Davis Square Alderman: Possible Hotel Would Be a 'Boutique' One
The Somerville Board of Aldermen moved to create a 'Davis Square Hotel Advisory Group' to let residents participate in a conversation about a possible Davis Square hotel.
The Somerville Board of Aldermen approved a measure Thursday to create a "Davis Square Hotel Advisory Group," that would "lay out a public process so community members know where, when and how to engage in this conversation." The move to create an advisory groups comes after the city, in late December, issued a request for proposals for a hotel at the site of the parking lot at Herbert and Day streets, where the Davis Square Farmers Market takes place. In proposing the advisory group, Ward 6 Alderman Rebekah Gewirtz, who represents Davis Square, said the hotel "is a big deal for Davis Square if it comes." Gewirtz said any hotel built in Davis Square would be a boutique hotel. "I emphasize the word boutique," she said, saying there are "…
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Chris Orchard
11:41 am on Monday, January 14, 2013
I believe the issue of parking is one of the things possible hotel developers would have to account for in their proposals. more ›