Harvard Square Advisory Committee Vacancy

The City of Cambridge is seeking residents from Riverside, Neighborhood 10, Neighborhood Nine, Agassiz and Mid-Cambridge, as well as members of the Harvard Square business community, who would like to serve on the Harvard Square Advisory Committee.

The Committee will review all major development actions in the Harvard Square Overlay District;   provide a forum within which a wide range of perspectives on development actions can be heard;   advise both public agencies and private interests of development and urban design issues raised by a development or planning proposal; and suggest avenues of research which might be pursued to resolve identified conflicts; and make the project better fulfill both public and private objectives for the Harvard Square Overlay District.
The Committee also reviews and comments on applications for variances and special permits in the district.

The Committee will meet as required on project review needs. Participation in previous Harvard Square planning activities and understanding of development and design issues are desirable.  Final selection of Advisory Committee members will be made by City Manager Richard C. Rossi.

To apply, send a letter by Friday February 6, 2015 describing interest in the Harvard Square Advisory Committee and any experience working on similar issues to: Elaine Thorne, Cambridge Community Development Department, 344 Broadway, Cambridge, 02139 or via email ethorne@cambridgema.gov.