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		<title>Current MaxPac Covenant Request via MuckRock.com</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/14/special/current-maxpac-covenant-request-via-muckrock-com/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2012/01/14/special/current-maxpac-covenant-request-via-muckrock-com/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2012 19:51:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A MuckRock.com public information request for a complete and current copy of the amended MaxPac covenant  between Developers and City of Somerville is submitted, effective January 17, 2012.]]></description>
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		<title>Somerville, MA: Millions Wasted on Deficient Walkability Improvements</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/02/schools-and-youth/somerville-ma-millions-wasted-on-deficient-walkability-improvements/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/11/02/schools-and-youth/somerville-ma-millions-wasted-on-deficient-walkability-improvements/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 20:31:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over 80% of Somerville's new sidewalks and curb cuts, installed since 2004,  are hazardous for people with various types of disabilities (one-in-five).  These infrastructure improvements don't even adhere to basic, standard building code.  See a listing of the first 50 locations that the City of Somerville promises to re-do, equalling about $500K wasted the first time around- for starters.]]></description>
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		<title>FOI Request:  Somerville&#8217;s Inclusionary Housing Units, 1991- present</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/10/24/housing/foi-request-somervilles-inclusionary-housing-units-1991-present/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/10/24/housing/foi-request-somervilles-inclusionary-housing-units-1991-present/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2011 00:51:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=10407</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[October, 2011:  The Somerville Community Corporation is organizing strategy sessions to get more affordable housing in Somerville by &#8220;strengthening our city’s inclusionary zoning ordinance.&#8221;
The Community Access Project has placed a FOI request to the City of Somerville Housing Department to gain a comprehensive overview of the locations and types of housing included within the City of [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FOIA to OSPCD: Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing?</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/09/16/housing/foia-to-ospcd-affirmatively-furthering-fair-housing/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/09/16/housing/foia-to-ospcd-affirmatively-furthering-fair-housing/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Sep 2011 22:34:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=10092</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Disabled residents of Somerville experience disproportionate poverty, substandard housing conditions, and face pervasive exclusion, even in the city's inclusionary and affordable housing opportunity programs.  Today, a FOIA request was lodged to learn how four influential nonprofits guide the City to step up to its obligations to affirmatively further Fair Housing for economically disadvantaged residents.]]></description>
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		<title>Arts at the Armory Still Inaccessible To Thousands</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/09/15/housing/arts-at-the-armory-still-inaccessible-to-thousands/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/09/15/housing/arts-at-the-armory-still-inaccessible-to-thousands/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:49:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Although the City of Somerville is well aware that the Armory facility is still inaccessible at the entrance ramp, the Mayor continues to hold important events and meetings here.  At the same time, the Architect and Owner continue to claim that various City Departments are refusing to accept an accessible design.  Who's benefitting from this back-and-forth?]]></description>
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		<title>Curtatone Administration Not as Transparent and Open as Promised</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/07/28/government-reform/curtatone-administration-not-as-transparent-and-open-as-promised/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/07/28/government-reform/curtatone-administration-not-as-transparent-and-open-as-promised/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 28 Jul 2011 05:26:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As the following examples indicate, the Curtatone administration routinely ignores, delays, or over-charges for data sought under the state&#8217;s public records law, in contrast to what the Mayor calls an &#8220;open, transparent and efficient government&#8221;.
Here are just two examples of the many instances in which Mayor Curtatone professes to deliver on that promise:
On his list [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>5</slash:comments>
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		<title>FOIA: Affordable Housing Waiting Lists for Somerville, MA</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/07/24/housing/affordable-housing-waiting-lists-for-somerville-ma/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/07/24/housing/affordable-housing-waiting-lists-for-somerville-ma/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2011 16:48:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=9773</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[Rising rents, increased privately-funded housing development, excessive rental burdens, and physically inadequate subsidized housing stock are contributing to Somerville's transformation into an less diverse, more expensive place to live.  ]]></description>
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		<title>Trends in Parking Ticket Appeals: Uncovered</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/05/19/city-finances/trends-in-parking-ticket-appeals-uncovered/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/05/19/city-finances/trends-in-parking-ticket-appeals-uncovered/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 May 2011 04:26:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Barry Rafkind</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[City Finances]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=9423</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[When Watertown, MA resident Mark Pickering received a parking  citation  during a visit to a friend in nearby Somerville, he figured a  simple  letter to the Office of the Parking Clerk would result in a  scheduled  hearing or a ticket dismissal. Instead, he received an  anonymous note of [...]]]></description>
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		<slash:comments>14</slash:comments>
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		<title>FOIA Request- ADA ramps constructed in 2009</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/05/17/accessibility/foia-request-ada-ramps-constructed-in-2009/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/05/17/accessibility/foia-request-ada-ramps-constructed-in-2009/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 18:55:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>eila</dc:creator>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=9386</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A FOIA request was placed via Muckrock on April 7, 2011 for all documents related to new construction of 12 ADA ramps at 4 municipal locations.
On May 16, 2011, the City of Somerville responded to say that 164 pages were found in response to this request, and that these would be available for an estimated [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Battle for Summer Street</title>
		<link>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/04/12/development-and-zoning/the-battle-for-summer-street/</link>
		<comments>http://www.somervillevoices.org/2011/04/12/development-and-zoning/the-battle-for-summer-street/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Apr 2011 15:05:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Post Somerville</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Davis Square]]></category>
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		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.somervillevoices.org/?p=9069</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[A pair of developers with a history of unfulfilled promises, bankruptcy and faulty construction have found a willing partner in the City of Somerville, which will soon enter the final phase of ushering their most embattled plans into reality.
 
After 10 years of legal tussles between the developer, residents and the city, a re-worked condo development [...]]]></description>
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