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…
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The School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom Link) in Executive Session on June 7, 2023 at 1PM to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA (Units A-E)- (see Meeting Notice).
Planning and Development Board will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 5 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Fair Housing Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, June 8 at 8AM . The agenda includes the following: Newton Upper Falls Historic District Commission will meet virtually (Zoom…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
The scheduled May 22nd School Committee contained a lengthy discussion, postponed from the May 8th meeting due to time constraints, about NPS Advanced Placement (AP) courses and student performance therein. Katy Hogue (Director of Data Analysis), Toby Romer (Assistant Superintendent for Secondary Education), Henry Turner (Newton North High School Principal)…
On Friday, May 26th, the Newtonville Area Council (NAC) launched a survey soliciting citizen input as the City Council and Newton’s Planning Department develop new zoning rules for Newtonville’s village center. The NAC invites any resident who lives in or comes to Newtonville to participate in the survey. When completed,…
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…
State Senator Cynthia Creem just announced that the Senate’s FY24 Budget is complete and shared a number of budget items that will benefit Newton programs and services. As Majority Leader in the Massachusetts Senate, with thirty-seven Democrats and three Republicans, Senator Creem achieved a wide range of budget goals for…
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…
The City Council Committees have completed their review of departmental budgets for Mayor Fuller’s Proposed FY2024 Budget and the School Committee Approved Budget for FY2024 as well as the FY2024-2028 Capital Improvement Plan and the FY2024 Supplemental Capital Improvement Plan. The table below shows links to the each of the…
After several weeks of reviewing municipal and school department budgets, the City Council has submitted six budget resolutions — one to the School Department and five to the Mayor — for consideration.