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Open Letter from Mayor Curtatone and Superintendent Skipper on Education Reform
“We do not want to be a state with pockets of excellence. We want excellence to be the norm.” Two of the highest callings in public service are to provide basic equality and to educate our children. Sadly, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has fallen short on both of those fronts when it comes to education funding. In 2015, the State Legislature formed a Foundation Budget Review Commission that laid bare our shortcomings. The true costs of educating special needs students, English language…7-Month Washington St. Bridge Closure Starts Monday, April 8; Shuttle Service Starts Tuesday, April 9
For the next phase of work on the Green Line Extension (GLX) Project, the Washington St. bridge, in East Somerville near McGrath Highway, will close for construction beginning Monday, April 8, at about 10 p.m. This bridge will close for two separate phases: first, from April 8 through approximately November 2019, then again from about April 2020 through August 2020. During closures, all traffic will be detoured around the bridge’s underpass, including motorists, cyclists, pedestrians, and MBTA…Prospect Hill Park to Close Monday, April 8, for Rehabilitation
On Monday, April 8, Prospect Hill Park will close to the public for the next phase of the Prospect Hill Park Rehabilitation Project. Preliminary work began in October 2018. The park is expected to reopen in 2020. The renovated park will feature landscape and accessibility improvements, as well as elements to highlight the site’s significance in American history. As part of this project, new plantings will provide a net increase of 47 trees in the park, and traffic-calming measures…Patriots’ Day Celebration, April 15 at Foss Park
Celebrate Patriots’ Day at the City’s annual festivities at Foss Park on Mon., April 15. “Paul Revere” will stop by during a reenactment of his historic ride from Boston to Lexington. Attendees can also enjoy the Colonial Fair where they can play games and complete a “Colonial Passport.” There will be Colonial-era refreshments and music by the Somerville High School band. The Patriots’ Day Celebration will be from 10 to 11:30 a.m. and will be held rain or shine. For more information, contact…Community Update on City of Somerville - Tufts Partnership Agreement Negotiations 4/16
The public is invited to a community update on the status of negotiations between the City and Tufts University for a new Partnership Agreement between the City and the university. Hosted by Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the members of the Mayor’s Tufts Partnership Negotiating Committee, the update will be held on Tuesday, April 16, at 7 p.m. in the TAB Building at 167 Holland St. In addition to Tufts’ Payments in Lieu of Taxes (“PILOT payments”), the Partnership…Powder House Blvd. Traffic Safety Plan Available Online
Learn more at www.somervillema.gov/PHBPublic Hearing on Traffic Calming and Pedestrian Safety April 3 at 6 p.m.
Members of the public are invited to attend and speak at a Public Hearing on traffic safety, traffic calming, and the Traffic Calming Petition submitted by the Somerville Pedestrian and Transit Advocacy Group and signed by approximately 350 people. The hearing will take place on Wednesday, April 3, at 6 p.m. in the Council Chambers at City Hall. The Traffic and Parking Committee of the Whole will hear testimony on the general topic of traffic calming, including pedestrian and…Two Public Hearings on Youth Voting Rights for Municipal Elections April 4 at 3 and 6 p.m.
Members of the public are invited to attend and speak at two April 4 Public Hearings on a request from Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone to file a Home Rule Petition to the State Legislature requesting that 16- and 17-year-old Somerville citizens be granted legal voting rights for municipal elections. The Legislative Matters Committee will hold hearings at 3 p.m. and 6 p.m. on Thursday, April 4 in the City Council Chambers at City Hall, 92 Highland Avenue. Committee Chair and Ward 5 City Councilor Mark…Upcoming Vision Zero Safe Streets Meetings and Public Hearing
The City of Somerville has been working to produce a strategic plan to guide its safe streets work, using the global “Vision Zero” movement as a framework to eliminate traffic crashes that result in severe injuries and fatalities. A series of community engagement opportunities have been scheduled for residents and stakeholders to discuss the City’s public policy framework around safe streets. Upcoming opportunties include: Community Meeting, Wednesday, March 27, 6:30 p.m…Members Sought for Mayor’s Appointments Advisory Committee (Deadline Extended to April 3)
The City is now accepting applications for positions on Mayor Joseph Curtatone’s Appointments Advisory Committee (AAC). The Committee reviews applications and makes recommendations for vacant Mayor-appointed posts on boards and commissions with regulatory or decision-making authority. Individuals on the AAC are entrusted with making nonpartisan and informed recommendations for appointments to critical boards and commissions that serve the community such as, but not limited to, the Affordable…Feedback
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