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Join the Spring Hill Sewer Separation Virtual Spring Community Meeting on May 15
The Spring Hill Sewer Separation project is well underway, and Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and Ward 3 Councilor Ben Ewen-Campen invite you to join a virtual community meeting to learn about construction progress and upgrades to come. The project aims to reduce water pollution, address flooding, and modernize Somerville’s infrastructure. Once utility work on Highland Avenue (including Eversource’s Gas Main upgrade project) is done, interim paving of eastern Highland Avenue can begin. The…Mayor Ballantyne and the City Council Invite Somervillians to New "Slice of the City" Spring Meet-Up Series
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the City Council invite Somerville community members to the inaugural "Slice of the City" meet-up series. This new series of family-friendly pizza parties in the parks offers attendees a new way to connect and engage with city leaders and staff as well as neighbors all while enjoying Somerville’s parks. The outdoor series for all ages will feature seven early evening meet-ups, from 5 to 7 p.m., throughout the month of May – one each in each of the city’s seven wards…Mayor Ballantyne Announcing Public Interviews for Somerville Police Chief Candidates
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and Somerville Police Chief Search Committee are inviting all community members to attend public interview sessions with candidates under consideration to be the next Chief of Police for the City of Somerville on Thursday, May 9, 2024. All interviews will take place in-person at Somerville City Hall (93 Highland Ave.) between 8:30 a.m. and 5:30 p.m., with a final schedule to be shared with the community in the coming days. In advance of the public interviews, candidate…Mayor Ballantyne Announcing 2024 Somerville Memorial Day Parade and Remembrance Ceremony
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Department of Veterans’ Services are announcing that Somerville’s Memorial Day parade will be held on Sunday, May 26. The parade will step off at 11 a.m. from Davis Square, proceeding west on Holland Street through Teele Square and onto Broadway, ending at the Veterans Cemetery between Alewife Brook Parkway and North Street. The City’s annual remembrance ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, May 27 at the Somerville Veterans’ Memorial…Mayor Ballantyne Inviting Somerville Class of 2024 to Apply for Municipal Scholarship Opportunity
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne, and the City of Somerville Municipal Scholarship Committee are reminding Somerville residents graduating high school in 2024 to apply now for five municipal scholarship opportunities. Selected applicants will receive $1,000 to help with post-secondary education expenses. To qualify for consideration, students must be in high school, a resident of the City of Somerville at the time the financial aid is awarded, and be accepted to an accredited post-secondary…Somerville Street Sweeping Resumes Monday, April 1
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne and the Somerville Parking Department are reminding all residents that regular street sweeping schedules officially resume Monday, April 1, and will continue through December 31, 2024. Somerville's street cleaning program is an essential public works program that not only keeps our city cleaner but also reduces the risk of flooding and icing due to clogged storm drains. Residents and community members can check street signs to know when parking is…Mayor Ballantyne Inviting Somerville Community to Spring Civic Day Celebration
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne invites community members to attend the city’s spring Civic Day celebration on Saturday, April 27, from noon to 4 p.m. at City Hall (93 Highland Ave.) and on the City Hall concourse. Civic Day aims to provide community members of all ages with fun, interactive opportunities to learn about City government, programs, services, and ways to get involved. Currently planned activities include lawn games, face painting, trivia, City Hall scavenger hunts, and exploring a…Mayor Ballantyne Announces Guaranteed Basic Income Pilot Program
Today, Mayor Katjana Ballantyne joins more than 100 mayors from across the country as part of Mayors for a Guaranteed Income (MGI), a coalition of mayors who establish and advocate for local and national guaranteed income programs. Guaranteed income programs provide unrestricted cash payments directly to vulnerable residents to create greater financial stability for those most in need. Somerville’s program goes beyond that general goal; it also specifically aims to support housing…Mayor Ballantyne Introduces Innovative Municipal Housing Voucher Program
Mayor Katjana Ballantyne announced today the City of Somerville's Office of Housing Stability’s (OHS) new Municipal Voucher Program that targets needed local support to families historically underserved by broader government housing programs. “We know that families in need of housing help are falling through the gaps, and our new voucher program will help Somerville families that need it most secure stable, local, housing so they can continue to thrive here,” said Mayor Katjana Ballantyne. “Our…New Somerville School Building Committee Seeking Members
Are you interested in helping to provide technical and fiscal oversight for Somerville’s next school construction project? Apply to join the Somerville School Building Committee by the deadline on Friday, April 5, 2024. Based on the Massachusetts School Building Authority (MSBA)’s recent vote to invite Somerville into their funding program, our next school construction project will address the school building needs of the Winter Hill Community Innovation School and potentially the…Feedback
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