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GOV. PATRICK SIGNS PETITION FOR 35% TAX EXEMPTION
GOV. PATRICK SIGNS HOME RULE PETITION TO INCREASE SOMERVILLE’S RESIDENTIAL TAX EXEMPTION TO 35% Home Rule Petition makes Somerville's the largest exemption in the State. 35% rate is retroactive to July 1, 2014. SOMERVILLE - It's official. Homeowners who live in their Somerville property will now receive the highest property tax exemption in the state after Governor Deval Patrick signed new legislation this week that had previously been approved by the Somerville Board of Aldermen in March 2014…ISD Online
Apply for a Permit or License with CitizenServePARTICIPANTS NEEDED: FIRST FULL CITY ADA/ACCESSIBILITY SURVEY
FIRST EVER ADA AND ACCESSIBILITY SURVEY OF AN ENTIRE CITY NEEDS RESIDENT PARTICIPATION Community’s comments will continue to prioritize comprehensive to-do list UPDATE: The citywide survey on Somerville’s accessibility needs is being extended to a new deadline of Friday, Aug. 29. The online survey is available at www.HumanCenteredDesign.org/IHCD-Studio/Somerville-Survey and hard copies are available in a variety of places including elderly housing centers and other areas for those…SOMERVILLE JOINS NATIONWIDE CHALLENGE TO END VETERAN HOMELESSNESS
SOMERVILLE JOINS NATIONWIDE CHALLENGE TO END VETERAN HOMELESSNESS City commits to ending veterans homelessness in Somerville by 2016 SOMERVILLE – Veterans have sacrificed for community and country, but can face challenges when they return home from duty. Somerville’s commitment to honoring their sacrifice will intensify as the City joins the challenge issued by the Obama Administration to end veteran homelessness by 2016, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today. In joining the Mayors…TWO SOMERVILLE PARKS WIN AWARDS
TWO SOMERVILLE PARKS WIN AWARDS Chuckie Harris Park, Quincy Street Open Space and Mayor Curtatone honored by Boston Society of Landscape Architects SOMERVILLE – Two of Somerville’s newest parks, Chuckie Harris Park and Quincy Street Open Space, won recognition at the annual awards gala of the Boston Society of Landscape Architects (BSLA), the oldest and one of the largest landscape architecture society chapters in the U.S., which also presented Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone with its…CITY SEEKING NEW LIBRARY DIRECTOR
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced this week that the City of Somerville is seeking a new Director of Libraries following the resignation of current director, Maria Carpenter, who has accepted a position as Director of the Santa Monica, California Public Library. Carpenter will step down as Director in Somerville in May, and an Acting Director will be appointed while the City seeks a full-time director. Carpenter has served as Somerville’s Director of Libraries since 2011. “Maria…STRICTER ETHICS ORDINANCE PROPOSED BY MAYOR
SOMERVILLE – Strengthening the City of Somerville’s commitment to open government and transparency, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone has filed a proposed expansion of the City’s ethics ordinance that would require elected officials to file disclosures of their communications with any person or representative seeking a permit or license from the City in connection with the permit or license. The amendment to the City’s ethics ordinance, titled “Standards of Conduct for City Employees Relative to…Community Budgeting ideas now online
Vote online now! Residents shared over 200 ideas with the City of Somerville as part of Community Budgeting. These ideas focused on investments that could be made in Public Health, Arts and Culture, Community Engagement and Immigrant Outreach, and Recreation. After taking out some repeats and ideas we’re already working on (for example, banning Styrofoam) we were left with a list full of great ideas. The problem? How do we prioritize them? That’s where we need your help again.…McCarthy Field Community Meeting 2/26
Mayor Curtatone and Ward 1 Alderman Matt McLaughlin invite all interested residents to a community meeting on Wednesday, Feb. 26, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at the Capuano Early Childhood Center (150 Glen St) to discuss new lighting plans for the Capuano School / James McCarthy Field. The City is proposing to install new lighting at the Michael E. Capuano Early Childhood Center Turf Soccer Field in the fall of 2014, but is seeking community input prior to finalizing design plans. For more information…GRAND UNION FLAG RAISING KICKS OFF AT 11:30 A.M. ON JANUARY 1ST
SOMERVILLE - Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Historic Preservation Commission Director Brandon Wilson announced that the 238th annual "Grand Union" flag-raising ceremony at Prospect Hill Park will be held on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2013, at 12 p.m. A processional led by a re-enactor portraying General George Washington on horseback will leave from the City Hall Concourse, at 93 Highland Ave., at 11:30 a.m. As always, members of the public are invited to participate, and are encouraged to wear…Feedback
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