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Public Safety and Transportation – 3/23/2023 Report

The Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the video on NewTV): The Public Safety & Transportation Committee voted to hold the following:

Programs and Services – 3/22/2023 Report

The Programs and Services Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the video on NewTV): The Programs & Services Committee voted No Action Necessary on the following: The Programs & Services Committee voted to hold the following:

Land Use – 03/21/23 Report

The Land Use Committee voted to approve the following requests (see Report and watch the video on NewTV):

City Council Meetings – Week of 4/2/2023

City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, April 3 at 7:45PM (see Reports Docket and New Docket). Land Use Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, April 4 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests: The…

Newton politicians going and coming

Two Newton City Councilors and a new member of the School Committee have announced they are not running for re-election in November. Ten-year veteran Ward 2 Councilor Emily Norton, Ward 6 Councilor Brenda Noel, and first-term Ward 6 School Committee member Paul Levy will leave office and focus on their…

Mottola: Maria Scibelli Greenberg’s constituent service

I had a long-standing problem with an extremely bright light shining at my house which appeared to be coming from a new building across the river in Watertown. My daughter suggested I contact Ward 1 Councilor Maria Scibelli Greenberg. Although Maria is not my ward councilor my daughter suggested that…

City Council Meetings – Week of 3/26/2023

Zoning and Planning will meet in person (Room 205) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 27 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Chair’s Note: Staff will present a recommended approach to incentivizing a higher percentage of affordable units in the Village Center Overlay District (VCOD), by allowing additional…

Examining Newton’s funding of pensions

Residents and community leaders are looking for ways to fill the budget gap that the passage of Question 1 (Requesting an Operating Override) would have filled, and one avenue being explored is adjusting the rate of the City’s funding of its pension liability. The City’s long-term pension and retiree health…

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