Somerville Single Stream Recycling Pilot

From somervilleresistat.blogspot.com:

Meetings: Somerville Single Stream Recycling Pilot

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Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone, Ward 5 Alderman Sean T. O’Donovan and the Mayor's Office of Sustainability and Environment, would like to invite all interested parties to a series of community meetings focusing on the implementation of the Single Stream Recycling pilot program in a section of Ward 5 (see map above) beginning on October 6th. The meetings will be held on Thursday, September 16th at 6:30 p.m. and Saturday, September 25th at 11:00 am, in the Visiting Nurses Association (VNA), 3rd floor community room located at 259 Lowell Street.

Somerville Recycles, from BradKellyPhoto's flick photostream.

QUALITY OF LIFE: Litter in East Somerville

Repost from the Somerville Resistat Blog:

QUALITY OF LIFE: Litter in East Somerville

Question/Comment: What can be done to reduce the amount of trash and litter that is on the streets in East Somerville?

City Update 5/12/2008: Inspectional Services will step up enforcement of business and residential trash violations in the area. Also, the Department of Public Works will monitor trash and increase street sweeping in areas with trash. Residents should call 311 for specific streets that need sweeping or where there is debris on sidewalks or streets.

Magoun Square: Green Line Extension, Neighborhood Meetings, etc.

The great hope for Winter Hill is that there will one day be a green line on the MBTA that takes you back home after a day of work to a mini-bustling area centered in Magoun Square where you can have some coffee or get a beer, and then pick up whatever else you might need from a local shop on the walk home. This probably will never happen without significant community involvement.

Unfortunately, this information is a little late, and there isn't much on the web, but as an FYI for the future, here are a few sites and some information that you might keep an eye on for information about future discussions, meetings, etc. related to development in the area:

Blue Mass Group
Magoun Square ResiStat
Magoun Square ResiStat Yahoo Group
Progressive Democrats of Somerville interview Joe Lynch about Magoun Square

For a little more info on the types of neighborhood discussions at the ResiStat meetings, see this pdf of the notes from the last Magoun Square ResiStat meeting.


If you have more information that would be useful to post, please get in touch.

Winter Hill East has an outlet

The folks of Winter Hill East (east of Medford) have a good line of communication: From the City of Somerville Website: http://www.somervillema.gov/section.cfm?org=somstat&page=1046 There is more like this for other sections of town on the SomerStat page. Related posts are upcoming: http://www.somervillema.gov/section.cfm?org=somstat&page=1016
Thank you for visiting the Winter Hill East ResiStat page! ResiStat is a city project to increase communication between residents and City officials in order solve local problems quickly and efficiently. ResiStat meetings allow residents to get information about their neighborhood and the City in general, and to raise questions and comments about City services. This page includes upcoming meeting announcements, presentations and notes from past meetings, and a link to join a Yahoo! email list for this group. All ResiStat meetings are open to any Somerville resident, though any neighborhood-specific information at Winter Hill East ResiStat meetings will focus on the neighborhoods on the Eastern and Southern slopes of Winter Hill. The next Winter Hill East ResiStat Meeting will be: Thursday, March 20 at 7:15 PM The Healey School, 5 Meacham Street Join the Winter Hill East Yahoo! Group for email updates. Join the Winter Hill East Yahoo! Group for email updates. 1/17/07 Neighborhood Meeting Presentation Notes 11/15/07 Neighborhood Meeting Presentation Notes Winter Hill East Map A map of the Winter Hill East ResiStat neighborhood. All neighborhood boundaries are approximate; anyone is welcome at a ResiStat meeting.