Agenda Summary
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Requesting the appropriation of $45,000 from the Community Preservation Act Fund Open Space Reserve to the City of Somerville Engineering Division for design to create a neighborhood green space at Spring Street traffic island.
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Official Text
To the Honorable City Council:
The Mayor respectfully requests that this Council appropriate $45,000 from the Community Preservation Act Fund Open Space Reserve to the City of Somerville Engineering Division for design to create a neighborhood green space expanding the traffic island at the intersection of Spring Street and Atherton Street. The appropriation will be allocated to the Open Space CPA category (3251).
The following funding conditions have been placed on the project: 1) The Engineering Division will coordinate with the Department of Public Works, the Fire Department, the Traffic and Parking Committee, and other City departments that have joint responsibility over the streets and outdoor spaces. 2) The study will identify potential fundraising ideas or funding sources in addition to CPA and/or ways that this park can be constructed at a lower cost than reflected in the original application so that this can be a prototype for similar projects.
Details of this request are available in the attached funding recommendation from the Community Preservation Committee.
Appropriate staff will be available to address any questions you may have. Thank you for your consideration of this item.
Respectfully Submitted,
Jake Wilson, Mayor