Affordable housing and room for a squeezed Department of Public Works was top of mind at a Monday roundtable in Cambridge.
Affordable housing and space for Public Works are priorities at six Cambridge-owned properties
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Somerville meetings, April 6-13: Police cameras and a new two-school campus
Take part in meetings on progress toward a new school, police body camera funding and bike lanes at the Elm-Beacon Connector project.
Somerville meetings, March 30-April 6: Affordable homes overlay zoning … and doughnuts
Take part in meetings on 90 Washington and new school plans, affordable homes overlay zoning and hours a Winter Hill Dunkin’.
Plan for affordable homes on Porter Street is a capstone as Johnston retires from CHA
Amid speeches, work got done, including moves toward developing land at 16-28 Porter St., Wellington-Harrington, near the Somerville city line.
Entering a budget cycle $5.9M in the red, Somerville city councilors are united on priorities
Somerville city councilors know their wish lists for the city might not happen, but the shared themes were deemed “really striking.”
Cambridge Housing Authority, now a regional force in affordable homes, appoints a chief executive
Clara Fraden, a Cambridge resident who has been at the Cambridge Housing Authority eight years, is the agency’s new chief executive.
Somerville meetings, March 23-30: Public school upkeep and budget priorities
Take part in meetings on setting budget priorities, maintaining public schools, Mystic River sewage and affordable-unit rent collection.
Cambridge meetings, March 23-30: Designing a train tracks bridge, adding Twin Cities affordable housing
Take part in meetings on a bridge over rail tracks; snow season's costs; Central Square planning; and affordable homes in two parts of the city.
Somerville meetings, March 9-16: Merged schools, Davis Square tower and a new YMCA
Take part in meetings on a merged school campus, a proposed apartment tower, a YMCA on Highland Avenue and Elm-Beacon road plan.
Cambridge meetings, March 9-16: A consolidated housing department and police budgeting
Take part in meetings on combining housing and homeless services into one department; the police budget; disability services and planning; and more.