The Public Safety & Transportation Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the NewTV video): The Public Safety & Transportation Committee voted No Action Necessary on the following: The Police Department is adding a gender category to its reporting. Council question about the safety of electric power…
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The Land Use Committee voted to Approve (see Report and watch the NewTV video): Class 2 Auto Dealer Licenses for: Class 1 Auto Dealer Licenses for: Requests for Special Permit/Site Plan Approval for:
City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 18 at 7PM. The meeting will be broadcast NewTV’s government channel (Comcast 0, RCN 13, 614 (HD), Verizon 33) and on NewTV’s YouTube Channel. See Reports Docket. Programs and Services, Public Safety and Transportation, and…
On December 11, the Finance Committee and Public Facilities Committee discussed and approved a request for an additional $10 million to fund the NewCAL project (see video). Initially, the City expected to open submitted bids from the second round of bidding on Friday, December 7, but delayed the opening until…
In the November 7 election, Newton voters sent six new members to the City Council, and on December 8, these Councilors-Elect joined the eighteen returning City Councilors in caucus to elect Councilor Marc Laredo as President and Councilor David Kalis as Vice President for the coming term. The two new…
Zoning and Planning will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 11 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Finance and Public Facilities will meet jointly and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 11 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests: Land Use will meet in person and virtually…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
On December 7, City Councilors-Elect met in caucus to elect leadership for the coming term. In the voting for President, there were three ballots for each three rounds: In the voting for Vice President:
The Programs and Services Committee met on December 6 to discuss an item docketed by several City Council members calling for the creation and enforcement of a City Council Code of Ethics (see page 20-24 of the agenda). The City Council is an independent, self-governing body of the local government…
After months of heated debate, the City Council voted on December 4 to approve a zoning package designed to comply with the MBTA Communities Law before the December 31, 2023 deadline. That law, as applied to Newton, requires zoning that allows “by right” development of multi-family housing within a half-mile…
The Programs & Services Committee voted to Approve (see Report and watch NewTV video): In addition, the Committee voted the following: The Committee voted to approve 6-0 for amended Councilor version and voted No Action Necessary on the Mayor/Administration/Tree Warden docket item.
The Joint Finance and Programs & Services Committees voted to approve the following (see Report and watch NewTV video): The Joint Committees were not in agreement on the following item: