Davis Square Neighborhood Council: Your thoughts about the proposed Copper Mill Development
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The purpose of this survey is to collect the community's questions and comments about the proposed Copper Mill Development and their 40B application. We will use these questions and ideas to form an FAQ document, and to gauge the community's position. Feel free to vent or use this form however you like. All responses will be kept anonymous and they will only be read by the Davis Square Neighborhood Council.
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For Your Information

Copper Mill, a developer in the Boston area, is proposing a development along Elm St and Grove St (including the segment of Elm Street from The Burren to Dragon Pizza). The proposed development is a 26 story mixed use building with 502 apartments (25% of which are affordable) and several retail storefronts. The Burren and Dragon Pizza have signed agreements to return at their existing rents, and all other retail spaces will be filled with new businesses. Learn more the developer's plan here (full information is available here).

The land in this parcel is currently zoned as CC4, which only allows 4-story commercial buildings. The developer is using a provision in Massachusetts state law, called 40B (the Comprehensive Permit Law). This law allows buildings with a substantial amount of affordable housing to, in certain cases, bypass local permitting laws. 40B proposals can either be 'friendly' or 'unfriendly'. Friendly 40B proposals are supported by the city and unfriendly proposals are not. Unfriendly 40B proposals typically result in a legal battle regarding whether the local municipality has sufficient affordable housing (by count or by land area), or meets other "safe harbor" requirements. Learn more here.

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Questions
If you have questions about this project, please feel free to ask them here. We'll compile the questions and try to ask them to to the relevant people. The answers will be disseminated and shared here.  
Do you have any questions for the City of Somerville about this project (City Councillors, Mayor, OSPCD, etc)?
Do you have any questions for Copper Mill (the developer)?
Any questions for us (The Davis Square Neighborhood Council)?
Your Thoughts
Ideas for Community Benefits
Neighborhood Councils are legally permitted to negotiate Community Benefit Agreements (CBAs) with developers. If Copper Mill's proposed development were to be approved, what benefits would you like to see.

Examples of community benefits include
- Funding for community activities
- Funding for government initiatives
- New public spaces
- Facilities within the development, such as parking or other amenities
- Project labor agreements, such as stipulations to include union labor

This is fairly open-ended. If you have any ideas for something that might be a community benefit, feel free to put it here!
What do you like about Copper Mill's proposal?
If there are things that you like about Copper Mill's proposed development, please write them here!
What do you dislike about Copper Mill's proposal?
If there are things that you dislike about Copper Mill's proposed development, please write them here!
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