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RESIDENT IDEAS WANTED AT COMMUNITY BUDGETING PROCESS
RESIDENTS INVITED TO COMMUNITY BUDGETING PROCESS SOMERVILLE ā Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone invites Somerville residents to participate in a Community Budgeting process focused on four key investment areas identified by the community in the SomerVision plan: Recreation, Public Health, Arts and Culture, and Civic Engagement including Immigrant Outreach. While areas including education, infrastructure, public safety and public works remain budget priorities, resident feedback and valuesā¦City Offices CLOSED Friday 1/3
UPDATED: Thursday, Jan. 2, 7:30 p.m.: Following the Governor's recommendation, the City of Somerville has announced that it will close all City offices on Friday, Jan. 3. Emergency and public safety services will be maintained. Residents are asked to remain off the roads unless absolutely necessary until the storm has passed and it is safe to travel. --------- Snow Emergency Declared -Emergency in effect starting 8 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 2 -Move Cars to the Odd Side (or City lot) by 12ā¦2nd Meeting to Discuss Lincoln Park Renovations 12/2
Join Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston for the second in a series of community meetings to discuss your ideas for the renovation of Lincoln Park on Monday, Dec. 2 from 6 to 8 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Argenziano School at 290 Washington Street, and will build on the discussion held on Oct. 30. The City plans to renovate Lincoln Park to provide necessary upgrades to the ball fields and playgrounds, and community input and feedback will be used to determineā¦SOMERVILLE ONE OF FOUR COMMUNITIES NATIONWIDE INDUCTED TO NACTO FOR EXCELLENCE IN TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
SOMERVILLE - The National Association of City Transportation Officials (NACTO) added the City of Somerville, MA to its affiliate member list last week, including Somerville in its prestigious list of just 18 member cities and 12 affiliate members nationwide that includes Boston, Denver, Chicago, San Francisco, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Seattle, and Washington, D.C., among others. In a press release, NACTO officials lauded Somerville for its "[commitment] to sustainableā¦Somerville Public Schools Show Phenomenal Growth on MCAS
Somerville, MA ā Somerville Public Schools had extraordinary growth exceeding most other school districts according to results from the Spring 2013 MCAS tests, released Friday by the Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education (DESE), leading all Massachusetts urban districts in Student Growth Percentile (SGP). Somervilleās extraordinary SGP growth this year, following incremental improvements in recent years, moved the District from one hovering at the state median level inā¦Davis Square Somerville by Design Sept. 9 to 11
SOMERVILLE BY DESIGN: DAVIS SQUARE THREE-DAY INTERACTIVE DESIGN EVENT TO BEGIN MONDAY SEPT. 9 Daytime and evening opportunities for public participation in shaping the future of Davis Square SOMERVILLE āThe next phase of the City of Somervilleās āSomerville by Design: Davis Squareā community planning process will take place Monday to Wednesday, Sept. 9 through Sept. 11. An interactive three-day public charette (a collaborative design session) will give residents, the businessā¦CANCELED 8/13: Sunsetters Show
Due to inclement weather, The Sunsetters youth performance troupe concert on the City Hall Concourse is canceled. Please join us at one of the many upcoming free family-friendly Sunsetterās shows. For the full schedule, please visit: http://www.somervillema.gov/alerts/2013-sunsetters-schedule. For further information, please contact 311.NEW HEALTH INSPECTOR, CLERKS BOOST CUSTOMER SERVICE AT ISD
SOMERVILLE - In a move to provide enhanced customer service, City of Somerville Inspectional Services is introducing several new improvements this month that should benefit residents, businesses and contractors alike. New Inspectional Services office hours were introduced on July 1 that align better with both contractors' work schedules and resident needs, and a new permitting process will make it easier to submit applications for permits and receive approval. Three new positions,ā¦Green Line Extension - Medford Street Bridge
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston invited all interested community members to a public meeting on Tuesday, June 25 to discuss upcoming construction schedules and traffic impacts related to the Green Line Extension (GLX) project. The meeting will be held at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at La Hacienda Restaurant, 46 Medford Street. Work is scheduled to begin on the Medford Street Bridge in July, which will have impacts on vehicle traffic in this area. Community members areā¦New Magoun Sq. Sign to be Unveiled 5/23
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 5 Alderman Courtney O'Keefe invite all residents to a ceremonial unveiling of the Magoun Square sign, located at the intersection of Broadway and Medford Street, on the CVS Plaza. A brief ceremony will be held on Thursday, May 23 at 6pm. The sign had been temporarily removed for renovations, and its reinstallation comes just one month before the City's annual Fourth of July Fireworks celebration will bring thousands of visitors to the Magoun Square area onā¦Feedback
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