These are just some of the municipal meetings and civic events for the coming week. More are on the City of Somerville website.
Building proposals and changes
Planning Board, 6 p.m. Thursday. Discussion continues on proposals and requested major amendments for several new and existing businesses, including a fitness service near Davis Square, a combined lab and “pocket plaza” space in Assembly Square and a pot store in Magoun Square. The board, as an adviser to the City Council, also gives input on the development of Brickbottom, an area city staff say will see “extensive change” from a development plan to be settled this summer, paving the way for street renovations and new building designs. Watchable via videoconferencing.
Information on traffic efforts
Pedestrian and Transit Advisory Committee, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday. At its monthly meeting, the 21-person committee hears from staff on plans for pedestrian traffic signals and discusses Somerville’s approach to introducing pedestrian-friendly measures to calm traffic and how it chooses initiatives to pursue. Watchable via videoconferencing.
Two homes to be demolished
Historic Preservation Commission, 6:45 p.m. Tuesday. The commission decides the historical significance of two homes built in 1900 in the first and second stages of the demolition review process. The homes, at 33 Cedar St., Spring Hill, and 33 Vinal Ave., Prospect Hill, are owned and under development by the real estate groups Beantown and Reibuild, respectively. Cedar Street may be historically significant to the surrounding area, commissioners say, and Vinal Avenue may be “preferably preserved.” Watchable via videoconferencing.
An addition to Assembly Row
Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, 6 p.m. Wednesday. Learn about plans – in the works for more than half a decade – for the triangular Block 9 in the outskirts of Assembly Row. Called 275 Foley St., plans call for more than 200,000 square feet of office space with retail on the bottom floor (and a floor plan “designed with a day care tenant in mind”). The team provides an overview for the concept and offers an opportunity for community input. Watchable via videoconferencing.
Registration for primary elections
Somerville Elections Department, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Aug. 24. Are you registered to vote for the Sept. 3 primary election? This is the last date to do it. In-person registration goes until 5 p.m. and online registration is available until midnight. Early voting begins the same day at Somerville City Hall and runs through Aug. 30.
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