Northland Construction Liaison Committee: The Northland Construction Liaison Committee, formed per the requirements of the Special Permit for the Northland Newton Development, will meet virtually on Wednesday, April 27th at 3:00 p.m. Go here to join the Zoom meeting and enter passcode: 282206. More information can be found on the…
Posts published in April 2022
Crafts Street – Senior Housing Development Proposal: The Ward 1 and Ward 2 Councilors have arranged a presentation by SRG Senior Housing and Mark Development on their proposed project – elderly housing with services, for Crafts Street – (129 independent living units; 56 assisted living beds, and 26 memory care…
Commonwealth Carriageway Project – The Ward 4 City Councilors have organized a Zoom meeting for Monday, April 25th at 5:30 p.m. regarding the Commonwealth Carriageway Project. Join the Zoom meeting, here. The Commonwealth Carriageway Project, funded through MassDOT’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Program ($5.9 million confirmed for FY2023) is designed to…
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.…
The Newton Democratic City Committee’s Climate Crisis Subcommittee is excited that Jen Benson, President of the Alliance for Business Leadership will moderate a panel discussion on State Climate Action Leadership on April 26th a 7 p.m. Panelists include Deb Pasternak, Sierra Club Massachusetts Chapter Director, Mark Dyen, 350Mass Statewide Steering…
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…
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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…