,400 units of affordable public housing in Somerville, and federal and state voucher subsidy programs. The SHA’s Board of Commissioners is charged with overseeing the SHA’s operations, directing…Somerville City, Police, Fire Statement on Assembly Sq. Construction Accident
Statement from City of Somerville, Somerville Police Department, and Somerville Fire Department June 12, 2015 On Thursday, June 11, at 2:02 p.m., Somerville Fire and Somerville Police responded to a report of an accident at the Partners Healthcare administrative building construction site in Assembly Square. Two workers who suffered serious injuries while assembling an external hoist on the structure were given first aid by Somerville Police on scene and transported by Cataldo Ambulance to Mass…Feedback
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