Prior to the City Council’s full budget review and approval, the City Council met to consider a resolution proposed by Ward 4 Councilor, Lenny Gentile, to use $10,000,000 of Free Cash designated for the Lincoln Eliot Elementary School project, as part of an unrestricted reserve fund comprised of: Councilor Gentile’s…
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The Zoning and Planning Committee held and set the public hearing date for the following item (see Report and watch the NewTV video): According to the report, Sustainability co-Director, Ann Berwick and Assistant City Solicitor Lee provided an update regarding requirements under the Ten Communities program. The deadline to approve…
The Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the NewTV video):
The Public Facilities Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the NewTV video): The Committee voted to hold the following: Due to the curvature of Elliot Street and the high number of reported accidents, the City is looking to make roadway improvements for all users and has…
The Programs and Services Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the NewTV video): The Committee voted to hold the following: Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Yeo stated that this fund has been used in the past to defray expenses incurred from hosting the Marathon and for playground…
The Land Use Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the NewTV video):
Full City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 5 at 7:45PM and watch on NewTV. See Reports Docket and New Docket. Land Use Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, June 6 at 7PM. The agenda…
Ward 2 City Councilor, Emily Norton recently led a presentation hosted by the Climate Crisis Subcommittee of the Newton Democratic City Committee and Green Newton: “Preparing for Climate Change: Is Newton Doing Enough?” Norton, who is also the Executive Director of the Charles River Watershed Association, shared the urgency for…
Betty Chan Newton resident, Betty Chan together with Ward 2 Councilor Tarik Lucas, co-authored this resolution, urging the City of Newton to take action on Anti-Asian hate crimes and invest in multiracial community health and safety. The resolution was adopted unanimously by the City Council last July. With the Newton…
In the wake of the Operational Override failure on March 14th and after nearly two months of negotiations between the Newton City Council and the Newton Retirement Board, the City Council voted 23-0* to accept the Retirement Board’s proposal to increase funding for the Pension Trust at the rate of…