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Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 4/2/2023

Planning and Development Board will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 3 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Housing Authority will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, April 4 at 8AM to discuss the acquisition of a property (see Meeting Notice). Countryside School Building Committee will meet…

Mayor Fuller finds funds to help fill gaps left by rejected override

Two weeks after the general override proposal failed, Mayor Fuller announced her plan to help fill the expected budget gaps. The plan consists of the use of FY2022 Free Cash in a “financially responsible way,” changing the pension funding plan (via a request made yesterday to the Retirement Board) and…

What’s Up in Newton this week – 3/26/2023

City Council Zoning and Planning will meet twice this week. Finance will meet TONIGHT to discuss: Free Cash appropriation request to fund transportation for homeless students, transfer request of funds from full-time salaries to full-time consultants for Human Resources, transfer request of funds to fulfill two 3-year agreements with AFSCME…

City Council Meetings – Week of 3/26/2023

Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 205) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 27 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Chair’s Note: Staff will present a recommended approach to incentivizing a higher percentage of affordable units in the Village Center Overlay District (VCOD), by allowing additional…

School Committee Meetings – Week of 3/26/2023

The School Committee will meet in person (Room 304) on Monday, March 27 at 6PM and vote to enter into Executive Session to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA (see Meeting Notice). The School Committee will hold an in-person Public Hearing on Tuesday, March 28 at…

Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 3/26/2023

Newton Cultural Council will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 27 at 5:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Fair Housing Lottery Results and Lease Up Sub-Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, March 28 at 8AM. The agenda includes the following: The Riverside Liaison Committee will meet…

Examining Newton’s funding of pensions

Residents and community leaders are looking for ways to fill the budget gap that the passage of Question 1 (Requesting an Operating Override) would have filled, and one avenue being explored is adjusting the rate of the City’s funding of its pension liability. The City’s long-term pension and retiree health…

What’s Up in Newton this week – 3/19/2023

City Council The Full City Council will meet TONIGHT. Items in the Reports Docket include: The New Docket includes: Land Use will meet on Tuesday and discuss the following requests: Public Facilities will meet on Wednesday and join the Programs and Services Committee to discuss the Gath Pool project. Programs…

City Council Meetings – Week of 3/19/2023

Full City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 20 at 7PM (see Reports Docket and New Docket). Watch a live broadcast of the meeting on NewTV’s government channel (Comcast 9, RCN 13, 614(HD), Verizon 33) or view a live stream on NewTV’s…

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