There are no City Council meetings scheduled for this week.
Posts published in August 2022
The Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB) Trust Fund Board of Trustees will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, August 22 at 12 PM. The agenda includes the following: Discussion of Actuarial Valuation and Review of OPEB report as of June 30, 2021 The Countryside School Building Committee and Community Meeting will…
The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team this week. (See Development Review Team Snapshot.) 270 Auburndale Avenue: Special Permit for single-family dwelling for increased floor area ratio (FAR), oversized dormers, and three stories 46 Farwell Street: Special Permit Amendment to allow conversion of non-conforming…
The arts are having a resurgence in the city post-pandemic. Murals and other public art are popping up in village centers, and live music can be heard in parks and courtyards. Several organizations bring the arts alive in the city of Newton. Here is a brief guide to the larger umbrella organizations. In the future,…
The Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) recently released final guidelines for multi-family zoning requirements for the MBTA Communities Act. During the comment period earlier this year, nine Newton City Councilors (Albright, Lipof, Downs, Crossley, Bowman, Kelley, Noel, Humphrey, and Kalis) submitted comments that: Supported the 25-50 acre size…
Massachusetts State Senator Cindy Creem has shown a genuine commitment to her constituents to get climate solutions enacted into law. Nevertheless, it was her granddaughter’s concerns about the climate crisis that prompted her to do even more to work for progress at the Statehouse in recent months. As Chair of the…
On August 11, Governor Baker signed a comprehensive climate bill into law that will hasten Massachusetts’ transition to energy free of fossil fuels, including a pilot program allowing ten municipalities, including Newton, to ban fossil fuels in new multi-family buildings. Climate activists and legislators had expressed some concern that the Governor…
Celebrate the end of the School Supplies Drive on August 18, 5PM-8PM, on the Green at the The Street in Chestnut Hill. Meet the Newton Neighbors team, make a donation to the drive, purchase a drink if you wish, and enjoy live entertainment, games, snacks, and more. Newton Neighbors is…
On August 18 at 6PM, Historic Newton will host a walking tour of the Mount Ida campus. Before this Oak Hill location became Mount Ida College and then a campus of the University of Massachusetts Amherst, it was the 19th century estate of William Sumner Appleton. Its next owner, Robert…
The City will provide an update on the NewCAL project and the projected schedule on Thursday, August 18 at 6:30PM. (Register here for the meeting.) Floor plans will be presented explaining how the design will evolve.