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Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 3/12/2023

Commission on Disability will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 13 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Fair Housing Lottery Results and Lease Up Sub-Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, March 14 at 8AM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Free Library Trustees Development Committee will…

City Council Meetings – Week of 3/5/2023

Committee Chairs will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 6 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Full City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 6 at 7:45PM. Watch live on NewTV (Comcast 0, RCN13, 614(HD),…

Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 3/5/2023

Planning and Development Board will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 6 at 7 PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Community Preservation Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, March 7 at 7 PM. The agenda includes the following: Meeting Packet has not been posted. Council on…

Land Use – 2/28/2023 Report

The Land Use Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the video on NewTV): This item was recommitted by the Full Council back to the Land Use Committee. Previously, the Land Use Committee voted to separate the request into 3 parts, with the first two parts being…

Finance – 2/27/2023 Report

The Finance Committee voted to hold the following (see Report and watch the video on NewTV): According to the Report, the item was filed to receive updated information on how the City deals with delinquent property taxes and what State/City laws dictate when the City can put a lien on…

Zoning and Planning – 2/27/2023 Report

The Zoning & Planning Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the video on NewTV): The Zoning & Planning Committee held the following:  Jennifer Caira, Deputy Director of Planning; Zachary LeMel, Chief of Long Range Planning; and consultant Tim Love, Principal at Utile Architecture & Planning led…

Public Safety and Transportation – 2/22/2023 Report

All items were held by Public Safety and Transportation Committee (see Report and watch the video on NewTV): The Chair reported that five hundred emails have been received and recorded (referencing this study, and reported here in Fig City News) stating that a public hearing will be held when a…

New Superintendent contract approved, 2024 Budget discussed at March 1 School Committee meeting

The School Committee meeting on March 1 began with Superintendent Kathy Smith’s regular update, during which she talked about the decision not to declare a snow day on February 28, and reported on ongoing NPS lobbying efforts in the community regarding the vote on the proposed override on March 14.…

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