These are just some of the municipal meetings and civic events for the coming week. More are on the City of Somerville website.
Reboot possible at Aguacate
Ward 5 Neighborhood Meeting, 6 p.m. Thursday. Councilor Naima Sait hosts a conversation with developer LaCourt Realty for 15 Elm St./2-6 Porter St. The Mexican restaurant Aguacate Verde closed in 2016 there, and the building has stood empty since. Multiple development ideas have been introduced, including a restaurant idea in 2017 and another development plan in January 2022 that did not get approval. The event flyer suggests a five-unit existing building with a “proposed new design” – but no additional units. Watchable via videoconferencing.
Civic Day back for third year
City of Somerville, 1 to 4 p.m. Saturday. The mayor hosts the city’s spring Civic Day celebration, “an activity-packed, all-ages event that aims to provide community members interactive opportunities to learn about Somerville’s local government, programs, services and ways to get involved.” Last year, the city had trivia, lawn games, face painting and a scavenger hunt. SomerViva, the city’s office of immigrant affairs, brings multilingual staff. At Somerville City Hall, 93 Highland Ave., Central Hill. (Rain location: Somerville High School, 81 Highland Ave., Central Hill.)
Gilman Square, mayor’s race Q&A
Gilman Square Neighborhood Council, 6:30 to 8 p.m. Monday. The council discusses the empty Homans Site and 297 Medford St. and provides updates on McGrath Highway project and green infrastructure; and hosts its second mayoral candidate Q&A with city councilor at-large Willie Burnley Jr. Meetings are the first Monday of each month. Watchable via videoconferencing.
Food advice from local farmers
Somerville Public Library, 7 to 8 p.m. Monday. The library – in partnership with its counterpart in Ashland – hosts “Local Farms, MA: Produce, Meats, Dairy, Oh My,” A panel of farmers discussing the benefits of shopping for locally grown food from reputable farms with Ashland town sustainability coordinator Samantha Riley as moderator. Watchable via videoconferencing.
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