Notice of Connect CTY Ssytem Error

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At 11:39 this morning, the following routine message was sent to a large number of residents of  Wards 1 2 and 3 in South and East Somerville:

This is Chief Kevin Kelleher of the Somerville Fire Department with a public safety advisory concerning routine gas line maintenance work in the Springfield Street area.

Under Fire Department supervision, a natural gas supplier is currently venting a gas main near the intersection of Houghton and Springfield Streets.

While this controlled release poses no safety issues, the odor of gas may be noticeable intermittently throughout the day for residents in a large area to the east and south of this maintenance project.

Please be assured that Fire officials are closely monitoring this situation. If you have any questions or concerns, please call the City's Constituent Services Center by dialing 311. As always, if you wish to report any other fire or public safety emergencies, please do not hesitate to call 911. Thank you.

Unfortunately, our Connect CTY system suffered a technical malfunction , and many residents and businesses received multiple calls with the same message.

We sincerely apologize for this error, and we are working with our contractor to ensure that this problem does not recur.