Contents
1) Zoning and Planning
A) Maxpak Zoning Hearing Time Change
The joint Planning Board/Board of Alderman hearing on Alderman O'Donovan's proposed
zoning for the Maxpak site, advertised for 6pm, will be recessed until 7pm on Thursday, 9/21.
Land Use Committee Chair Alderman Bill White is making this accommodation for neighbors
who want to attend the Traffic Commission hearing (@ 6pm on 9/21) about a proposal to make
Vernon Street one way from Lowell Street to Central Street. Since both proposals affect the
same neighborhood, neighbors wanted the chance to testify at both hearings.
The Zoning Hearing Location is still City Hall. The Traffic Commission hearing, scheduled for
6pm, will be at the Traffic and Parking office, 133 Holland Street. The regularly scheduled
portion of the Planning Board meeting - pending cases, not including the zoning hearing - is still
6pm on 9/21.
B) Hayden Terrace Epic - Hearings Scheduled
Background
The suburbs have their McMansions. Somerville has certain enterprising developers looking to
overbuild every parcel of land they can get their hands on. Often these parcels are at the end of,
or abutting, private ways.
One such infamous site is 1-4 Hayden Terrace, off Linden Avenue. “Creatively” characterizing
a nonconforming 4-family residence as “2 two-family” residences, and handing over an as-of-right building permit to expand cost a former Inspectional Services Director his job. For more information, see
http://www.haydenterrace.com.
New Hearings
In their on-going efforts to legalize the outlaw expansion of 1-4 Hayden Terrace, the owners are
seeking permission again from the Planning Board and Zoning Board of Appeals. Previous
Boards denied legalization, but membership has changed, and hope springs eternal. Anyone
interested can and should attend:
Planning Board- September 21, 2006, 6pm, City Hall
Zoning Board of Appeals- October 4, 2006, 6pm, City Hall
2) Correction-Bus Survey
The correct web site to visit to fill out the MBTA bus survey is
http://www.somervillestep.org.
3) State House job opportunity
The House Committee on Public Safety and Homeland Security is currently accepting resumes
for an open position with our Research Staff. If anyone is interested they should send a cover
letter, current resume and writing sample to:
Carol Ann Aloisi
Chief Of Staff
Office of Rep. Cheryl Coakley-Rivera
Committee on Public Safety & Homeland Security
State House
Room 146
Boston, MA 02133-1057
(617) 722-2230
For more information, contact: Carol.Aloisi@hou.state.ma.us
Material from this newsletter may be quoted freely, provided that it is credited to Denise
Provost, www.provost-citywide.org
copyright 2006 Denise Provost
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