These are just some of the municipal meetings and civic events for the coming week. More are on the City of Somerville website.
Boost to rent support program
Affordable Housing Trust Fund, 5:15 p.m. Thursday. Trustees review and accept $2 million in funding for Somerville’s low- to moderate-income rental assistance program, rivaling pandemic-era relief provided by the federal government in 2020; and review financial reports and revenue projections. Watchable via videoconferencing.
State rep race for the 27th
Candidates debate, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday. Incumbent state representative for the 27th Middlesex District Erika Uyterhoeven, who first won the seat in 2021, debates Kathleen Hornby, a former legislative staffer in the nearby 25th district. The Democratic primary election takes place Sept. 3; there is no Republican candidate for the position, meaning the winner of this Democratic primary will run uncontested in November. The debate, moderated by a former Somerville city councilor and a local organizer, will be held in the auditorium of the John F. Kennedy School, 5 Cherry St., Spring Hill.
“Learn for the sake of learning”
Council on Aging, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Tuesday. Representatives of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Tufts University present a catalog of classes available to Somerville residents 50 or older consider pursuing new academic areas. Registration is offered on the spot for courses that will run in the fall taught by Osher members and Tufts graduate students, faculty and staff. Held at the Holland Street Center, 167 Holland St., in the Tufts neighborhood near Teele Square.
Expansion of homeless shelter
Zoning Board of Appeals, 6 p.m. Wednesday. The board decides the future of a building permit filed by the Somerville Homeless Coalition, which is contested by a small group of residents. The permit granted in June would allow for moving a homeless shelter into First Church Somerville, 89 College Ave., in the Powder House neighborhood between Tufts and Davis Square, expanding its occupancy count by 10 beds to a total capacity of 26. The residents, represented by an attorney, argued at a prior meeting that the permit was granted improperly and should be revoked. Watchable by videoconferencing.
“Fitness service” may fill lot
Planning Board, 6 p.m. Aug. 15. A special permit is asked to open and run a “fitness service” near Davis Square at 393 Highland Ave. The street-level site, which sold for almost $5 million in 2011, is vacant. Watchable by videoconferencing.
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