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City Awards $8.2M in CPA Funds to Open Space and Historic Resources & 100 Homes Project, Now Accepting New Applications
SOMERVILLE – This month, the Somerville Board of Aldermen approved and allocated more than $8.3 million in Community Preservation Act funding to ten open space and historic preservation projects and the 100 Homes Initiative, upon the recommendation of the Somerville Community Preservation Committee (CPC). The Aldermen previously approved the CPC’s recommendation to provide $1,200,402 to the Affordable Housing Trust Fund in March. The funded projects will bring more units of affordable housing…Members Appointed to the Mayor’s Appointments Advisory Committee
Mayor Curtatone and President of the Board of Aldermen Katjana Ballantyne have announced their appointments to the Mayor’s Appointments Advisory Committee (AAC): Jennifer Blundell, Victor DoCouto, and William Durkin. The AAC will be tasked with making nonpartisan and informed recommendations for appointments to critical City boards and commissions. Members will review and select applicants based on relevant qualifications and skills and their ability and commitment to represent and serve the…City Submits Proposal for Relocation of Public Safety Building to Former Site of Cobble Hill Shopping Center
SOMERVILLE – Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced today that the City has formally submitted a borrowing authorization request and a request for appropriation to the Board of Aldermen to acquire the parcel at 90 Washington St., to relocate the Somerville Police Department Headquarters and Somerville Fire Department’s Engine 3. 90 Washington St., the former site of the Cobble Hill Shopping Center, has been vacant since 2014, and was identified as the most ideal location for the new Public Safety…Somerville Awarded Tree City USA Growth Award
Somerville was named a 2017 Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management. The community also received a Tree City USA Growth Award for demonstrating environmental improvement and higher level of tree care. Somerville achieved Tree City USA recognition by meeting the program 's four requirements: a tree board or department, a tree-care ordinance, an annual community forestry budget of at least $2 per capita and an Arbor Day…Submit Comments on the Davis Square Neighborhood Plan by June 1
Over the past five years residents and business owners have work with planners from the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development to envision the future of Davis Square. Now, there’s another opportunity to weigh in. The Davis Square Neighborhood Plan was recently released and is ready for review. If you are interested in submitting comments on the Davis Square Neighborhood Plan, please send them to planning@somervillema.gov by Friday, June 1. To read the plan and learn more about…Public Hearing on Home Rule Petition for Clarendon Hill Housing Project, May 21
Members of the public are invited to attend a joint public hearing to be held by the Board of Aldermen’s Committees on Legislative Matters and Finance on Monday, May 21, to present comments on a Home Rule Petition relative to the Somerville Housing Authority’s Clarendon Hill Public Housing Project. The public hearing is scheduled to begin at 6 p.m., in the Aldermanic Chambers at City Hall, 93 Highland Ave. The members of the Board of Aldermen and its Legislative Matters Committee wish to hear…Somerville Arts Council and Somerville Media Center Partner on Cinema Somerville Outdoor Film Festival
SOMERVILLE – The Somerville Arts Council and the Somerville Media Center announce the third annual Cinema Somerville Outdoor Film Festsival, set for Saturday, May 19, from 8 to 9:30 p.m. This outdoor film fest in Union Square Plaza will feature short films about Somerville’s diverse voices. In the event of inclement weather, the film festival will be held inside Somerville Media Center at 90 Union Square Plaza. The 2018 festival theme is “Voices,” celebrating local community voices…Medal of Honor Recipient Among Heroes to be Honored at 2018 Somerville Heroes Salute on May 19
SOMERVILLE – The 2018 Somerville Heroes Salute is set to honor eight Somerville heroes during the annual recognition ceremony, including a Profile in Courage Lifetime Achievement Award to Medal of Honor Recipient, Captain Thomas G. Kelley. The 2018 Heroes Salute will be held on Saturday, May 19, at the Holiday Inn, 30 Washington St., beginning at 11 a.m. This year’s honorees will include Heroes Square dedications in memory of: PFC Alfred J. Byrne (WWII/Killed in Service) PFC James V. Parziale…2018 Preservation Month Events Schedule Announced
SOMERVILLE – The Somerville Historic Preservation Commission (SHPC) announces the 2018 events in honor of Preservation Month, celebrated each May. Throughout the month, the SHPC partners with other local organizations to host events honoring Somerville’s history and historic assets. All events are open to the public. Upcoming events are as follows: Launch of Volunteer Docent Program, May-October. Three Historic Sites: Prospect Hill Tower, Milk Row Cemetery, and Old Powder House Full…ArtFarm Community Meeting May 8
Join the Mayor’s Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development and Ward 2 Alderman J.T. Scott on Tuesday, May 8, for a community meeting to discuss the City’s newest open space at ArtFarm. The meeting will begin at 6:30 p.m. in the Argenziano School cafeteria, 290 Washington St. ArtFarm is located on the site of the former waste transfer station at 10 Poplar St. For more information contact Luisa Oliveira at LOliveira@somervillema.gov. Individuals with disabilities who…Feedback
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