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FOAM CONTAINER BAN ENFORCEMENT BEGINS
FOAM CONTAINER BAN ENFORCEMENT IN EFFECT,INFORMATION SENT TO BUSINESSESInformation about alternative products provided as City begins enforcement of ordinance SOMERVILLE - Somerville restaurants and food-related businesses were sent a letter and fact sheet in August detailing the City's ban on the commercial use of expanded polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam or foam, along with information about alternative products those businesses can use and the penalties for violating the ordinance…CITY AND US2 TO HOST UNION SQUARE KICKOFF EVENT
CITY AND US2 TO HOST UNION SQUARE KICKOFF EVENT 100-day community engagement effort will introduce US2, begin visioning for Union Square SOMERVILLE - Residents, business owners and community members are invited to a kickoff event in Union Square to meet recently selected Union Square Master Developer Partner, Union Square Station Associates (US2). People of all ages are invited for a casual evening of barbecue, meeting US2 staff members and sharing their vision for the neighborhood on…Combined Sewer Overflow to Alewife Brook
Combined Sewer Overflow to Alewife Brook In accordance with the conditions of the Department of Environmental Protection's (DEP) Alewife Brook/Upper Mystic River Variance we are hereby notifying you that a Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) occurred at CAM401B on July 28, 2014 and discharged into the Alewife Brook. The Variance approved workplan requires the Cambridge Department of Public Works (DPW) to notify local health agents, DEP, EPA and MRWA within 24 hours of when a CSO event occurs. It…US2 SELECTED AS UNION SQUARE MASTER DEVELOPER
US2 SELECTED AS UNION SQUARE MASTER DEVELOPERNext steps: 100-day plan for community outreach, development of community process to shape community benefits and standards for redevelopment SOMERVILLE – Union Square Station Associates (US2) was unanimously selected by the Somerville Redevelopment Authority (SRA) as the master developer for the Union Square revitalization plan at the SRA’s meeting on Thursday, June 26. US2 is a partnership between Magellan Development and Mesirow Financial.…FY15 BUDGET INFORMATION AVAILABLE
fY15 budget Quick Links: Proposed FY15 Budget Budget Hearing Process Schedule Mayor Curtatone's Budget Presentation For more Somerville Finance information, click here.MAYOR AND HIGH SCHOOL GSA TO RAISE PRIDE FLAG 5/29
SOMERVILLE – Please join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Somerville High School Gay-Straight Alliance (GSA) on Thursday, May 29, to raise the Pride flag in honor of LGBT Pride Month. The ceremony will take place at 2:45 p.m. on the City Hall concourse, 93 Highland Ave. Mayor Curtatone, City LGBT Liaison Elizabeth Field, and a representative from GSA will speak at the event. Last year more than 60 people, including students, school staff, elected officials, City staff, and community…Wairi Arrest Info. for Parents/Guardians
On Thursday, April 17 we were briefed by U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz about a deeply disturbing matter that we anticipate will involve our city, as well as the City of Cambridge. An individual who had been entrusted to care for our children has allegedly violated that trust at the highest level. This individual, identified as Josh Wairi, age 27, a former elementary school teacher in Somerville and most recently in Cambridge, has been accused of videotaping young children in various states of…CITY JUMPS TWO BOND RATINGS IN STRONG REPORT FROM STANDARD & POOR’S
SOMERVILLE - Standard & Poor has raised the City of Somerville's bond rating from the City's highest ever rating, AA-, to a new high of AA+, the second highest rating on the agency's scale and one spot from the rare AAA rating. In its report, the bond rating agency cited the City's strong financial practices and budget management, low overall debt, strong capacity to meet its financial commitments including aggressive paying off of debt, and a robust, growing economy. "Standard…2014 URBAN AGRICULTURE AMBASSADOR PROGRAM NOW SEEKING INTERESTED APPLICANTS
SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville and Green City Growers, a Somerville-based urban agriculture company, are seeking applicants for the 2014 Urban Agriculture Ambassador program, a community-based food education initiative. The program, which started as a pilot in 2013, will train 20 residents in urban growing techniques in exchange for 30 hours of volunteer service in garden projects across the City. The mission of this innovative partnership and curriculum is to empower knowledge…Housing Roundtable Discussions Start Feb. 4
PUBLIC INVITED TO HOUSING ROUNDTABLE DISCUSSION SERIES TO HELP SHAPE CITY’S HOUSING AGENDA Three public forums will explore housing needs, affordability, gentrification and strategies for an effective housing agenda to promote housing for all in Somerville SOMERVILLE – As more families and individuals seek to remain in Somerville amid market forces that are creating a crunch of affordable and moderate-priced housing across the metro area and in Somerville, the City of Somerville, Somerville…Feedback
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