On February 8 at 7PM, Newton Public Schools will host an NPS Budget Forum in the auditorium of Newton North High School. It will include a presentation on the proposed operational override and its impact on the NPS budget for FY24, followed by a question-and-answer session. You may pose questions live at…
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Moody’s Investors Service assigned a Aaa general obligation limited tax (GOLT) rating today to the City of Newton’s $20.3 million General Obligation Municipal Purpose Loan of 2023 Bonds. According to Moody’s, “The issuer rating reflects the city’s ability to repay debt and debt-like obligations without consideration of any pledge, security,…
I want to offer two comments related to the opinion piece by Peter Harrington, dated January 9, 2023. Mr. Harrington’s piece included graphics submitted to ZAP by Marc Hershman with his suggestion of what Waban would look like with the proposed village center zoning. There are numerous errors and distortions…
The Newton Schools Foundation recently donated $250,000 — its largest donation ever — to the Newton Public Schools. NSF President Amy Werner presented the check at the December 19 meeting of the Newton School Committee. The funds will support new approaches in the classroom, professional development for teachers, and programs…
Full Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, January 17 at 7:45PM. (Watch the meeting on NewTV — Comcast 9, RCN 13, 614(HD), Verizon 33 or live stream here.) See Reports Docket and New Docket. Programs and Services Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link)…
Countryside School Building Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, January 17 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Board of License Commissioners will meet in person (Room ) and virtualy (Zoom link) on Tuesday, January 17 at 7:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Housing Partnership will meet…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team this week (see Development Review Team Snapshot):
The Land Use Committee voted to approve the following (see Report): The Land Use Committee held the following:
The Finance Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the video on NewTV): NOTE: A question was asked regarding what documents would be available to the public. IT Director, Joe Mulvey stated that most of the Law Department’s documents would be confidential. However, he believes that most of the Health Department’s…
The Zoning & Planning Committee report summarizes comments from Boards, Commissions, and Community Groups on the draft Zoning Ordinance regarding Village Centers (watch the video on NewTV). See also the previous Fig City News article.