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		<title>8/24/10 Planning Board Meeting &#8212; Beat Report (Part 3: Other Cases)</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/08/29/housing/82410-planning-board-meeting-beat-report-part-3-other-cases/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 30 Aug 2010 02:19:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Part 3) 61 Medford Street. Liquid Nitrogen tank at Biogen, safety concerns, approved. 13A Beacon. Expand windows, replace other windows. Approved. 26 Wheatland St. Condo construction without permit, halt order. Triple permit fee charged.  24 Fairmount. Permit to rectify a basement apartment, never legal. Accepted staff recommendation. 162 Highland. Vote to reaffirm previous rate.]]></description>
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		<title>8/24/10 Planning Board Meeting &#8212; Beat Report (Part 2: 299 Broadway)</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/08/28/housing/82410-planning-board-meeting-beat-report-part-2-299-broadway/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Aug 2010 00:32:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Part 2) Public hearing on Ocean State Job Lot at 299 Broadway. Four in favor, twelve against. One report of possible grocery store. Written testimony accepted until noon Friday, August 27. Discussion to resume Thursday, Sept. 2, at 6 PM.]]></description>
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		<title>8/24/10 Planning Board Meeting &#8212; Beat Report (Part 1: One Benton Road)</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/08/27/housing/82410-planning-board-meeting-beat-report-part-1-one-benton-road/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Aug 2010 04:18:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Part 1) The Planning Board voted 5-0 to DENY the special permit to subdivide One Benton Road to add a second condo development for the reason that no conditions could assuage the issues of public safety, devaluation of neighbors’ property, previous character of the site, and scale.  [COMMENT: The city evidently expects litigation as a result of this decision.]]]></description>
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		<title>Swing into Action for the 8th Annual Somerville Homeless Coalition Golf Tournament</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/08/25/events/swing-into-action-for-the-8th-annual-somerville-homeless-coalition-golf-tournament/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/08/25/events/swing-into-action-for-the-8th-annual-somerville-homeless-coalition-golf-tournament/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:14:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>SomervilleHomelessCoalition</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ September 10, 2010; ] This year’s tournament will be held at the Wayland Country Club in Wayland, Mass, September 10th. ... All proceeds will benefit the non-profit organization and the programs and services it provides to the homeless and near-homeless in Somerville and the Greater Boston area.]]></description>
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		<title>Keeping affordability and diversity in Somerville</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/08/25/housing/keeping-affordability-and-diversity-in-somerville/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/08/25/housing/keeping-affordability-and-diversity-in-somerville/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:10:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>MatanBY</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Seven new Green Line train stations are planned to open in 2015, impacting existing Somerville residents and housing in many ways. Community Corridor Planning (CCP) is a grassroots coalition made up of people who want to preserve and expand diversity and affordable housing in Somerville.
We have created a 10-question survey to help us figure out [...]]]></description>
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		<title>9/2/10 Planning Board Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/08/22/events/9210-planning-board-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 23 Aug 2010 00:20:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ September 2, 2010; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] This is the regular meeting of the Somerville Planning Board. This meeting will deal with an ongoing and sometimes controversial Somerville development, Ocean State Job Lot at 299 Broadway. The Planning Board holds public hearings and grants permits for special districts, such as Planned Unit Developments. ]]></description>
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		<title>8/24/10 Planning Board Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/08/07/events/82410-planning-board-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/08/07/events/82410-planning-board-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 18:48:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ August 24, 2010; 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm. ] This is a rescheduled meeting of the Somerville Planning Board. The original meeting was scheduled 8/19.  This meeting deals with ongoing and sometimes controversial Somerville developments: One Benton Road and Ocean State Job Lots at 299 Broadway.]]></description>
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		<title>8/10/10 Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Planning Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/08/07/events/81010-comprehensive-plan-steering-committee-planning-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/08/07/events/81010-comprehensive-plan-steering-committee-planning-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 07 Aug 2010 17:40:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ August 10, 2010; 6:30 pm to 9:00 pm. ] Currently the Steering Committee is working on policies and actions to implement the plan. Somerville's citywide development for the next twenty years will be shaped by the comprehensive plan.]]></description>
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		<title>Cross Mass Trek Press Release</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/08/01/schools-and-youth/cross-mass-trek-press-release/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/08/01/schools-and-youth/cross-mass-trek-press-release/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 01 Aug 2010 23:44:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Linda Conte</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[
Starting this Friday (August 6), four rising seniors from Somerville High’s Track and Cross Country teams will “trek” from a spot near the Quabbin Reservoir to the Aquarium Wharf (approximately 80 miles) to raise funds to support the Somerville Homeless Coalition. They have raised close to $2,000 so far from Somervillains attending Farmer’s Markets, Artbeat, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>7/15/10 Planning Board Meeting &#8212; Beat Report</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/07/20/housing/71510-planning-board-meeting-beat-report/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/07/20/housing/71510-planning-board-meeting-beat-report/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 16:40:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[299 Broadway (Ocean State Job Lot): Case postponed. 90 Hudson Street: Granted unanimously. One Benton Road: Heard testimony of traffic study, hearing to be reopened, Executive Session to be scheduled to deal with litigation strategy.  67 Florence St.: 2/3 variances denied. 16 Browning Road: Variance allowed unanimously. Historic Group C Designation: Approved with understanding that a person who wants out should say so and BOA is to investigate the case and decide.
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