These are just some of the municipal meetings and civic events for the coming week. More are on the City of Somerville website.
New designs on Western Pearl
Mobility Division, noon to 2 p.m. Saturday. The mayor and councilors for wards 1 and 4 host an open house to review updated designs for the city’s Western Pearl Street Reconstruction project for road surface and sidewalk replacement, bike lane installation and traffic calming measures between Gilman Square and McGrath Highway. Residents were surveyed last spring on two designs, after which the city chose one. This summer, a pedestrian and transit advisory committee advocated for the first design shared by the city, saying it took community input seriously and “ensures continuous sidewalks … pedestrians should not need to step down or up at crossings, allowing for a smooth and uninterrupted journey.” The Somerville Alliance for Safe Streets was more critical, citing a lack of “commitment to advance an all-ages and -abilities protected bike network” in a June letter. In person at Ed Leathers Park, 98 Walnut St., Gilman Square. (If the weather is bad, the meeting moves to the auditorium at Somerville High School, 81 Highland Ave., Central Hill.)
Homelessness and safety update
Davis Square Public Safety Meeting, 6 p.m. Monday. The city hosts a discussion about unhoused people and public safety in Davis Square. The mayor, police chief and Health and Human Services staff lead the event, and emergency management and 311 staff provide updates. Some candidates weighed in at a Sept. 27 event organized by neighbors; not all candidates or officials were invited. Mayoral candidate Jake Wilson says the city needs to continue working with community nonprofits while “pursuing permanent supportive housing as the long-term solution to homelessness.” Mayoral candidate Willie Burnley Jr. has made displacement a focus of his campaign. In person in the sanctuary at the Community Baptist Church, 31 College Ave., Davis Square. Also watchable via videoconferencing.
Windows on architect’s home
Historic Preservation Commission, 6:45 p.m. Tuesday. Owners of the George Loring House at 76 Highland Ave. seek window replacements where last year the commission denied a request for a chimney to be removed because that would not “preserve the architectural features that give the roof its distinctive character.” According to historical review, Loring went from head architectural drafter in Boston in the 1870s to starting a firm responsible for designing more than 100 homes in Somerville and “numerous public and residential buildings in New England and New York, including many of the buildings at Tufts University and public buildings in Somerville.” Watchable via videoconferencing.
Late-night food license asked
Licenses and Permits Committee, 6 p.m. Wednesday. Mint Indian Eatery, 868 Broadway, in Powder House Square near Tufts University, wants to stay open until 4 a.m., requesting an extension from its current 10 p.m. closing. The establishment does not serve alcohol. A new dog care seeks to open in Union Square at 321 Somerville Ave. with the ability to board up to 30 dogs, provide grooming services and help owners train their pets. A nine-car auto body shop applies to open at 45 Mystic Ave., formerly the longtime home of ABJ Auto Body. Watchable via videoconferencing.
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