[Ward6resistat] Ward 6 ResiStat meeting, City Budget Survey, Green Line and Visioning Open House Reminder, SomerFun, Joe's Jazz and Blues Festival

Thu Jun 10 15:15:02 EDT 2010

Hi all -

Please see the below announcements and events. 

WARD 6 SPRING RESISTAT MEETING, MON. 6/14, 6:15-7:00PM WALK (OPTIONAL);
7:00-8:00PM INDOOR MEETING, Ciampa Manor, 27 College Ave (Map
<http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=100769334080045542736.
0004889b32911cebdfa6c> ): Join us for an exciting spring ResiStat
program!  Attending the Ward 6 ResiStat meeting is a great way to hear
about issues that are important to the community and engage Mayor
Curtatone, Alderman Gewirtz, and other city officials with questions and
comments.  The upcoming Ward 6 meeting will feature an optional walking
tour in Davis Square before the meeting begins. The walk will begin and
end at the Ciampa Manor - see map here
<http://maps.google.com/maps/ms?ie=UTF&msa=0&msid=100769334080045542736.
0004889b32911cebdfa6c> . The walk will be guided by City staff who can
speak to the recently completed and upcoming development projects along
the route. Please bring your cameras, as you will be able to submit
pictures along with your comments for a collaborative map. If you would
like to join us on the walk but are running late, please call
617-888-4128 for up-to-date locations.  Please don't hesitate to come to
the meeting if you can't make it to the walk.

You can take a look at the presentation slides before the meeting here:
http://www.somervilleresistat.org/Ward_6.html

For more information on the spring meeting, please contact the City's
new ResiStat Coordinator, Daniel Hadley at dhadley at somervillema.gov, and
for more information about Somerville's ResiStat program, please visit
our website: http://www.somervilleresistat.org/ResiStat_Home_Page.html 

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.

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Daniel Hadley

ResiStat Coordinator

City of Somerville

93 Highland Ave.

Somerville, MA  02143

W:  (617) 625-6600 ext. 2116

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