The Land Use Committee met on Tuesday, June 2. See the report and meeting video. Approved Held (Public Hearing Continued) Present: Councilors Kelley (Chair), Leary, Irish, Block, Farrell, Lucas, and Roche.Absent: Councilor Golden.Also present: Councilor Malakie.City staff: Sondria Berman, Senior Planner; Jonah Temple, Deputy City Solicitor; Cat Kemmett, Deputy Chief…
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The School Committee of the 1980s was more harmonious than that of the 1970s, even though it continued to make difficult, unpopular decisions about building closures and staff reductions. Despite financial pressure, it moved the school system towards a more international, technological world by expanding the computer program into elementary…
The Programs & Services Committee met on Wednesday, May 20. See the report and meeting video. Approved Present: Councilors Krintzman (Chair), Malakie, Oliver, Farrell, Charm, Bixby, and Baker.Absent: Councilor Micley.City staff: Marc Welch, Acting Commissioner of Parks & Rec; John Rice, Chief Community Service Officer; Josh Morse, Chief Operating Officer;…
The Public Facilities Committee met on Wednesday, May 20. See the report and meeting video. Held Present: Councilors Kalis (Chair), Albright, Gordon, Dahmubed, Grossman, Kelley, Getz, and Leary.City staff: Andrew Lee, Assistant City Solicitor; Sam Nighman, Co-Director of Sustainability.
The Public Safety & Transportation Committee met on Wednesday, May 20. See the report; video is not yet posted. Held Present: Councilors Lucas (Chair), Greenberg, Wright, Block, Irish, Roche, and Silber.Absent: Councilor Golden.Also present: Councilor Leary.City staff: Captain Daniel Devine, Newton Police Department; Waneta Trabert, Director of Sustainable Materials Management.
The Land Use Committee met on Tuesday, May 19. See the report and meeting video. Approved Present: Councilors Kelley (Chair), Leary, Irish, Block, Farrell, Golden, Lucas, and Roche.Also present: Councilors Wright and Malakie.City staff: Sondria Berman, Senior Planner; Andrew Lee, Assistant City Solicitor; Cat Kemmett, Deputy Chief Planner; Zach Melcher,…
The Programs & Services Committee met on Thursday, May 14. See the report and meeting video. Approved Present: Councilors Krintzman (Chair), Malakie, Farrell, Charm, Bixby, and Oliver.Absent: Councilors Baker and Micley.Also present: Councilor Leary.City staff: Greg Ansaldi, Chief Information Officer; Rachel Sherman, Deputy Director of IT; Marc Welch, Acting Commissioner…
The Committee of the Whole met on Wednesday, May 20. See the report and meeting video. Held Present: Councilors Albright, Baker, Bixby, Block, Charm, Dahmubed, Farrell, Getz, Gordon, Greenberg, Grossman, Irish, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Leary, Lucas, Malakie, Oliver, Roche, Silber, and Wright.Absent: Councilors Golden and Micley.City staff: Maureen Lemieux, CFO;…
The Programs & Services Committee met on Thursday, May 14. See the video. Budget materials can be found on the City’s website. Arts & Culture (report) Director of Arts & Culture Meryl Kessler presented the department budget. Arts & Culture was reorganized as its own city department — previously, cultural…
The Public Facilities Committee met on Wednesday, May 13. The report and meeting video are not yet available. Approved Present: Councilors Kalis (Chair), Albright, Dahmumed, Gordon, Grossman, Kelley, and Leary.Absent: Councilor Getz.Also present: Councilors Block, Farrell, Krintzman, Malakie, Roche, Irish, and Oliver.
The Finance Committee met on Monday, May 11. See the video. Budget materials can be found on the City’s website. Assessing (report) Director of Assessment Administration Jim Shaughnessy presented the Assessing Department’s budget. Discretionary spending is $67,000, half of which is allocated to software licensing. If given additional funding, Director…
The Programs & Services Committee met on Wednesday, May 6. See the video. City Clerk (report) City Clerk Drew Willison presented the department budget. In 2025, the City Council conducted 184 meetings, issued 59 special permits, passed 19 ordinances, and heard 376 docket items. The Clerk’s office issued 267 business…