The Adventures of Cardigan

The Somerville Dog Owners Group thanks Keith Moore for sharing this great video which includes footage of his cute six-month-old puppy, Cardigan, at the off-leash recreational area at Zero New Washington Street. Cardigan, who lives in Medford, is getting a lot of great opportunities for exercise and socialization, not just at the OLRA, but also through training and being exposed to new experiences at home and away from home!

Thanks, Keith and Cardigan, for visiting Somerville's newest dog park in S and for sharing your experiences with the Somerville Dog Owners Group!

The Process Works

I really wish I could thank personally and by name everyone who has ever come to a meeting in the past four years that we have been working for the off-leash recreational area (OLRA) at Zero New Washington Street which opened today.

There were a lot of meetings!

I think that everyone who got to see the new OLRA today and who got to see her or his dog running and playing in it will agree with me that the effort was worth it.

Since 2006 when "Zero New Washington Street" was first mentioned at a Dog Owners Task Force meeting, we have attended forty-eight Task Force meetings; five Finance Committee meetings, at least three Board of Alderman meetings, and one community meeting. Sure, you could have walked out of almost any one of those meetings feeling like "Nothing happens;" "Nothing changes." But in the course of four years, clearly something has happened: where there once was a vacant lot used only for illegal dumping, we have a well-thought-out, well-designed, well-constructed, awesome new dog park.

My one regret is that I didn't get a chance to take many pictures today. Please share your photos by posting a link to them in the comments. If you use flickr you can add your pictures to the somdog group; If you use facebook you can post a link to your photos on the group page for the Friends of Zero New Washington Street Park and OLRA.

Zero New Washington Street Grand Opening - November 20

The Grand Opening and Ribbon-Cutting Ceremony for the Community Park and Off-Leash Recreational Area (OLRA) at Zero New Washington Street has been scheduled for Saturday morning, November 20, at 10:00 AM.

Important Information for the Grand Opening and Every Day

• On Street Parking on New Washington Street
• Do not park in the spaces in front of the Ralph and Jenny Senior Center
• Pedestrian access from Washington Street at Inner Belt Road
• No Pedestrian Access from Cobble Hill Apartments

East Somerville Gets New Open Space

Residents arrived at the Finance Committee meeting this evening to find that the Board of Aldermen and the Mayor had reached most of the points in a compromise to preserve a portion of Zero New Washington Street as open space. Of the slightly more than three acres, the City will keep about one acre as open space and put as much as the entire remaining space or at least 50-60,000 sq ft. up for sale. Negotiations with the MBTA which currently occupies approximately an acre of the remaining space are ongoing.

Alderman at Large William White, Ward Two Alderman Maryann Heuston and Ward Seven Alderman Robert Trane represented the Finance Committee. Alderman at Large Bruce Desmond, Ward One Alderman Bill Roche, Ward Three Alderman Tom Taylor, and Ward Six Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz were also present. Nine residents representing Wards One, Two and Six attended the meeting.

As Chairman of the Committee, Alderman White invited Mayor Joseph Curtatone to speak about the proposal. The Mayor stated that the FY07 budget depends on an additional $350,000 dollars from the sale of land. In addition to revenue, he identified two other issues related to the property: the MBTA is squatting on part of the land, and residents, particularly seniors who visit the Ralph and Jenny Center and East Somerville dog owners, have open space needs that are not presently being addressed.

Anne Thomas, Legal Counsel, presented a revised request for proposal describing approximately two-thirds of the 146,013 sq. ft. parcel as available for disposition. The property is bisected by an access road and the city would retain approximately one third of the property to the east of the access road for public open space accommodating two parks: one where people can socialize and exercise their dogs off-leash and one for seniors from the Ralph and Jenny Center to get out into the sun and fresh air.

Save It! Don't Sell It!

Great cities have great public open spaces.

Citizens who think that vacant land at Zero New Washington Street would be better utilized as open space than sold for industrial use will have an opportunity to share our vision for Somerville and our concerns for the future of the City with members of the Board of Aldermen at a meeting of the Finance Committee in the Committee Room at City Hall (second floor), Wednesday evening, November 1, at 6:30.

Zero New Washington Street is not on the agenda for the Board of Aldermen meeting tomorrow (Thursday, October 26).

City property belongs to the citizens of Somerville, and we entrust our elected representatives to dispose of our resources in our best interest. Please join us at the Finance Committee meeting, Wednesday evening, for a discussion of the proposal to sell Zero New Washington Street. If you cannot attend the Finance Committee Meeting, please contact the Board of Aldermen, c/o the City Clerk, John Long (617-625-6600 ext. 4100 or jlong *at* ci.somerville.ma.us), and tell them not to sell out Somerville's future: don't sell our open space!

Please continue reading past posts under the Cobble Hill section of the som|dog website for more background on the proposal to sell Zero New Washington Street.

Proposal to Sell Zero New Washington Street Discharged to the Entire Board

Eleven members of the general public and proponents of open space attended the meeting of the Finance Committee this evening to support a park for people and pets at Zero New Washington Street. Wards One, Two, Four and Five were represented.

Two members of the Committee on Finance, Alderman at Large, William White, and Alderman at Large, Dennis Sullivan, were present. Of the five-member committee, three members are necessary for a quorum.

In the absense of a quorum, the Chairman of the Committee, Alderman White, discharged the Mayor's proposal for the sale of Zero New Washington Street to the entire Board, which meets next on Thursday, October 26. It is likely that the Board will vote on the Mayor's proposal at the next meeting.

Please contact the Board of Aldermen, c/o the City Clerk, John Long (617-625-6600 ext. 4100 or jlong *at* ci.somerville.ma.us), and tell them to save our open space at Zero New Washington Street!

Park for People and Pets in East Somerville

Tuesday, October 17, 2006
6:00 p.m.
Committee Room (City Hall, second floor)
93 Highland Avenue
Finance Committee Meeting
meetings of the Committee on Finance are open to the public

UPDATE 3:40 p.m. I received a follow-up e-mail from Alderman White suggesting that constituents direct comments on Zero New Washington Street to the City Clerk, John Long* (617-625-6600 ext. 4100 or jlong *at* ci.somerville.ma.us), with instructions to share a copy of their comments with all eleven of the Aldermen.

*John Long is the City Clerk: I've always found him and his staff to be competent, friendly and helpful.

via e-mail:

the Mayor submitted his new proposal for the sale of Zero Washington Street. The Finance Committee meeting is scheduled for this Tuesday at 6:00 pm to discuss it.
Bill White

When Jacques Chirac, now President of France, was Mayor of Paris, he dramatically increased municipal open space:

There had been absolutely no addition to Parisian green space since 1945, but Chirac changed this dramatically. Over the period of his mayoral office, from 1977 to 1995, no fewer than 134 gardens [jardins] were created. This represented an increase of well over one-third above previous levels. The parks added 118 hectares of green space to the city aggregate [a hectare is almost 2.5 acres]—out of a total for Paris as a whole (excluding the Bois de Boulogne and Vincennes) of 484 hectares. . . . Some of the parks were created as a result of removing defective and over-crowded housing plots. . . . Others were located on the sites of former industrial plant[s] and the like. . . .

The imaginative creation of green space marked a concern for the Parisian (or tourist) pedestrian. . . (source: Paris: The Biography of a City by Colin Jones [Penguin, 2004], p. 462).

Since Fall 2005, members of the Mayor's administration, Stan Koty, Commissioner of Public Works, and Carlene Campbell, Director of Community Outreach and liaison to the City's Dog Owners Task Force, promised citizens that an OLRA at Zero New Washington Street would open simultaneously with the Nunziato ORLA (which opened in April 2006). Then, in Spring 2006, we learned that instead of creating new open space, the City had decided to sell the property.

Zero New Washington Street is located behind the Holiday Inn in East Somerville. The property has no immediate residential abutters, yet the site is easily walkable to residents of the Cobble Hill neighborhood—people who presently drive to the Nunziato OLRA, which, as the only public open space in Somerville where it is safe an legal for residents to socialize and exercise our dogs off-leash, currently sustains greater use than it can accommodate.

A Sullivan Square resident has observed that a park with an off-leash recreational area "would bring integrity to the area." A Cobble Hill homeowner describes the property and the desperate need for open space in East Somerville in "The Case for Zero New Washington Street."

Friends and residents of East Somerville have submitted a petition with over 350 signatures in support of a park for people and pets at Zero New Washington Street.

Please join us at the Finance Committee meeting, Tuesday evening, for the Committee's recommendation on the Mayor's proposal to sell Zero New Washington Street. If you cannot attend the Finance Committee Meeting, please contact the Chair of the Committee, Alderman White (617-625-9110 or william.a.white * at * verizon.net), and tell him the Board of Aldermen, c/o the City Clerk, John Long (617-625-6600 ext. 4100 or jlong *at* ci.somerville.ma.us), and tell them not to sell out Somerville's future: don't sell our open space!

East Somerville Neighborhood Dog Walk

The Somerville Dog Owners Group in partnership with Groundwork Somerville and Shape Up Somerville and in cooperation with Mayor Joseph Curtatone, Alderman William Roche and School Committee member Maureen Bastardi, cordially invites you to join us in the the East Somerville Neighborhood Dog Walk, Saturday morning, October 21, 2006, from 10:00 to noon (Rain Date: Sunday, October 22). The walk begins at 10:30 at the East Somerville Community School courtyard.

All dogs who enjoy the company of other dogs are welcome. Dogs must be leashed, licensed, and up to date on all vaccinations.

The route of the Walk is the East Somerville Neighborhood Walking Route, a 1.2-mile loop linking the Youth & Senior Center, the East Somerville Health Clinic, East Somerville Community School, Edgerly School, Glen Park and Garden, Grace Baptist Church, St. Benedict’s Church and historical buildings.

A study published in the Medical Journal of Australia found that 41% of dog owners walk, on average, 18 minutes per week longer than people without dogs. However, the majority of dog owners (59%) don’t walk their dogs at all, and actually record lower physical activity levels than people without dogs. The report authors estimate that if all dog owners regularly walked their dogs, the boost in physical fitness across the community would save Australia’s health care system about $175 million ($140 million USD) every year (source: WalkBoston).

A recent study at the University of Missouri-Columbia has found that having a pet can encourage owners to get more exercise and results in more weight loss than most nationally known diet plans.

"Our goal was to look for ways to increase the average exercise regimen, and we found being responsible for a pet, such as committing to walk a loaner dog, encouraged people who did not own dogs to walk more often and for longer periods of time," said Rebecca Johnson, associate professor of nursing and director of the College of Veterinary Medicine’s Research Center for Human-Animal Interaction. "Our first study group averaged a weight loss of 14 pounds during the one-year program." (Source: University of Missouri-Columbia News Bureau)

But you don't have to have a dog to enjoy the benefits of walking and the East Somerville Neighborhood Dog Walk: According to the Somerville Health Department,

More physical activity can improve physical stamina for work, school and play. It can also help prevent diabetes, heart disease, strokes and reduce weight. Studies have shown that just adding 2000 steps per day to a daily routine can help the average American achieve a healthier lifestyle. The East Somerville Neighborhood Walking Route has been established as a readily accessible and simple way for residents to walk 2000 steps.

For more information about the East Somerville Neighborhood Dog Walk and to learn how you can volunteer to be a walk captain, please e-mail somdog at somervilledog.com.

The case for Zero New Washington Street

The finance committee of the Board of Aldermen has been unable to deliberate either the Mayor's request to sell 0 New Washington Street or our petition to create a park in that open space. At the last Finance Committee meeting, representatives of the Mayor's office told the Committee that the Mayor was negotiating with the MBTA and wished to have the discussion of the matter postponed pending the outcome of the negotiations. The subject of the negotiations with the MBTA have not been made public, but looking at a satellite photo overlayed with the outline of the parcel from the assessor's map provides some fodder for speculation:

The property itself is listed on the assessor's map as 3.35 acres. However, there seems to be a discrepancy between the assessor's map and the actual land use. As you can see on this satellite image from Google Earth, the abutting MBTA property has an access driveway right across the center of the parcel. In addition, the MBTA and other abutters seem to be using the western portion of the property for parking, as well as for a staging area for construction material. Various fences and parking areas on the property indicate this has been going on for some time.

Why is the property a 0 New Washington Street desirable for an OLRA?

1. It is a relatively large space. The property in total is 3.35 acres, but the area discussed as a potential OLRA is smaller - probably about 350 to 400 feet long and 35 to 50 feet wide. The exact dimensions were never delineated, but there is certainly room for an area of up to 24,000 square feet - more than half an acre. And more than twice as large as the Nunziato OLRA.

2. It does not abut any residences directly. The lot is on the edge of the large "Inner Belt" industrial park that comprises the southern half of East Somerville. It is roughly behind the Holiday Inn and the Cobble Hill Apartment complex on Washington Street. Cobble Hill Apartments are the closest residential dwellings: they are across New Washington Street and set well back from their own property line with a large grass berm as an additional buffer. Concerns about noise and neighborhood resistance would not be an issue with this site. Yet it is a short walk from one of the most densely populated residential areas in Somerville - the Cobble Hill neighborhood, just across Washington Street.

3. It is in East Somerville, a neighborhood geographically isolated from the rest of the city by the McGrath Highway and underserved by open space even by Somerville standards.

Why is it important that we have more parks in East Somerville?

This is not about dogs. My dogs, and I love them dearly, would be happier if I was spending more time with them and less time going to Finance Committee meetings. This is about our community. This is about a space for community members to meet and socialize together. East Somerville doesn't have enough of these places. As you can see on this map, there are only 5 "green spaces" east of the McGrath Highway (not counting Draw Seven Park and the Assembly Square area, which is north of I-93 and a whole different neighborhood). Three of the five are paved playgrounds and/or basketball courts. The other two are schoolyards.

When it comes to pedestrian access, East Somerville is isolated. To our west, a 6 lane highway - recently identified as one of the most dangerous pedestrian crossings in the Commonwealth - separates us from the rest of Somerville. On the north & east Interstate 93 isolates us from Boston and the Mystic. To our south lies a giant industrial park, and even further south the MBTA main yard.

East Somerville residents deserve more open space. A park for people and pets in East Somerville would be a community center where neighbors could get together and enjoy the benefits of socializing with each other and exercising our dogs. 0 New Washington Street represents a rare opportunity for the city to improve Somerville's most ethnically and economically diverse neighborhood by the conversion of a vacant lot into a park for people and pets. It would be a shame if this opportunity is squandered for short-term financial concerns.

Finance Committee tables Zero New Washington Street

Eight members of the general public attended the Board of Aldermen's Finance Committee meeting yesterday evening to hear the Committee discuss the city-owned open space at Zero New Washington Street. The land is located in the Cobble Hill in East Somerville, behind the Holiday Inn.

Of the five members of the Finance Committee, Alderman at Large William White, Ward Two Alderman Maryann Heuston and Alderman at Large Dennis Sullivan were present and constituted a quorum. Alderman at Large Bruce Desmond, Ward Four Alderman Walter Pero and Ward Six Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz also attended the meeting.

Zero New Washington Street was the second item of business on the agenda. Chairman of the Committee, Alderman Bill White, asked a representative for the Mayor to address the Committee and added that he understood that the Mayor wanted to postpone further discussion while he undertook negotiations with the MBTA. The Mayor's representative confirmed that the Mayor wanted to postpone the discussion.

On March 23 the Board of Aldermen directed the Mayor's request to sell the property to the Finance Committee. Yesterday's Finance Committee meeting was the second one attended by members of the public interested in open space in East Somerville. On April 25, the matter was not discussed because the Committee had not yet received an appraisal from the Mayor's office. On May11, an East Somerville home owner and dog owner submitted to the Board a petition with 359 signatures in support of a park for people and pets at Zero New Washington Street. The Board directed the petition to the Finance Committee, Chairman Bill White notified interested residents on June 24 that the Board of Aldermen received the appraisal for zero Washington Street, and that he would take the up the mayor's request to sell the property at the Finance Committee meeting on Wednesday, July 12.

East Somerville OLRA

The fate of open space at Zero New Washington Street, behind the Holiday Inn in East Somerville, will be deliberated by the Finance Committee, Wednesday evening, July 12, at 7:00 in the second floor Committee Room in City Hall. The meeting is open to the public.

• An East Somerville home owner and dog owner has submitted petition with 359 signatures in support of a park for people and pets at Zero New Washington Street.
• The City's Dog Owners Task Force has been discussing this vacant land on New Washington Street at Innerbelt Road and how to turn it into useable open space since November of 2005. This property is especially attractive as an off-leash recreational area because it is located near, but not in, a residential neighborhood.
• The Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development prepared a map showing eight locations, including the city-owned property at Zero New Washington Street, that are under consideration as potential sites for OLRAs, and this map was submitted to the members of the Board at the Board of Aldermen meeting on November 21, 2005.
• Stan Koty, Commmissioner of Public Works, told the Dog Owners Task Force on February 9, 2006 that he had already made arrangements with NSTAR to install additional lighting on the property.
• As recently as March 9, 2006, Carlene Campbell, the City's liaison to the Dog Owners Task Force told us that the OLRA on New Washington Street was on schedule to open in the Spring at the same time as the one in Nunziato Field. The simultaneous opening of OLRAs in different parts of the city would alleviate both user demand on the Nunziato OLRA and parking concerns in the neighborhood.

At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen on March 23, 2006, the Mayor requested that city-owned property at 0 New Washington Street be declared available for disposition pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, c. 30B, § 16 (file #180747, cf. item # 117 in the minutes).

• The open space crisis in the City of Somerville is an even greater priority than the fiscal crisis. In a city with two acres of open space for every 1000 residents, the land at New Washington Street is worth more as open space than the $3m at which it has been rumored to be valued.
• Our stewardship of our open spaces today will make much more of a difference than the fiscal crisis of 2006 ten and twenty years from now when our children are deciding whether or not to live in Somerville. When neighborhoods lose open space, there is no additional open space to compensate us for our loss.
• East Somerville is particularly lacking in open space. East Somerville residents still feel that their neighborhood has not been adequately recompensed for the open space that it lost when the Capuano Early Childhood Center was built in Glen Park.

The Finance Committee meeting, Wednesday evening, July 12, at 7:00 in the second floor Committee Room in City Hall, is open to the public. Members of the public ordinarily do not have the opportunity to speak at committee meetings unless they are sponsored by one of the Aldermen on the committee. The more people who attend, however, the more we will be able to impress our elected representatives with our interest in this issue.

Walking in East Somerville

Two thousand yellow footprints mark a walking route in East Somerville, funded by a grant from Active Living by Design with the support of Mayor Curtatone, the Cambridge Health Alliance and Somerville Health Department with assistance from Groundwork Somerville, AmeriCorps*NCCC (National Civilian Community Corps) and East Somerville Neighbors for Change, led by the Somerville Community Corporation.

Chloe, a boxer/akita mix walked the route with her owner and other residents and community organizers, Tuesday evening, June 13. The 1.2-mile loop links the Youth & Senior Center, the East Somerville Health Clinic, East Somerville Community School, Glen Park and Garden, Grace Baptist Church, St. Benedict’s Church and historical buildings.

In addition to community connections, the walking route promotes physical activity: according to Active Living by Design,

the average American can maintain a healthy lifestyle by taking at least 10,000 steps per day. However, many fall short of this goal and need to increase their activity by at least 2,000 steps per day. The new East Somerville Walking Route has 2,000 steps, so that it can serve as a guide for residents who wish to increase their level of physical activity.

Walk participants spoke of meeting weekly to walk in East Somerville. For more information, contact Stephen Winslow, Bicycle and Pedestrian Coordinator for the City of Somerville, at 617-625-6600 x2519.

Update: A Park for People and Pets in East Somerville

Three residents from Ward One, three residents from Ward Two, and one resident from Ward Five attended the Board of Aldermen meeting yesterday evening in support of a petition for a park for people and pets at 0 New Washington Street, behind the Holiday Inn in East Somerville.

Petition for a Park for People and Pets

East Somerville residents have collected 359 signtures on a petition to create a park for people and pets at 0 New Washington Street, in Cobble Hill, behind the Holiday Inn. The petition will be on the agenda of meeting of the Board of Aldermen on Thursday, May 11.

Please come to the BOA meeting to support the efforts of East Somerville residents! The Board of Aldermen meets at 7:00 in the Aldermanic Chamber in City Hall (second floor).

Decision on Cobble Hill still pending

Because the Finance Committee had not yet received an appraisal, the matter of the city-owned open space at 0 New Washington Street was not on the agenda when the Committee met at 6:30, Tuesday evening, April 25.

Eleven members of the general public came to City Hall in the event that the appraisal had been received. Four of us were from Ward One, three of us were from Ward Two, two of us were from Ward Five, and two of us were from Ward Six. (Eight of us retired to Mr. B's Italian Restaurant on Cross Street upon leaving City Hall.)

Ward One residents are circulating a petition in support of open space at 0 New Washington Street.

Updates about the community effort to save open space in East Somerville, as well as the scheduling of the next Finance Committee meeting, will be posted here.

Open Space in Jeopardy

It's a question of livability. People will choose whether or not to live in Somerville based on whether or not it's a great place to live.

Our stewardship of our open spaces today will make much more of a difference twenty years from now when our children are deciding whether or not to live in Somerville than the fiscal crisis of 2006. When neighborhoods lose open space, there is no additional open space to compensate us for our loss.

East Somerville lost Glen Park to the Capuano Early Childhood Center in 2002. Despite promises that open space equivalent to that lost would be created, no new parks have been created East Somerville. Now the City may sell off even more open space in East Somerville: the unused, vacant lot at 0 New Washington Street (behind the Holiday Inn).

The Dog Owners Task Force has been discussing this land and how to turn it into useable open space since November of 2005. At the meeting of the Board of Aldermen on March 23, 2006, however, the Board received a request from the Mayor that city-owned property at 0 New Washington Street, consisting of approximately 146,013 square feet of vacant land, be declared available for disposition pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws, c. 30B, § 16 (file #180747, cf. item # 117 on the agenda). The Board directed the Mayor's request to the Finance Committee. Alderman at Large, Bill White, Chair of the Committee, has advised me in a voice message yesterday, that the Committee is waiting to receive an appraisal of the property; if they receive the appraisal before their next meeting, Tuesday, April 25, at 6:30 they will discuss it at that time. In addition to the chairperson, the following Aldermen serve on the Financing Committee: Robert Trane (Ward 7), Denise Provost (At Large), Maryann Heuston (Ward 2), and Dennis Sullivan (At Large).

At the Dog Owners Task Force meeting on November 14, 2005, residents on the task force were told that the City was pursuing a potential off-leash recreational area (OLRA) at this location on New Washington Street at Inner Belt Road at Cobble Hill. Ward One Alderman William Roche had visited the site with Commissioner of Public Works, Stan Koty. Koty had then visited the site with Carlene Campnbell, Community Relations Manager, who serves as the City's liaison to the Dog Owners Task Force. We were told that the City had already spoken with the fencing contractor, Carli Fence, about what would be involved in reinforcing the existing fencing. We also learned that the property is one of the locations to which Department of Public Works removes snow, and that a part of the property would be reserved for snow dumping.

At the Board of Aldermen meeting on November 21, 2005, the the Office of Strategic Planning and Community Development presented a map showing eight locations under consideration as potential sites for OLRAs, which included the city-owned property at New Washington Street and Inner Belt Road.

Koty told the Dog Owners Task Force on February 9, 2006 that he had already made arrangements with NSTAR to install additional lighting on the property at New Washington Street at Inner Belt Road.

As recently as March 9, 2006, Campbell told the Task Force that the OLRA on New Washington Street was on schedule to open in the Spring at the same time as the one in Nunziato Field. All acknowledged that the simultaneous opening of OLRAs in different parts of the city would alleviate both park usage and parking concerns in the neighborhoods concerned.

The open space crisis in the City of Somerville is an even greater priority than the fiscal crisis. In a city with two acres of open space for every 1000 residents, the land at New Washington Street as open space is worth more than the $3m at which it is rumored to be valued.

If the Mayor and the Board of Alderman succeed in selling the open space at 0 New Washington Street, they will be selling out our future for short-term gain. The future of livability in Somerville depends on our good stewardship of our open spaces.

Contact information for the members of the Finance Committee is provided below: Please contact each of them and tell them that Somerville needs open space more than new development at 0 New Washington Street. If at all possible, please join East Somerville residents as well as members of the Somerville Dog Owners Group at the Finance Committee meeting, Tuesday, March 25, 2006, at 6:30, at City Hall, 93 Highland Avenue, in the Committee Room on the Second Floor.

William White, Jr.
Alderman At Large
16 Browning Road
Somerville MA 02145
Phone: 617-625-9110
E-mail: william.a.white@verizon.net

Maryann M. Heuston
Ward 2 Alderman
115 Beacon Street
Somerville MA 02143
Phone: 617-492-5331
E-mail: mheuston@hotmail.com

Denise Provost
Alderman At Large
20 Albion Street
Somerville, MA 02143
Phone: 617- 628-1130
E-mail: denise@provost-citywide.org

Dennis M. Sullivan
Alderman At Large
8 Florence Street
Somerville, MA 02145
Phone: 617-628-1857
E-mail: AldermanSullivan@aol.com

Robert Trane
Ward 7 Alderman
70 Hooker Avenue
Somerville MA 02144
Phone: 617-623-5767
E-mail: RobertTrane@aol.com