City Council is not scheduled to meet this week.
Finance Committee will meet in person (Room 211) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 9 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following items:
- Reappointment of M. Ronald Mendes as City Treasurer/Collector
- Authorization to accept a $113,956 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s Electric Incentive Program (MassEVIP), and appropriate $9,290.85 from the Energy Stabilization Fund to install seven electric vehicle charging stations
- Authorization to accept and expend a $50,000 MVP 2.0 grant from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection’s Electric Incentive Program (MassEVIP) in which Newton will convene a project team including community members, complete the MVP 2.0 planning steps, and develop a Seed Project
Zoning & Planning Committee will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 9 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following items:
- Presentation and discussion on the proposed Town of Brookline rezoning on Route 9/Boylston Street between Hammond Street and Hammond Pond Parkway
- Presentation and discussion on the report of the Newton Housing Priorities Task Force
Land Use Committee will meet in person (Council Chambers, Room 207) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, March 10 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following items:
- Petition to amend the Wells Avenue Deed Restriction to allow a veterinary hospital at 60 Wells Avenue (Special Permit documents, Planning memo)
- Public hearings:
- Special permit to raze existing dwelling and construct four attached single-family dwellings at 60 Brookside Avenue (Special Permit documents, Planning memo)
- Special permit to raze existing dwelling and construct three attached single-family dwellings in two buildings at 11 Parsons Street (Special Permit documents, Planning memo)
- Special permit to amend Special Permit #474-14 to allow an oversized secondary sign at 199 Boylston Street (Special Permit documents, Planning memo)
