Public Safety & Transportation voted to approve the following (see Report and watch NewTV video): The Committee voted to hold the following:
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City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 18 at 7:45PM. See Reports Docket and New Docket. The meeting will be broadcast on NewTV’s government channel (Comcast 9, RCN 13 & 614(HD), Verizon 33) and NewTV’s Youtube channel. Land Use will meet in…
Finance Committee‘s regularly scheduled meeting has been canceled (see Cancellation Notice). Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 11 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Chair’s Note: The Chair will entertain a motion to split the below item to allow…
On March 7, the City Council convened as a Committee of the Whole in order to discuss the upcoming budget process with Mayor Ruthanne Fuller. Council President Marc Laredo opened the meeting by explaining that this meeting would take the place of a process in earlier years, in which the…
In a February 5 memo to the City Council, President Marc Laredo announced the formation of a five-member Community Dialogue Working Group “to examine how the City Council can contribute to the recovery after the [Newton Teachers Association (NTA)] strike. The working group will be charged with developing a set…
City Councilors Alan Lobovits and Rena Getz — the two new at-large Councilors this year — have launched a Listening Tour across all eight wards of the city. Since the focus of these meetings is on their listening, these City Councilors (and other elected officials who attend) will not be…
City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 4 at 7:45PM. See Reports Docket and New Docket. The meeting will be broadcast on NewTV’s government channel (Comcast 9, RCN 13, 614(HD), Verizon 33) and on NewTV’s Youtube channel. Programs and Services regularly scheduled meeting…
The Land Use Committee voted to approve (see Report and watch NewTV video scroll down to Land Use meeting): The Land Use Committee voted to hold the following:
The Finance Committee voted to Approve (see Report and NewTV video):
The Zoning & Planning Committee voted to Approve (see Report and NewTV video): Councilors expressed concerns about increased fees decreasing development. The City did not believe this would be an issue and recommended revisiting fee rates every 5 years. Proposed fees increases include: Residential Special Permit and/or Site Plan approval …