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…
Posts published in June 2022
The Public Facilities Committee will be the first City Council Committee to review the proposed funding for the Lincoln-Eliot Elementary School Building renovation/addition project. The proposal calls for $49.3 million in bonding. The agenda and supporting documentation can be found here (begins at p. 24). The next stop will be…
The Zoning Redesign ‘Community Engagement Network’ will be meeting on Tuesday, June 21, 6PM-7:30PM with an optional public Q&A from 7:30PM to 8PM. Go here to join the Zoom meeting. The network is comprised of volunteers from the community who will work with city staff to provide information and engage…
The Capital Transformation Team of the MBTA will be hosting an online public meeting this Thursday, June 23rd at 6:00 p.m. to discuss accessibility improvements for the D Branch of the T – specifically for the Waban, Eliot, Chestnut Hill, and Beaconsfield Station. Go here to register for the online…
The community meeting originally scheduled for June 23rd has been postponed. According to an email sent by Commissioner Josh Morse, “The design team is hard at work, but they need some time to continue to work with their landscape architectural team on the site plans, and their own team to…
The School Committee will meet virtually on June 21st at 6:00 p.m. Go here to join the Zoom meeting. The agenda includes the following: Convene Regular School Meeting and vote to enter Executive Session under Purpose #2: To conduct strategy sessions in preparation for negotiations with non-union personnel in regards…
Full City Council Meeting: The Full City Council will meet both in person (Council Chambers) and virtually on Zoom on Tuesday, June 21st at 7:45 p.m. Go here to watch the Zoom meeting. You can also watch the live broadcast of the meeting on NewTV – (Comast 9, RCN13, 614(HD),…
Public Safety and Transportation and Finance – June 6, 2022 – Committee Report – Watch the meeting on NewTV here. The item to review and possibly amend the Tiger Parking Permit program was held. Land Use – June 7, 2022 Committee Report (Report not posted in the Friday packet) –…
Board of Licensing Commission: The Board of Licensing Commission will meet both in person (Room 204) and virtually on Zoom (go here to join the Zoom meeting). The agenda includes the following: Review and Approval of May 17, 2022 Meeting Minutes. Request for a One-Day Temporary All Alcohol and Entertainment…
The Finance Committee voted to approve several large requests to use Free Cash: $1,625,000 for Fire Department Overtime, $184,000 for NNHS Tennis Courts, and $4,632,500 for Eversource ATB interest – this amount has been requested to hold in reserve for potential liability in an Appellate Tax Board case filed by…