These are just some of the municipal meetings and civic events for the coming week. More are on the City of Somerville website.
Joint hearing on 90 Washington
Land Use Committee, 6:30 p.m. Thursday. This committee, the Planning Board and the city’s Redevelopment Authority convene to hear city plans for 90 Washington St. on Cobble Hill. At last week’s City Council meeting, a senior city planner briefly explained the proposed changes, including removing a requirement for a public safety building and shifting to a mix of uses including housing, with a focus on recouping as much as $30 million for the land and paying the former owners for a land taking. Separately, as part of a yearlong discussion with city officials, the group continues to discuss a draft amendment for allowing taller buildings near public transit and more density in structures that add affordable housing above the minimums set by the city. Watchable via videoconferencing.
Smashing pumpkins for compost
Office of Sustainability and Environment, 10:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday. “Don’t trash ‘em, smash ’em,” is the message of an event promoting the composting of fall pumpkins and the benefits of proper food waste. This family-friendly event also features a bake sale and offers information about a food waste collection test in East Somerville. At the Somerville Community Growing Center, 22 Vinal Ave., Spring Hill, and co-sponsored by the city. Rain date is Sunday.
Winter Hill School conversation
Construction Advisory Group, 6 to 8:30 p.m. Monday. Conversations continue about where and how the city should rebuild an existing elementary school for Winter Hill or build one that might include the Brown School. At the previous meeting, the city shared results from a 2,400-respondent September survey: “a clear and strong preference” to leave Trum Field as an athletic field and not to use it for a new school building and “a slight preference for maintaining two separate schools over a new combined school.” Based on project guidelines, the community engagement process should end before January to align with a state timeline. Watchable via videoconferencing.
Honoring the city’s veterans
Veteran’s Services, 11 a.m. Tuesday. The city hosts a wreath-laying ceremony honoring military veterans, followed by a lunch for veterans and their families. In-person at George Dilboy VFW Post 529, 371 Summer St., Davis Square, Somerville. City offices are closed today, and trash and recycling pickup are delayed a day.
Sewer and rainwater management
Communications & Community Engagement, 6 p.m. Wednesday. The city discusses how to provide flood relief and water quality improvements for residents in Winter Hill, Ten Hills and the surrounding neighborhood and presents an updated design for a Mystic River outfall and sewer separation project. The mayor, councilor Jesse Clingan and city officials respond to questions about the project: “a new stormwater outfall pipe which will discharge to the Mystic River, installing new drainage infrastructure and rehabilitating the existing sewer system in the neighborhood west of Foss Park,” according to a city website. Watchable via videoconferencing.
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