7:15 p.m.
Elizabeth Peabody Center
277 Broadway

Do residents in the Winter Hill East neighborhood have access to open space that they can enjoy together with their dogs? Come to the meeting and share ideas about how to make Winter Hill a better place to live!

If you are interested in connecting with other dog owners from the from the Winter Hill East neighborhood to attend the Brickbottom ResiStat meeting on January 17, please e-mail Michèle: michelebiscoe *AT* somervilledog.com.

Winter Hill East is the neighborhood off Broadway on Eastern slope of Winter Hill. More information about the Winter Hill East ResiStat Group is available on the web from the City of Somerville.

The goal of ResiStat is to hold 20 bi-monthly meetings, most in neighborhood groups and a few for specific populations. At these meetings, residents give their feedback to SomerStat staff and elected officials about their experience of living in Somerville and receiving City services. Suggestions and comments are recorded and brought back to City staff, and status updates are given at subsequent meetings. Also, residents can request SomerStat data relevant to their neighborhood, which are brought to subsequent meetings. The ResiStat program is funded by generous grants from The Boston Foundation and the National Center for Civic Innovation.

ResiStat serves residents in three important ways:

1. Residents get to share their feedback, concerns, issues, and ideas with the City. This information feeds into the SomerStat program, which oversees the work of most city departments. The result is a more resident-responsive government.
2. Residents get to request City information and data, and hear about City programs, policies, and initiatives. Residents also are kept up-to-date on the status of requests they've made in previous meetings.
3. Residents get to talk to and listen to each other. Residents get to know their neighbors, and learn about how their key issues are similar to and different from each others'.