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So Cambridgeday is saying there was a new presentation last wednesday, but its not up on the project site.
“The results of months of negotiations by a Somerville neighborhood group and the developer of the Somernova business complex will be presented Wednesday, but a third group is already aiming to complicate the meeting and ensure other concerns are heard.
A group of neighbors on Sunday issued a “call to action for our neighbors to speak out against Rafi Properties’ drastic changes” at the Wednesday meeting where expected community benefits will be presented. The group includes state Sen. Pat Jehlen, whose district includes Somerville and Medford and parts of Cambridge and Winchester.
“We as close neighbors and direct abutters need to make our voices hear to both USNC and Rafi Properties at this critical step in the negotiating process,” the neighbors say.
The project, in Ward 2 along Somerville Avenue between Porter and Union squares, is a scaled-back plan, now for 1.6 million square feet instead of the original proposed 1.9 million square feet and adding 100 homes – 20 of them affordable – as well as dedicated arts and music space while subtracting some car parking and building height. The original plan had no housing…….”
https://www.cambridgeday.com/2025/0...n-wednesday-brings-group-with-other-concerns/
Heres the previous presentation from 7/9/24 which wasnt posted in this thread:
https://issuu.com/somernovacommuniy/docs/20240709_somernova_presentation_land_use_map_final?ff
Somernova site
https://www.somernova.community/blog
Somernova community benefits presentation Wednesday brings group with other concerns (corrected)
“The results of months of negotiations by a Somerville neighborhood group and the developer of the Somernova business complex will be presented Wednesday, but a third group is already aiming to complicate the meeting and ensure other concerns are heard.
A group of neighbors on Sunday issued a “call to action for our neighbors to speak out against Rafi Properties’ drastic changes” at the Wednesday meeting where expected community benefits will be presented. The group includes state Sen. Pat Jehlen, whose district includes Somerville and Medford and parts of Cambridge and Winchester.
“We as close neighbors and direct abutters need to make our voices hear to both USNC and Rafi Properties at this critical step in the negotiating process,” the neighbors say.
The project, in Ward 2 along Somerville Avenue between Porter and Union squares, is a scaled-back plan, now for 1.6 million square feet instead of the original proposed 1.9 million square feet and adding 100 homes – 20 of them affordable – as well as dedicated arts and music space while subtracting some car parking and building height. The original plan had no housing…….”
https://www.cambridgeday.com/2025/0...n-wednesday-brings-group-with-other-concerns/
Heres the previous presentation from 7/9/24 which wasnt posted in this thread:
https://issuu.com/somernovacommuniy/docs/20240709_somernova_presentation_land_use_map_final?ff
Somernova site
https://www.somernova.community/blog
