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The Council approved a $2,630,071 transfer to Somerville’s Affordable Housing Trust and accepted a $1.1 million grant for Union Square Plaza and Streetscape Phase 1. It also approved public-hearing requests for conduit installation, several public events and licenses, and grants supporting crisis intervention training, jail diversion, emergency dispatch, and police headquarters security.
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The affordable-housing transfer moves Community Preservation Act funds into the city’s housing trust for future housing efforts. Many other financial requests were approved, while several mayoral requests—including a $4.3 million borrowing request for sewer separation and multiple grants and invoices—were sent to the Finance Committee for further recommendations. The Council also sent proposals about school accessibility, crosswalks, bus-stop furnishings, community gardens, cannabis lounges, and federal-agent identification practices to committees for additional discussion.
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