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Somerville staff says home‑health parking permits already available; committee asks for clearer public guidance
Summary
City parking director told the Traffic & Parking Committee Somerville already issues two home‑health parking permits — a business‑hours permit and a 24‑hour address‑specific medical permit — and staff will return with clearer application materials after the item stays in committee.
Chair Naima Saeed, chair of the Somerville City Council Traffic and Parking Committee, opened discussion on an order asking the director of parking to develop a comprehensive plan to streamline parking permits for in‑home elder and health care providers, including Meals on Wheels.
The city’s parking director told the committee Somerville already issues two distinct permit types for home health services. “We have a home health care form, which is for folks that may need, during business hours, someone to come in for home health care or Meals on Wheels,” the director said. “And then we have a second permit that is specific to the address for a medical permit if…
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