City Calendar

Franklin St Community Meeting

Community Learning Center, 5 Western Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139

On Tuesday, October 10 from 6:00-7:30 pm, the Community Development Department and the Department of Public Works will be hosting a community meeting in the Alice K. Wolf Center’s conference room located at 5 Western Avenue.

Recycling Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting

City Hall, 2nd Floor Sullivan Chamber, 795 Massachusetts Ave., Cambridge, MA 02139

Recycling Advisory Committee (RAC) Meeting for October

Committee on Public Planting

Department of Public Works, Main Conference Room, 147 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA 02139

COMMITTEE ON PUBLIC PLANTING Wednesday, October 11th, 2017 5:30 -7 pm DPW Main Conference Room 1. Review of September minutes 2. Agenda to be distribute at meeting

Conservation Commission Meeting

Department of Public Works, Main Conference Room, 147 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA 02139

Conservation Commission Public Meeting

Brewster/Riedesel Reconstruction Project Community Meeting

Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Gymnasium 10 Buckingham St (enter on Parker St)

On Tuesday, October 17, from 6:00-7:30 pm, the Community Development Department and the Department of Public Works will be hosting a community meeting in the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School gymnasium located at 10 Buckingham St.

Tree Hearing

Department of Public Works, Main Conference Room, 147 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA 02139

NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING Removal of Public Shade Trees City of Cambridge, Department of Public Works Pursuant to Massachusetts General Laws Chapter 87, Sections 3 and 4, a public hearing will be held on Wednesday, October 18th, 2017 at 5:30 p.m. at the DPW Main Conference Room at 147 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, Mass., to consider the removal of the following public tree(s): 1. 463 Mass Ave – Removal of 2 red maple trees (5.2” & 7”) for private property development and streetscape improvements. Location will be replanted. 2. 435-445 Mass Ave – Removal of 7 trees (7.4” pear, 7” pear, 4.7” littleleaf linden, 5.5” pear, 5.5” littleleaf linden, 6” pear, and 6” pear) for private property development and streetscape improvements. Location will be replanted. 3. 23 Columbia (on Bishop Allen Dr.) – Removal of 17.6” ash tree for private property development and streetscape improvements. Location will be replanted. 4. Bishop Allen Drive (Municipal Lot #6) – Removal of 2 street trees (1.8” & 1.7” London planetrees) for private property development and streetscape improvements. Location will be replanted. The tree(s) identified above have been posted for public inspection. Any objections to their removal must be submitted in writing to the City Arborist, prior to or during the hearing. The mailing address for the City Arborist is Department of Public Works, City of Cambridge, 147 Hampshire Street, Cambridge, MA 02139; phone: 617-349-6433 email: cambridgetree@cambridgema.gov

Highland St Reconstruction Project Community Meeting

Buckingham Browne & Nichols School Gym 10 Buckingham St (enter on Parker St)

On Wednesday, October 18, from 6:30-8:00 pm, the Community Development Department and the Department of Public Works will be hosting a community meeting in the Buckingham Browne & Nichols School gymnasium located at 10 Buckingham St.

Willard St Community Meeting

Friends Meeting at Cambridge, Library 5 Longfellow Park, Cambridge MA

City staff and their consultant team will present the preferred design alternative for the Willard Street Drainage Improvement Project on Thursday, Oct. 19

Urban Gardening Series: PRUNING FUNDAMENTALS

Main Library, Lecture Hall, 449 Broadway, Cambridge, MA 02138

Proper pruning of trees and shrubs improves their health and structure while enhancing their appearance in the landscape. Learn basic pruning principles, how to make proper cuts, when to prune different species, and how to select and maintain tools.

CANCELLED - Conservation Commission Meeting

Department of Public Works, Main Conference Room, 147 Hampshire St., Cambridge, MA 02139

This meeting has been cancelled and will be rescheduled for a later date.