In her August 21 email newsletter, Mayor Ruthanne Fuller urged City Council leadership to hold a vote to approve the City’s project to repair the Bullough’s Pond dam at the Council’s upcoming meeting on September 2. However, City Council President Marc Laredo has said that, given the City Council’s normal…
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City Council is not scheduled to meet this week.
Land Use will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, August 19 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests:
Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, August 11 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Chair’s Note: The Chair will ask for the Committee to vote to amend the language of the docket Item 212-25 from ‘member’ to ‘alternate member’. Chair’s…
The Zoning & Planning Committee voted to approve the following (see report and meeting video): The Committee voted to hold the following: Attendees: Councilors Baker (Chair), Oliver, Albright, Wright, Krintzman, Kalis, Getz, Danberg. Also present: Councilor Malakie. Staff: Co-Directors of Sustainability Sam Nighman and Ann Berwick.
The Public Facilities Committee voted to approve the following (see report and meeting video): Attendees: Councilors Albright (Chair), Leary, Kelley, Gentile, Getz, Laredo; absent: Danberg, Kalis. Also present: Councilor Malakie. Staff: Assistant City Engineer John Daghlian; Senior Assistant City Solicitor Andrew Lee.
The Public Facilities Committee voted to approve the following (see report and meeting video): The Public Facilities Committee voted to hold the following: Attendees: Councilors Albright, Leary, Kelley, Gentile, Getz, Danberg, Laredo, Kalis; also present: Councilors Farrell, Lucas, Malakie, Oliver, Micley, and GEI consultant Jim Nickerson. Staff: DPW Commissioner Shawna…
The Land Use Committee voted to approve the following (see report and meeting video): The Committee voted to hold the following: Attendees: Councilors Kelley (Chair), Block, Downs, Leary, Lucas, Laredo, Lobovits. Also present: Councilors Getz, Humphrey, Malakie, Oliver, Wright. Staff: Deputy Chief Planner Cat Kemmett; Planning Associate Sondria Berman; Deputy…
The Programs & Services Committee voted to approve the following (see report and meeting video): Attendees: Councilors Krintzman (Chair), Malakie, Lobovits, Oliver. Absent: Baker, Humphrey, Farrell, Micley. Staff: Commissioner of Parks, Recreation & Culture Nicole Banks.
The Public Facilities Committee voted to approve the following (see report and meeting video): The Public Facilities Committee voted to hold: Attendees: Councilors Albright (Chair), Leary, Kelley, Getz, Danberg, Kalis; absent: Gentile, Laredo. Also present: Councilor Malakie. Staff: Associate Engineer John Daghlian.
Two incumbent City Councilors – Alan Lobovits (Ward 6) and Rick Lipof (Ward 8) – withdrew from their races for reelection just before the deadline, narrowing the field to three in Ward 6 and leaving the two remaining Ward 8 candidates unopposed. Alan Lobovits (Ward 6) In a surprise announcement,…
The ballot for Newton’s November 4 municipal election has been finalized, after recent decisions by candidates. Councilors Rick Lipof (Ward 8) and Alan Lobovits (Ward 6) withdrew from their races on August 7, the last day to do so. Earlier, in Ward 4, Cyrus Dahmubed decided to run for Councilor-at-Large,…