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Somerville Announces Americans with Disabilities Act Community Survey
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Department of Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) are announcing the launch of the ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act) Community Survey, which will begin on February 6, 2023. The City's ADA Division, which oversees the City’s policy-setting, coordination, and training for ADA compliance, is undertaking the survey on behalf of the administration to better understand the Somerville community’s needs and priorities for the City’s ADA Plan as well as…Somerville Urban Forestry Committee Seeks One New Member
The City of Somerville Urban Forestry Committee (UFC) is now accepting applications for one new member with expertise in urban forestry. Urban forestry expertise may include experience or coursework in forestry, arboriculture, horticulture, or any other relevant field. The UFC advises the City on the management and maintenance of all trees and shrubs on public grounds and public ways. Members may also review issues related to the health, maintenance, and protection of trees and…Somerville Launches Racial and Social Justice Community Engagement Ambassadors Program
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Department of Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) are today announcing the launch of the RSJ Community Engagement Ambassadors program. The newly onboarded Community Ambassadors will actively work with the City to expand engagement with the Public Safety for All Initiative and build new avenues for participation and empowering community voices. The Community Ambassadors, who all live in Somerville, will help create outreach plans, engage the Somerville community, and…Joint Statement & Resources in Response to the Death of Tyre Nichols
We wish to express to Mr. Nichols’ family and loved ones our absolute sympathy, our profound grief, and our support of the call for transparent justice. Officials have called the brutality of that fatal police traffic stop a shocking use of excessive force. We unite with our community and denounce the brutality that was suffered by Tyre Nichols. We know that words are not enough. We must be, and we remain committed to, continuing the hard work of seeking real and meaningful change. We will not…Mayor Ballantyne and RSJ Department Seek Community Members for Public Safety for All Task Force
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City’s Department of Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) today invite Somerville residents and workers to apply to fill three open community seats on the Public Safety for All Task Force. Task force members will review feedback from thousands of community members, as well as expert testimonials and independent data to craft public safety policy recommendations for the City of Somerville. Applications are available starting Monday, January 30, at 8 a.m. and must be…Somerville Takes Next Step Toward “Consolidated Waitlist” to Greatly Simplify Application Process for Affordable Inclusionary Rental Units
Applying for affordable housing opportunities can be a daunting and time-consuming process that can prevent those most in need of below-market units from accessing them, so the City of Somerville is working to make the process easier with a new Consolidated Waitlist. The list will allow one application to be filed for all eligible upcoming affordable rental housing opportunities rather than requiring individual applications for each project. To familiarize the community with how a…Two Affordable Homeownership Opportunities in Somerville: 411 & 432 Norfolk St.
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City of Somerville Housing Division are pleased to announce two affordable homeownership opportunities to income-eligible, first-time homebuyers through the City’s Inclusionary Housing Program: one 3-bedroom unit at 411 Norfolk St. and one 1-bedroom unit at 432 Norfolk St. Both condos will be offered to households earning between 81% and 110% of the area median income (AMI). About 411 Norfolk St.: Unit 2J is a three-bedroom unit at 411 Norfolk St., a 5-minute…Powder House Boulevard and Alewife Brook Parkway Intersection Redesign Community Meeting, February 1, 2023
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and Ward 7 Councilor Judy Pineda Neufeld invite you to a virtual community meeting to learn about the City’s reconstruction of the intersection at Powder House Boulevard and Alewife Brook Parkway. City contractors will reconstruct the existing traffic circle to create a T-shaped intersection with traffic signals. Construction will begin this winter and is expected to continue through the fall of 2024. The meeting will take place virtually Wednesday, February 1, at…Somerville Hosting MLK Day of Service Youth Workshop and Community Clothing Drive
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne is pleased to announce that Somerville’s Department of Racial and Social Justice (RSJ) will host a MLK Day of Service Youth Workshop on Monday, January 16, 2023, from 1 to 3 p.m. at The Dojo at SomerNova (15 Properzi Way). The workshop is in partnership with the Somerville Human Rights Commission, The Somerville Center for Teen Empowerment, The Dojo at SomerNova, and the Somerville Education Foundation. The workshop will offer youth an opportunity to explore Dr.…Joint Statement on Recent Shootings
简体中文 繁體中文 With very heavy hearts we once again wish to share our deepest sympathies as well as information about supports available in the wake of not one but two mass shootings and a third shooting at a school in Iowa. On Saturday, what should have been a joyful celebration of the Lunar New Year turned into a horrific attack at a dance hall in Monterey Park, CA, with the majority of the victims – at least 11 fatalities and multiple injuries – being members of the local Asian American…Feedback
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