[Ward3resistat] ResiStat Video/Meeting Evaluation, City Budget Survey, Green Line and Visioning Open House Reminder, SomerFun, Joe's Jazz and Blues Festival

Thu Jun 10 15:24:23 EDT 2010

Hi all -

Please see the below citywide announcements and events.

SPRING RESISTAT MEETING VIDEO
<http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiV9MZ-sPjM> : Thank you to everyone who
participated in this year's ResiStat program. We have one remaining
meeting, in Davis Square on Monday the 14th (map
<http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?msa=0&msid=100769334080045542736.0004889
b32911cebdfa6c&cd=2&sll=35.467055,-76.188881&sspn=16.630354,12.452417&hl
=en&ie=UTF8&z=17> ), but we wanted to send this video of the previous
meetings in time for the upcoming budget hearings:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KiV9MZ-sPjM 

We hope you found the meetings worthwhile. 

 SPRING RESISTAT MEETING EVALUATION SURVEY:  ResiStat wants your
feedback on this season's series of community meetings.  We will use
your feedback to make the ResiStat program more useful and enjoyable for
you as members of the Somerville community.  If you take a few minutes
to fill out this brief survey, your input will be greatly appreciated,
and may influence future plans for ResiStat:
http://Spring10ResiStatEval.speedsurvey.com
<http://spring10resistateval.speedsurvey.com/>  

City Budget priority SURVEY: Faced with closing an $8.1 million budget
gap for the upcoming fiscal year, the City of Somerville is seeking
suggestions and feedback from residents on how it can save money,
generate additional revenues and generally make municipal government
more efficient. Please help the City to identify our budget priorities
and, while you're at it, provide us your contact information so that we
may follow up on your suggestions. The survey can be found online at:
http://FY11Budget.speedsurvey.com <http://fy11budget.speedsurvey.com/> 

Somerville Students rock, 6/11, 7:00PM, Comerville high school (81
Highland ave.): Mayor Curtatone and Superintendent Tony Pierantozzi
invite all community members to attend the annual "Somerville Students
Rock!"  The concert will feature music by Somerville students in grades
7 through 12, including singing, band, and individual performances.  The
concert is free and open to the public.  For more information, please
contact Youth Arts Coordinator Jimmy Del Ponte at 617-625-6600 ext.
2616, or see the news detail on the City's website here:
http://www.somervillema.gov/NewsDetail.cfm?instance_id=1624 

REMINDER! GREEN LINE STATION AREA PLANNING OPEN HOUSE, SAT 6/12,
10:00AM-3:00PM, ARGENZIANO SCHOOL (290 WASHINGTON ST.): The City of
Somerville and the Massachusetts Department of Transportation are
hosting an Open House on Green Line station-area planning and the
City-Wide planning process. Join us to discuss ideas about land use
around the new transit stations. This meeting will also include a
presentation of the Somerville Vision Statement and unveiling of draft
Goals for the City-Wide Plan. For more information on the City's
Comprehensive Planning Process please see:
www.somervillema.gov/comprehensiveplan.  For more information on the
Green Line Extension please see: www.mass.gov/greenlineextension. If you
have questions, please do not hesitate to contact Keith Craig at
kcraig at somervillema.gov. 

SOMERFUN FESTIVAL, SAT. 6/12 (Rain date Sunday 6/13), 3:00-7:00PM, UNION
Square Plaza:  The first annual SomerFun: A Romp for Independents
<http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=117238618286231&ref=ts>  will be
hosted by Somerville Local First.   This free event will take place in
Union Square Plaza and feature independent businesses like JP Licks and
the new Flatbread Pizza along with community groups in an open air
market.  Local youth groups will perform music, play games and dance on
stage.  There will also be face-painting for the kids, an art
installation, a neighborhood wide scavenger hunt and Union Square's
great local restaurants serving food and drink.  For more information,
please see Somerville Local First's Facebook page here:
http://www.facebook.com/SomervilleLocalFirst 

Joe's Jazz and Blues Festival, 6/19-6/27, Locations across Somerville:
The brain child of Mayor Joe Curtatone, who played trumpet in the
Somerville High School Jazz Band, The Somerville Jazz and Blues Festival
is kicking off on Saturday, June19th with a free outdoor concert at
Powder House Park from 12-8pm. The Somerville High School Jazz Ensemble
will get the crowd going with sounds ranging from American Jazz to Big
Band. They will be followed by Professor Harp, Brendan Hogan & Band,
Evan Marien Trio, The Ben Powell Quartet, Eric Hofbauer and the Infrared
Band, Peter Parcek 3, and the Camelia Latin Jazz Sextet.  Throughout the
rest of the week, area venues will showcase some incredible talent.  For
a full schedule of the festival, please see:
http://www.somervilleartscouncil.org/10_joesBluesfest.htm 

CORRECTION: Last week's ResiStat e-mail incorrectly indicated that the
SomerGreen Festival would be taking place after the Spring-Clean up. 

Instead of SomerGreen, after the clean up participants are invited to
attend a barbecue at Trum Field on Broadway.  Additionally, Solar Day
will be taking place at the Growing Center at 22 Vinal Avenue (next door
to Nunziato field), which the public is also welcome to attend.  Solar
Day is sponsored by the Boston Area Solar Energy Association.

Thanks!

ResiStat is the City of Somerville's effort to bring data-driven
discussions and decision-making to residents and promote civic
engagement via the web and regular community meetings.

RESISTAT INTERACTIVE TOOLS:

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http://www.somervilleresistat.org/Blog.html
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View or submit a Community Calendar item:
http://www.somervilleresistat.org/Calendar.html
<http://www.somervilleresistat.org/Calendar.html>  

Daniel Hadley

ResiStat Coordinator

City of Somerville

93 Highland Ave.

Somerville, MA  02143

W:  (617) 625-6600 ext. 2116

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