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City advances 90 Washington Street redevelopment plan; public hearing set for Nov. 6
Summary
Planning staff previewed changes to the 90 Washington Street demonstration project plan and a development program focused on dense mixed‑use redevelopment and recovering funds expended on site acquisition.
City planning staff presented an update to the redevelopment approach for 90 Washington Street and announced a Land Use Committee public hearing on Nov. 6.
Ben Demers, senior planner for economic development, told the council the Somerville Redevelopment Authority acquired the triangular, roughly four‑acre site in 2019 with a stated objective at the time of site assembly for a public safety complex plus complementary private development. After a court judgment and roughly $39 million of city/SRA payments tied to the property taking, the administration proposes limited edits…
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