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Somerville Community Preservation Plan Hearing & Application Workshop, April 28
The Somerville Community Preservation Committee is holding its annual Community Preservation Plan public hearing on Wednesday, April 28, at 7 p.m. The Community Preservation Plan establishes how $2 million in Fiscal Year 2022 Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds will be allocated across affordable housing, historic resources, and open space categories. The draft plan is available at somervillema.gov/CPA. Immediately before the hearing, at 6:30 p.m., the Committee will host a…Public Hearing: FY2022 Water & Sewer Rates, May 3
The City of Somerville will hold a virtual information session and public hearing on the proposed Fiscal Year 2022 water and sewer rates on Monday, May 3. The information session will start at 6 p.m. and the public hearing will begin promptly at 6:30 p.m. Anyone who would like to testify is welcome to attend and will be heard. Additional Q&A time will be offered following the hearing if attendees have remaining topics of discussion. Written testimony will also be accepted until 6 p.m…Resilient Mystic Collaborative, Which Includes Somerville, Recognized for Work Around Climate Resiliency
Somerville, along with the 19 other communities that make up the Resilient Mystic Collaborative (RMC), was recently awarded the Environmental Business Council of New England’s Award for Leadership by a Non-Profit Organization. The Environmental Business Council of New England presents annual awards to recognize companies, organizations, and individuals for outstanding accomplishments in environmental management, energy resources and management, and climate change. The 20 communities of…Share Your Hot Ideas for Keeping Cool This Summer: Apply for a Keep Cool Somerville Grant
Do you have ideas on how to keep cool in the heat? The City of Somerville, in partnership with the Metropolitan Area Planning Council, is now accepting applications for the Keep Cool Somerville Community Projects Grant Program to support creative and impactful cooling solutions this summer. Residents and community groups are invited to propose small-scale pilot projects to improve resilience to hot weather. A handful of projects will be funded to be implemented over the summer. No…City Veterans' Services Calls for Messages, Photos, Drawings to Honor Memorial Day
The City of Somerville Department of Veterans’ Services invites all community members and especially local Veterans and family and friends of Veterans to submit messages to honor Memorial Day. All who are interested are encouraged to submit short video messages, photos of drawings (kids are encouraged to participate too!), or written messages to share what Memorial Day means to them or a message for troops deployed overseas. Short videos should be about 10 to 15 seconds long. Submissions…Additional Types of Outdoor Performances, Outdoor Retail Can Resume 4/19
With vaccines being made available to all residents over 16 beginning Monday, April 19, the City of Somerville will expand its reopening guidelines to allow more types of outdoor performances and outdoor retail to resume on that date. The City will also work with gyms on plans to safely reopen changing rooms and showers. Outdoor performances that may cause moderate aerosol spread, including theater, comedy, and spoken word performances, will be allowed under guidelines previously established…City Council Announces Survey & Community Meeting (5/5) Entitled: When She Calls 911 (A Conversation Concerning Safety in Somerville for Women)
Women & Safety Virtual Community Meeting, May 5, 6:30 p.m.: Join the meeting to learn about our ongoing work to establish civilian oversight in Somerville, and how you can get involved. Featuring City Councilors At Large Mary Jo Rossetti and Kristen Strezo and Ward 7 Councilor Katjana Ballantyne. Please join the meeting and share your experience or hear from other women in Somerville as we aim to create and sustain an equitable and safer Somerville. The virtual meeting will…Virtual & Call-In COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A Discussion, 4/14 at 7 p.m.
Somerville residents and workers are invited to join a virtual (online and phone) COVID-19 Vaccine Q&A hosted by the Somerville Health and Human Services Department and the Cambridge Health Alliance on Wednesday, April 14 at 7 p.m. During the virtual event, a panel including health care providers and Health and Human Services staff will provide information about the COVID-19 vaccines including how they work, vaccine safety and efficacy, what to expect when getting your COVID-19 vaccine, and…Pearl Street Mobility Improvements Public Meeting, April 21
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 1 Councilor Matthew McLaughlin invite you to a virtual community meeting to discuss roadway upgrades and traffic safety improvements on Pearl Street. As part of the Pearl Street Reconstruction and Traffic Safety Improvements project, sidewalks will be reconstructed, the road will be repaved, and traffic safety upgrades will be installed on the eastern section of Pearl Street, between McGrath Highway and Mount Vernon Street. Construction is expected to begin…Healey Schoolyard Renovation Meeting, 4/15
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 4 City Councilor Jesse Clingan invite residents to participate in a community meeting on the Healey Schoolyard renovation project on Thursday, April 15, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Landscape architects from Warner Larson Landscape Architects will review the construction schedule and plans, which include the Healey tot lot and schoolyard, a new U-12 recreation field, and a new ADA ramp and staircase that will connect the Healey School and Mystic Housing. How to…Feedback
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