The Zoning and Planning Committee will continue its discussions on Village Center Zoning. See agenda. Last week, the Building Professionals Zoning Working Group has submitted comments on Village Center Zoning. See Local Building Professionals’ Comments on Draft Village Center Zoning email and Local Building Professionals’ Memo. This week, the Council received an email…
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The proposal to create a 209-unit elder housing project (129 independent units – studio – 2 bedrooms, 52 Assisted Living Units – studio – 2 bedrooms, and 28 Memory Care Units – studio only) with services is back on the Land Use Agenda this Tuesday evening (see agenda and Planning…
The Newton Affordable Housing Trust will hold its first meeting online this Wednesday, June 29 at 6:00 p.m. (agenda and Zoom link). The Committee consists of the Mayor, Ward 6 at-large Councilor Alicia Bowman, Mayoral appointees Tamirirashe Gambiza, Ann Houston, Jason Korb, and Peter Sargent, and Community Preservation Committee member…
The City Council voted unanimously to approve the appointment of Gregory Gentile as Chief of the Newton Fire Department at the full City Council meeting on Tuesday, June 21. Chief Gentile comes from a long line of firefighters: His grandfather Nicholas Gentile and his father Donald Gentile, were both Newton…
The School Committee voted unanimously to offer Kathleen Smith, an experienced Massachusetts school superintendent, the Interim Superintendent position for Newton Public Schools. The vote is subject to contract negotiations and her term would be from July 1, 2022 to June 30, 2023. Dr. Smith is presently the Interim Superintendent for…
Zoning and Planning: The Zoning and Planning Committee will meet both in person (Room 207 and 204) and virtually on Zoom on Monday, June 27th, at 7:00 p.m.. Go here to join the Zoom meeting. The agenda includes the following: Request to accept the recommendation from the Community Preservation Committee…
Commission on Disability – Funding for the People with Disabilities Subcommittee: The Commission on Disability’s Funding Subcommittee will meet virtually on Monday, June 27th at 3:30 p.m. Go here to join the Zoom meeting. The agenda includes the following: Introductions Approval of May 16, 2022 Meeting Minutes Rental/Subsidy Housing Potential…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team this week: 20 Shawmut Park – Attached dwellings- three units in two buildings 53 Neshobe Road – Special Permit to exceed allowed floor area ratio (FAR) The Development Review Team Snapshot can be found here.
July appears to be a busy month for the Land Use Committee with some heavy hitter projects set for public hearings. Mark your calendars: July 12th: Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval by Packard Cove Associates, LLP for a marijuana research facility at 241 – 247 Riverview Avenue Request…
The Newtonville Area Council will meet virtually on Thursday, June 23rd at 7:00 p.m. Go here to join the Zoom meeting. The agenda includes the following: Update on NewCAL Project Update on Cabot Park Pavilion project Update on Village Center Zoning effort Keep Newtonville Beautiful initiative update Other Business Administrative…
The School Committee will meet on Tuesday, June 21st, and begin its meeting by entering into Executive Session to conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel in regards to compensation for assistant superintendents and to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining. After the executive session, the…
The City Council is queued up to vote on an amendment to the city’s sign ordinance. The current ordinance was recently featured in this Boston Globe article, where Newton residents, Martina and Daniel Jackson, had been subject to an enforcement proceeding brought by the city’s Inspectional Services Department. The Zoning…