Zoning and Planning Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber and Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, October 11 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Appointment of Amy Dain to the Planning and Development Board Appointment of Scott Friedman to the Newtonville Historic District Commission Chair’s Note:…
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Economic Development Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, October 11 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Attendance Review and Approval of the minutes for September 13, 2022. Subgroup Updates DEI Sustainability Village Center Zoning: support letter City Staff Docket item for “service animal” uses Status Updates Date…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team this week (See Development Review Team Snapshot): 45 Crescent Street: Special Permit to allow an oversized wall-mounted sign 86 Floral Street: Special Permit to extend a nonconforming front setback and construct a deck in the rear
At the October 3 meeting of the Full City Council, Councilors chartered three proposals, ending discussion, deliberation, and debate of those items. To “charter” an item means to invoke the Charter Objection, defined in Article II, Sec. 2-9(c) of the City Charter as: “On the first occasion that the question…
A staff update on the NPS reading curriculum was on the agenda at the October 3 School Committee meeting, and multiple parents took the opportunity to share their views about reading instruction at NPS, as well as the $2 million in ARPA funding that Mayor Fuller has allocated for updating…
In response to new regulations from the Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection regarding waste restrictions, the City Council approved amendments to its trash and recycling ordinances (Chapter 11 and Chapter 17) to create a new program for recycling mattresses. Currently, the City collects mattresses at the curb by request for…
On Saturday September 24 and Monday October 3, the four Newton Area Councils hosted information sessions to review the proposed Village Center Zoning Redesign materials that are currently on display at the Newton Free Library. They also covered the feedback tool. The display and the feedback tool will be available…
The Full City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 3 at 7:45PM (See Reports Docket and Full Docket). Land Use Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, October 6 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:…
The School Committee will meet in person (Room 210, Ed Center) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, October 3 at 6PM. (NOTE Early Start Time.) The Committee will meet in Open Session in Room 210 and then vote to go into Executive Session via Zoom and go into Room 304,…
The Four Area Councils (Newton Highlands, Newtonville, Upper Falls, and Waban) will hold a special information session on the proposed new Zoning for the Village Centers on Monday, October 3, at 7PM. The meeting will be both in person (Waban Library) and virtual (Zoom link). This is the second session…