These are just some of the municipal meetings and civic events for the coming week. More are on the City of Somerville website.
Immigrant protections supported
City Council, 7 p.m. Thursday. The council votes to affirm its commitment to immigrants’ rights, supporting two state bills that, if passed, would prohibit Massachusetts police officers from assisting in immigration enforcement and establish funds for immigrants’ legal defense. The resolution doubles down on Somerville’s sanctuary city policy, which the city moved to protect in late February. Put forth by councilors Jake Wilson and Jesse Clingan, another resolution asks that March be declared National Social Work Month. At Somerville City Hall, 93 Highland Ave., Central Hill, and watchable via videoconferencing.
Three-story for a woodsy shack
Ward 5 Neighborhood Meeting, 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Developers and their architect, Somerville’s Khalsa Design, will present plans for a three-story apartment building to replace a small house near Porter Square: 44 White St., a small wooden cottage in Spring Hill on Porter Square, built in the year 1900. Two years ago, the home was part of a proposal for a four-story, 42,000-square-foot lab building meant to stretch along much of the block; instead the block has seen smaller-scale residential projects. Watchable via videoconferencing.
Three homes up for demolition
Historic Preservation Commission, 6:45 p.m. Tuesday. Three homes built more than a century ago are considered for demolition at the request of two homeowners and a Buddhist literature publisher. The nonprofit Wisdom Publications operates on 199 Elm St., Davis Square, where a four-story mixed-use development may eventually be located. The other buildings, 8 Bolton St., Ward 2, and 128 Central St., Winter Hill, were built in 1900 and 1920 respectively. Watchable via videoconferencing.
Developer seeks joy at Mudville
Zoning Board of Appeals, 6 p.m. Wednesday. A developer requires a hardship variance to tear down the empty Mudville Pottery Studio and build a three-story apartment building at 181 Pearl St., Winter Hill. Nan Hamilton, who founded the studio in 1974, died in November 2021 at age 75. Watchable via videoconferencing.
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