Membership

Any person of any age may participate as a Member of the Davis Square Neighborhood Council who:

• Resides within ½ mile of the Neighborhood Boundaries; or

• Receives support services within the Neighborhood Boundaries; or

• Is employed at a business located within the Neighborhood Boundaries; or

• Operates a business located within the Neighborhood Boundaries; or

• Owns real estate within the Neighborhood Boundaries; or

• Regularly volunteers at an organization/agency located within the Neighborhood Boundaries; or

• Is determined to have a genuine local interest by a majority vote of the Board.

To participate in DSNC meetings or votes, participants need to become official members by completing a form (below) with their name, address, email address, and qualifying Member criteria. Alternatively it is possible to participate as a non-member.  Non-members may still join and participate on the DSNC mailing list and attend and participate fully in DSNC meetings, with the exception of voting.

Members shall not be charged dues or any other membership fees. You do not need to be a registered Massachusetts voter or US citizen to become a voting member of the DSNC.

To apply for membership:

• Step 1: Fill out this application form.

• Step 2:

  • If you are qualifying as a resident and are a registered Massachusetts voter at the address you provided, wait for a confirmation email.

  • Otherwise, show one of the verification documents to a Board member or authorized representative (listed below) by:

    • Coming to a DSNC meeting or after-meeting socializing.

    • Visiting Paul Christie at Davis Squared at 409 Highland Ave, 3-6 PM on Thursdays.  You can call ahead at 617-666-6700 to make sure Paul hasn't been called away.

    • Setting up an online or in-person verification meeting. You can email the Board with your availability.

• Step 3:

  • You should be automatically added to our announcement mailing list, a low-volume list for important meeting and election notices.

  • If interested, you can join the dsnc-discussion Google Group, for open discussion of Davis Square issues.  By posting, you agree to follow the DSNC Code of Conduct.

Authorized and trained verifiers are currently: Elaine F. Almquist¹³, Chris Beland¹³, PJ Kim-Santos¹³, Zev Pogrebin³, Jason Zube³, Louisa Bissett¹³, Paul Christie¹³, Kendra Fox¹, Alex Dehnert¹, Michèle Hansen², Emily Baillieul², Sara Oaklander², Hala Jadallah², Rebecca Rogers², and Ed Woll².