$2.1 MILLION AWARDED TO COMBAT HOMELESSNESS IN SOMERVILLE AND ARLINGTON

12 housing programs and 3 service programs funded through U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development award to Somerville-Arlington Continuum of Care

$1.9M MARKED FOR HISTORIC RESOURCES, GREEN SPACE PROJECTS BY COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEE

Follows $2.2M in funding for affordable housing; recommendations headed to Board of Aldermen for approval

6TH ANNUAL MAYOR’S FITNESS CHALLENGE KICKS OFF ON MARCH 28  

Events for every fitness level planned through March and April to engage residents in getting healthy and energized just in time for spring!

Through a partnership with the Great American Rain Barrel Company in Hyde Park, MA, the City of Somerville is offering rain barrels to Somerville residents at a discount to help conserve water and save money. Barrels can be purchased through April 4, 2015 by visiting www.greatamericanrainbarrel.com/c-124-somerville.aspx. Somerville residents may purchase the barrels at a discounted cost of $79 (compared to $119 regular retail price).

The City of Somerville Office of Assessors reminds all residential property owners that the deadline for filing statutory, residential or Community Preservation Act (CPA) exemption for Fiscal Year 2015 is April 1, 2015 at 4:30 p.m.

Has your house been determined in the past to have historic significance? If so, a plaque is available for your designated home through the City of Somerville’s Historic Plaque Program. The program is overseen by the Somerville Historic Preservation Commission (SHPC), as part of the Commission’s mission to identify, commemorate and honor the important people, places and events that have contributed to Somerville’s rich heritage.

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 1 Alderman Matt McLaughlin, and the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) invite all interested community members to the third Otis Street Playground community meeting to review the three draft plans, and to select the components which will be included in the final plan. The meeting will be held at the East Somerville Community School Auditorium, 50 Cross St., on Wed., April 1 from 6:30 to 8 p.m.  Please join us to help shape the design of the new playground.

WORLD-RENOWNED FIRM HIRED TO ADDRESS PUBLIC SPACE CHALLENGE

Volunteers sought for public space-public life survey to identify opportunities to reach public space goals