Budget Meetings in Full Swing: This week, the City Council will be reviewing the following departmental budgets this week: Comptroller/Retirement, Treasurer, Purchasing, Public Buildings, Assessing, Human Resources, Financial Services, and Executive/Sustainability. In addition, the Council will meet as a Committee of the Whole on Wednesday, April 27th at 6:00 p.m.…
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In addition to the FY2023 Budget, the Mayor presented the Supplemental Capital Improvement Plan (Supplemental CIP) amending the FY2023-2027 Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) submitted to the Council last October. Major changes to the CIP were outlined in the submittal memo include the following: New Projects: Feasibility study for an indoor…
The Mayor presented the FY2023 Budget – $480 million Operating Budget, $61 million in Water, Sewer, and Stormwater Enterprise funding, and $5.6 million in Community Preservation funds. Delivering her presentation remotely, the Mayor stated that this year’s budget represents at 3.5% increase to the school budget ($262M) and a 3% increase…
The School Committee voted to approve the Superintendent’s recently updated proposed FY2023 budget at its meeting on Tuesday, April 12th. The approved budget is approximately an $8.8 million increase over the FY2022 Budget. After the School Committee sent this resolution on March 31st, 12 members of the Newton City Council…
Land Use – 04/05/2022 Committee Report: The Land Use Committee voted to approve the following: Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to raze a detached garage and construct additions exceeding FAR, to allow an oversized dormer, and to allow a retaining wall exceeding 4 feet within the setback at…
Public Safety and Transportation Committee The Public Safety and Transportation Committee will meet virtually on Wednesday, April 20th at 7:30 p.m. Click here to join the Zoom meeting or call 1‐646‐558 8656 and use the following Meeting ID: 851 2752 2606 The agenda includes the following: Request to approve a…
Fair Housing Lottery Subcommittee The Fair Housing Lottery Subcommittee will meet virtually on Tuesday, April 19th at 8:00 a.m. Click here to join the Zoom meeting and enter Meeting Passcode: 274273 The agenda includes the following: Define Goals and Action Steps Review of Tennant Selection Documents Next Meeting Date Newton…
Finance Committee The Finance Committee will meet virtually on Monday, April 11th at 7:00 p.m. (Typo in the agenda). Click here to join the Zoom meeting. The agenda includes the following: Request to transfer $50,000 from Elections-Work by Other Depts. to fund the reconfiguration of some of the office space…
Commission on Disability The Commission on Disability will meet virtually on Monday, April 11th at 6:00 p.m. Click here to join the Zoom meeting and enter Meeting Passcode: 279296 The agenda includes the following: Introductions Review and Approval of the March 14, 2022 Meeting Minutes CDBG Report Accessible Fines Reports…
This week’s road construction schedule can be found here