These are just some of the municipal meetings and civic events for the coming week. More are on the City of Somerville website.
Low-income housing swap
Somerville Housing Authority, 4 p.m. Thursday. The authority takes the first step to market for sale the eight bedrooms of congregate low-income housing at 17 Monmouth St., Spring Hill, with the proceeds paying back the state for helping fund affordable housing elsewhere in the city – in this case, 21 units at Capen Court in West Somerville. The property with its house built in 1900 has been with the city since 1975 but spent the past several years empty, in need of a rehab with historical restrictions that would be inefficient for the SHA to take on, said Adam Garvey, deputy director of an agency responsible for a portfolio of more than 1,400 affordable housing units citywide. The meeting will also review housing authority policies on parking and travel. Held at the Mystic Activity Center, 530 Mystic Ave., Ten Hills.
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Somerville green initiatives
Urban Forestry Committee, 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday. Get involved in efforts to maintain greenspaces across Somerville by attending the committee’s monthly meeting. Officials will provide updates on ongoing initiatives such as the Pollinator Action Plan and “Adopt-a-Tree” and review expected tree plantings and removals. In addition, learn about the city’s forestry-related job offerings. Watchable by videoconference.
Future ‘entrepreneurial hub’
Planning Board, 6 p.m. Thursday. The board hears a proposal for a dual lab-studio space in Assembly Square. The Mystic 45 Development Group first presented plans almost a year ago and now continues one from June in hopes of a special permit, now that the Zoning Board of Appeals decided June 5 to exempt it from requirements for green and civic space. According to proposal documents, the building would combine incubator space for biomedical startups with studio space for artists under one roof to “set a precedent for how community-oriented development is conducted.” Watchable by videoconference.
Tufts Street reconstruction
Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development, 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. View updated plans for the rejuvenation of Tufts street that will introduce several pedestrian-oriented safety measures and landscaping features to the previously underdeveloped street. City officials will take questions and comments at Tufts and Knowlton streets, offering additional insight into the project’s background.
For July 31st: https://www.somervillema.gov/events/2024/07/31/zoning-board-appeals-meeting
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