Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone and the Somerville Housing Division invite all interested community members to a Housing Symposium to discuss topics of importance on Somerville’s housing market.
The symposium will cover topics such as Somerville and regional housing trends, impacts of future development on affordable housing, goals andstrategies for housing options in Somerville, and policies affecting Somerville renters and homeowners. There will also be a keynote speech by Sam Zimbabwe, Director of the Centerfor Transit-Oriented Development at Reconnecting America, and a panel of housing expertsincluding: Susan Connelly of the Massachusetts Housing Partnership; Aaron Gornstein ofCitizens’ Housing and Planning Association; Danny LeBlanc of the Somerville Community Corporation; Joe Macaluso of the Somerville Housing Authority; and Jenny Raitt of theMetropolitan Area Planning Council.
The event is free and open to the public, and no RSVP is necessary. For more information,please contact Emmanuel Owusu at 617-625-6600 ext. 2575 or EOwusu@somervillema.gov.
