MAYOR CURTATONE PROPOSES FY14 BUDGET
$195.6 million budget includes significant investment in education, as well as quality of life improvements, preventive maintenance, multi-lingual community outreach, and a boost in Veterans Services
SOMERVILLE SETS NEW DATA-DRIVEN COURSE FOR STREET MANAGEMENT; CITY TO INCREASE ROAD AND SIDEWALK BUDGET TO $3 MILLION AND ADDITIONAL ADA FUNDS TO $1 MILLION
New data-driven systems approach to street paving and sidewalk management to emphasize accessibility, safety, efficiency and sustainability
SOMERVILLE – Starting immediately, hard data and an innovative new statistical model designed to prioritize community needs and values such as ADA accessibility, transit access, and development of the City’s tree canopy, will guide the paving and sidewalk repair plans of the City of Somerville. Mayor Joseph A.
CITY OF SOMERVILLE’S HIGHEST EVER CREDIT RATING REAFFIRMED
Moody’s notes City’s ‘ambitious’ economic development plans and conservative fiscal stewardship
SOMERVILLE –Moody’s Investors Service has reaffirmed the City of
Somerville’s highest ever long-term credit rating of Aa2, citing the City’s commitment to redevelopment, conservative budgeting approach and ample reserve levels, Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced.
MAYOR SEEKS TEMPORARY MEDICAL MARIJUANA MORATORIUM
Would provide time to review state regulations and City’s zoning bylaws
-Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone is asking that the Somerville Board of Aldermen
approve a moratorium on medical marijuana dispensaries through June 30, 2014,
giving officials time to review both state regulations approved in May and Somerville's
own zoning bylaws to ensure the City will adequately address and comply with
the new law.
The
Massachusetts Public Health Council's 52 pages of medical marijuana regulations
RESIDENTS URGED TO CONTINUE TO REPORT AIRCRAFT NOISE POLLUTION
New departure procedure alleviates noise over some parts of the city; residents should continue advocating for further changes
Boston Logan International Airport has implemented a new departure procedure
for one of its runways that should decrease aircraft noise pollution over parts
of the city, but urges residents to continue reporting aircraft noise to compel
the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) and Massport's adoption of further alternative
operations at Logan Airport that would provide relief to all of Somerville.
Learn to Repair Your Windows Rather than Replace Them
Need to improve your old windows? Thinking about replacing them? Think again! Come to a hands-on workshop sponsored by the City of Somerville Historic Preservation Commission and Historic Somerville on How to Repair Windows Yourself on Saturday, June 29, 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Somerville Museum, One Westwood Road. With proper tools, knowledge, and care, your windows can last for many years. This workshop will be a hands-on demonstration with an actual window from the Somerville Museum.
SOMERVILLE FAMILIES INVITED TO JOIN IN WALKING SCHOOL BUSES
Safe Routes to School encourages children and parents to walk and bike to school each morning
- Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone led two walking school buses last week to the
Capuano School and Kennedy School and invites parents to join in this enjoyable
way to get kids active in the morning and ready for school - and for parents to
spend more quality time with their children.
Green Line Extension - Medford Street Bridge
Public Meeting
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.
TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST HOME BREAK-INS, BIKE THEFTS
Property crime increases in summer months
- The City of Somerville and Somerville Police Department remind residents to
take precautions as summer weather warms up to protect
their homes and bicycles from thieves.
Medford Street Bridge Meeting 6/25
Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and Ward 2 Alderman Maryann Heuston invite 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 St. Work is scheduled to begin on the Medford Street Bridge in July, which will have impacts on vehicle traffic in this area.
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