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		<title>Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Planning Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/03/07/events/comprehensive-plan-steering-committee-planning-meeting/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 02:21:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ March 9, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Planning Meeting

Tues., Mar. 9, 6:30 PM

Upper Hall
Greek Orthodox Church
29 Central St.
Somerville MA (map)

This is the second phase 3  planning meeting of the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee. At this  meeting, the group will continue specifying goals, policies and actions  to implement the vision statement.

The goal of the comprehensive plan [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Progress on the Parking Tickets Story</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/25/city-finances/progress-on-the-parking-tickets-story/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/25/city-finances/progress-on-the-parking-tickets-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Feb 2010 14:17:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The New England Center for Investigative Reporting at Boston University has taken an interest in our (Somerville Voices) proposed investigation of parking fines and has offered to analyze the ticket data for the amount of $500.
With this analysis, we&#8217;ll know how much revenue the city is getting from the 48-hour limit on parking in one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Public Hearing for 2010-2011 HUD Action Plan</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/12/events/public-hearing-for-2010-2011-hud-action-plan/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/12/events/public-hearing-for-2010-2011-hud-action-plan/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 14:45:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 18, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] This hearing is important because it is a key step toward getting Federal money for improving Somerville.]]></description>
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		<title>Close out the Bad Accounts</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/11/government-reform/close-out-the-bad-accounts/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/11/government-reform/close-out-the-bad-accounts/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Joeb</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Banks and Verizon need to be held to the kind of standards they use to torture their customers.]]></description>
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		<title>Committee on Legislative Matters &#8211; Home-Rule Petition to Amend the City Charter</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/events/committee-on-legislative-matters/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/02/08/events/committee-on-legislative-matters/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 09 Feb 2010 02:43:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 9, 2010; 7:00 pm; ] Committee on Legislative Matters

Tues. Feb. 9 7:00 PM

Aldermen's Chamber
Somerville City Hall
93 Highland Ave.
Somerville MA (map)

Agenda (PDF) 

This is a special meeting of Committee on Legislative Matters, meeting as a whole. The Committee does the final review of ordinances to be passed by the Board of Aldermen.

This meeting is important because it is taking up a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Planning Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/31/events/comprehensive-plan-steering-committee-planning-meeting-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/31/events/comprehensive-plan-steering-committee-planning-meeting-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Feb 2010 00:16:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ February 16, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Planning Meeting

Tues., Feb. 16, 6:30 PM

Upper Hall
Greek Orthodox Church
29 Central St.
Somerville MA (map)

This is the rescheduling of the Feb. 9 Phase 3 planning meeting of the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee. At this meeting, the group will begin specifying goals, policies and actions to implement the vision statement. A guest speaker is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>City Releases Powder House School Real Estate Analysis; Mayor Seeks Property Sale This Year</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/18/development-and-zoning/city-releases-powder-house-school-real-estate-analysis-mayor-seeks-property-sale-this-year/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/18/development-and-zoning/city-releases-powder-house-school-real-estate-analysis-mayor-seeks-property-sale-this-year/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:22:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the City prepares to sell the closed Powder House School building to private developers, the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development (OSPCD) just posted an Aug 24, 2009 real estate analysis report (pdf) to its website .
According to a Dec 31, 2009 article in the Somerville Journal [Somerville's Powder House school building set [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Visioning Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/18/events/comprehensive-plan-steering-committee-visioning-meeting-2/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/18/events/comprehensive-plan-steering-committee-visioning-meeting-2/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Jan 2010 20:03:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 26, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Visioning Meeting

Tues., Jan. 26, 6:30 PM

Upper Hall
Greek Orthodox Church
29 Central St.
Somerville MA (map)

This is the last Visioning meeting of the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee. At this meeting, the group will finish the vision statement.

The goal of the comprehensive plan is to improve the quality of life for Somerville's residents and workers [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee Visioning Meeting</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/04/events/comprehensive-plan-steering-committee-visioning-meeting/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/04/events/comprehensive-plan-steering-committee-visioning-meeting/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:52:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 12, 2010; 6:30 pm; ] This is the second Visioning meeting of the Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee. At this meeting, the group will review the citizen inputs from the earlier SomerVision meetings and pull them together into the beginning of a vision statement.]]></description>
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		<title>BOA Committee on Finance</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/04/events/boa-committee-on-finance-5/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2010/01/04/events/boa-committee-on-finance-5/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:12:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>David Dahlbacka</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[[ January 13, 2010; 7:00 pm; ] BOA Committee on Finance

Wed. Jan. 13, 7:00 PM

2nd Floor Comm. Room
Somerville City Hall
93 Highland Ave.
Somerville MA (map)

This is the first 2010 meeting of the Finance Committee.

Finance Committee meetings are always important, because this is where decisions are made about city money.

For background and matters of interest, see:

	Infrastructure Investment Incentive (I-Cubed) Program
	Assembly Square Mixed-Use Development Project

WITI?]]></description>
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