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Cedar Street Community Meeting 7/31
Mayor Curtatone and Ward 5 Alderman Courtney O'Keefe invite all interested residents to a public meeting to discuss flood-related issues and proposed mitigation in the Cedar and Hall Street neighborhood. The meeting will be held on Wednesday, July 31st at 6pm at Lowell Street VNA. Proposed work in this area will include water, wastewater and stormwater system upgrades. Upgrades to roadway, sidewalk, and bike accommodations will also be completed as part of this project Construction is expected…UNION SQUARE STREETSCAPE AND WATER MAIN PROJECT GETS UNDERWAY WITH DESIGN STUDY
SOMERVILLE - Plans for significant updates to the Union Square streetscape as well as the square's below-ground utilities took an important step forward this week. On Monday, July 8th, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced that international consulting firm Parsons Brinkerhoff has been selected for a wide-ranging utility and roadway improvement study in Union Square that will launch the design and pre-engineering process for the project. The design process, which will be informed by significant…MAYOR SEEKS TEMPORARY MEDICAL MARIJUANA MORATORIUM
SOMERVILLE -Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone is asking that the Somerville Board of Aldermen approve a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries through June 30, 2014, giving officials time to review both state regulations approved in May and Somerville's own zoning bylaws to ensure the City will adequately address and comply with the new law. The Massachusetts Public Health Council's 52 pages of medical marijuana regulations went into effect on May 24, following the legalization of medical…SPD, SCAP COLLABORATE ON ANNUAL ALCOHOL COMPLIANCE CHECKS AT LOCAL RETAILERS
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Somerville Office of Prevention (SOP) Director Cory Mashburn announced today that Somerville Cares About Prevention (SCAP) and the Somerville Police Department conducted a successful minimum age alcoholic beverage purchase law compliance check in Somerville. The compliance checks are completed annually. 27 licensed establishments in Somerville were visited by members of SCAP, including student leaders, and the Somerville Police Department in April,…CITY TO HOST ELECTRONIC WASTE RECYCLING DAY APRIL 13th
SOMERVILLE - The City of Somerville will host an electronic waste recycling event on Saturday, April 13th at the Department of Public Works, 1 Franey Road, from 9:00am to noon. This event is open to Somerville residents and businesses. The following items will be accepted: Desktop PCs, Laptops, Cell Phones, Routers, Network Switches, Photocopiers, Power Supplies, Wires/Cables, Misc. Electronic Parts, Computer Monitors, Projectors, Scanners,…Spring Cleanup Logo Contest
The City of Somerville is seeking local artists to design a new Somerville Spring Clean Up logo. The new logo will be featured on the Spring Clean-Up t-shirts, City website and social media, and in local print media. The City seeks an image that conveys the environment and civic clean-up in Somerville; but one that is not too "busy." The graphic can, but is not required to, include the words "Somerville Spring Clean-up," and should reproduce well in newsprint. Use of…CITY’S OFFICE OF SUSTAINABILITY AND ENNVIRONMENT ENDORSES FIRST NET-ZERO HOUSE IN SOMERVILLE
SOMERVILLE - The Somerville Office of Sustainability and Environment (OSE) announced their support today for a recently renovated two-family house as a model of Net-Zero Energy building for the city. "Net Zero Energy building" is a new construction practice where buildings are designed to produce as much energy as they consume, and this renovated home, owned by Chungha Cha of Susterra Partners in Korea and located at 13 Elmwood St. is the first Net-Zero home in the City. It is also…CITY CREWS WORKING TO REPAIR SIGNIFICANT STORM DAMAGE CITYWIDE
SOMERVILLE - In the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy, City officials - DPW, Police, Fire, and school officials - continue the cleanup efforts throughout the City of Somerville. The storm, which included winds in excess of 70 miles per hour over a twelve-hour period, inflicted uprooted and fallen trees, downed power lines and other reported electrical outages, and some significant damage to municipal, school, and residential buildings. Roof damage was reported at several…MAYOR, OSPCD SUBMIT URBAN REVITALIZATION PLAN FOR UNION SQUARE TO SRA, BOA
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that, following a vote by the Somerville Redevelopment Authority (SRA) at its August 15th meeting, he will submit a draft of an Urban Revitalization Plan ("The Plan") to the Board of Aldermen this evening during their Special Meeting, scheduled for 7:00 p.m. The Plan, covering 117 acres in the Union Square area and including seven development blocks slated for acquisition by the City over a period of several years, would implement the…CITY HOLDS THE LINE ON WATER RATES; NO INCREASE IN FY13
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announces that water/sewer rates will remain unchanged in Fiscal Year 2013. Although the City's assessments from the MWRA increased by a combined 2.6%, the City will maintain rates at the FY12 rate (please see below for breakdown of rates). "We decided that the City could afford to absorb the modest increase in water costs us, and that holding the line on water rates would be something that benefit everyone in the …Feedback
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