The City of Somerville Housing Division is holding a public hearing to obtain public input on its draft Allocation Plan for more than $1.6 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The city has been awarded funds through HUD’s HOME Investment Partnerships American Rescue Plan Program (HOME-ARP). The HOME-ARP program provides funding to reduce homelessness and increase housing stability across the country.

Based on community input received to date, the city plans to allocate HOME-ARP funds to programs that provide services to people experiencing homelessness, people at risk of homelessness, and people fleeing or attempting to flee domestic violence, among others. Review the draft allocation plan at somervillema.gov/home-arp-plan. To request a hard copy of the plan, contact Lisa Davidson at ldavidson@somervillema.gov or 617-625-6600 ext. 2585. 

Members of the public can provide input at the public hearing or via written comment. The hearing will take place virtually on Thursday, February 23, at 6:30 p.m. Attendees can join online via Zoom or by phone. 

How to Attend the Hearing 

• Join online: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/89015580025

• Join by phone: Dial 1-646-931-3860 and enter Webinar ID: 890 1558 0025

How to Comment 

• Attend the hearing: Public comment is invited at the hearing. Please see the instructions for joining above.  

• Submit written comment: If you cannot attend the hearing, written comments will be accepted beginning Friday, February 24, until Thursday, March 17, at 7:30 p.m. You may submit written comment one of three ways:

  • via email to ldavidson@somervillema.gov,  

  • via drop-off to the Welcome Desk in the entrance of City Hall (please address to Attn. Lisa Davidson, OSPCD/Housing Division), or  

  • via mail to Attn. Lisa Davidson, OSPCD/Housing Division, City of Somerville, 50 Evergreen Ave., Somerville, MA 02145.  

Persons with disabilities who need auxiliary aids and services for effective communication (i.e., CART, ASL), written materials in alternative formats, or reasonable modifications in policies and procedures in order to access the programs, activities, and meetings of the City of Somerville should please contact Adrienne Pomeroy in advance at 617-625-6600 x 2059 or apomeroy@somervillema.gov. 

The City of Somerville can provide you with an interpreter for free. To request an interpreter in your language, please contact the SomerViva Office of Immigrant Affairs at somervillema.gov/ContactSomerviva or call 311 (617-666-3311). All requests for accommodations should be made by the close of business on Tuesday, February 21.