What and where are Somerville’s Opportunity Zones and Why Should You Care?

By Diego Marcano and Flaviana Sandoval

Did you know that there are two “Opportunity Zones” in the city where investors can get tax breaks on capital gains they invest in property and businesses located in these areas?

Where are these “zones?” What kinds of economic development might be on the horizon? What do city officials, community advocates and your neighbors think?

Learn more about “Opportunity Zones” in the Somerville Neighborhood News video and read the story online at somervillemedia.org/snn.