These are just some of the municipal meetings and civic events for the coming week. More are on the City of Somerville website.
Four-story Davis project
Davis Square Neighborhood Meeting, 6 p.m. Thursday. The architect and developers behind a proposed four-story mixed-use development at 199 Elm St., Davis Square, ask residents for feedback on the project. The development, to include commercial space and 10 residential apartments, affects a century-old two-story structure between Domino’s Pizza and the Revival coffee shop and is designed by Paul Miller of Neighbor Architects. Watchable via videoconferencing.
Council on politics, budgeting
City Council, 7 p.m. Thursday. The council discusses Trump administration executive orders, a resolution in support of transgender Somerville residents and retention of a civil rights lawyer to defend the city’s sanctuary status, as well as looks at Stop & Shop’s “decision to weaponize job loss” in negotiating with Teamsters Local 25, calling on the supermarket chain to bargain in good faith. Funding is asked in next year’s budget for such things as “tiny home” subsidization, mural creation, antilitter “cigarette voting boxes,” staff for councilors and more. Somerville City Hall, 93 Highland Ave., Central Hill, and watchable online.
Information for immigrants
“Know Your Rights” training, 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday. Learn about your and your neighbors’ immigration rights during trainings conducted in English with interpretation into Spanish, Haitian Creole and Portuguese (trainings in Cantonese, Mandarin or Nepali are possible with a request in advance). At Somerville Public Library West Branch, 40 College Ave., near Davis Square.
Historical homes face demolition
Historic Preservation Committee, 6:45 p.m. Tuesday. Early requests to demolish two homes built in or before 1900 are heard by the committee: 15 Chester Place, down a cul-de-sac just southwest of Davis Square, and 60 Franklin St., East Somerville. the buildings are owned by longtime residents. Owners of another home, 148 Morrison Ave., near Davis Square, also request a permit to reconstruct the back half of a home built in 1895. Watchable video videoconferencing.
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