On Sunday, January 14, over forty Newton parents, teachers, and elected officials met at the Scandinavian Cultural Center for an informal discussion about school funding. Horace Mann parents Alli Franke, Dan Evans, and Matt Mazer organized the meeting just days earlier and publicized it with the assistance of the Newton…
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City Council Chairs will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, January 16 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Programs and Services will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, January 17 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: City Council will meet in person (Council…
The Zoning and Planning (ZAP) Committee held its first meeting of 2024 on Monday, January 8 with its new chair, veteran City Councilor Lisle Baker, presiding. In a memo to the Committee, Councilor Baker proposed that the members engage “in a preliminary discussion about where the Committee might spend its…
Finance will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 8 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests: Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 8 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Chair’s Note: The Chair will entertain a motion…
Monday, January 1, 2024, was a day of beginnings in Newton. At noon on the first — bright, sunny — day of the new year, the recently elected City Council and School Committee joined the Mayor in the City Council chamber to launch the opening meeting of the 2024-2025 session…
TheTraffic Council voted to Approve the following items, which may be appealed through January 3, 2024 (see Report): The Traffic Council voted to Hold for a Trial:
City Council and School Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, January 1 at 12PM for the Inauguration Ceremonies, broadcast live on NewTV’s government channel (Comcast 9, RCN13 or 614HD, Verizon 33) on NewTV’s Youtube Channel. The Inaugural Docket agenda includes the following: NOTE:…
Before 2023 is over, the City is aiming to choose the firm that will lead the effort to redesign the ubiquitous and problematic City seal, according to officials. The City Seal Working Group stated in its 2021 report that the 1865 image, which “depicts a scene of Reverend John Eliot…
There are no City Council meetings scheduled this week.
On December 19, President-Elect Marc Laredo and Vice President-Elect David Kalis announced their assignments of City Councilors to the Council’s seven standing committees for the 2024-25 term. The incoming Council leaders emphasized that in making these assignments, they “paid careful attention to making sure that leadership roles are distributed fairly…
On Monday, December 18, the Newton City Council met for the last time in 2023. Outgoing Council President Susan Albright concluded her two terms by inviting her six departing colleagues to serve as acting president and give their farewell speeches. Their comments were interspersed with City Council Committee reports. Ward…
The Land Use Committee voted to Approve (see Report and watch the NewTV video): The Land Use Committee voted No Action Necessary on the following: If the item is redocketed, the City will work with Mark Development on a new survey. The Committee voted No Action Necessary 6-0, Councilor Downs…