Community Meeting on Seven Hills/Davis Square Area Public Safety and Homelessness, Wed. 10/9

Community members are invited to a neighborhood meeting on October 9th, to discuss public safety and homelessness in the broader Seven Hills/Davis Square area. Join Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, Police Chief Shumeane Benford, Health and Human Services staff and more for an update and discussion on these issues. All members of the community including individuals and businesses are invited.  

The meeting will take place at:  

• Somerville Community Baptist Church 
• 31 College Ave. 
• Wednesday, Oct. 9, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m.  

PLEASE NOTE: The Ward 6 Community Meeting originally planned for this time has been rescheduled to Monday, Oct. 21, at 6:30 p.m. at the same location: Somerville Community Baptist Church, 31 College Ave. Additional announcements to note this date change will be made. 

Persons with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e., CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures to access the programs, activities, and meetings of the City of Somerville should please contact Adrienne Pomeroy in advance at 617-625-6600 x 2059 or apomeroy@somervillema.gov.  

Efforts to secure interpretation into any language will be made upon advance request (at least seven days in advance) by contacting the SomerViva Office of Immigrant Affairs at somervillema.gov/ContactSomerViva or calling 311 at 617-666-3311. 

This event will be videotaped by the City’s GovTV team. Watch it on-demand with optional closed-captioning (select the CC icon) on YouTube.com/SomervilleCityTV. Or watch on cable TV at GovTV Comcast Ch. 22 and GovTV Astound (RCN) Ch. 13 & 613.  Videos generally post within one business day of recording.