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Posts published in March 2023

Public Facilities – 3/8/2023 Report

The Public Facilities Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the video on NewTV): The Committee voted No Action Necessary on the following item:

Public Safety and Transportation – 3/8/2023 Report

The Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the video on NewTV): The Committee held the following: The Committee voted No Action Necessary on the following:

Land Use – 3/7/2023 Report

The Land Use Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the video on NewTV):

What’s Up in Newton this week – 3/19/2023

City Council The Full City Council will meet TONIGHT. Items in the Reports Docket include: The New Docket includes: Land Use will meet on Tuesday and discuss the following requests: Public Facilities will meet on Wednesday and join the Programs and Services Committee to discuss the Gath Pool project. Programs…

City Council Meetings – Week of 3/19/2023

Full City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 20 at 7PM (see Reports Docket and New Docket). Watch a live broadcast of the meeting on NewTV’s government channel (Comcast 9, RCN 13, 614(HD), Verizon 33) or view a live stream on NewTV’s…

School Committee Meetings – Week of 3/19/2023

The Negotiations Subcommittee of the Newton School Committee will meet in person (Room 210, Ed Center) on Tuesday, March 21 at 3:30PM. The subcommittee will meet initially in Open Session and then vote to go into Executive Session (see Notice):

Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 3/19/2023

Newton Parks and Recreation Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, March 20 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Franklin School Building Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, March 21 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following: Newton Board of License Commissioners will meet virtually (Zoom…

OP-ED: We hate plastic waste too but some of these measures go too far

On March 22, the Newton City Council’s Programs and Services Committee will begin discussing a proposal that would ban the sale or distribution of more than one dozen plastic items and limiting the availability of many other items. Among other things, the ordinance would forbid the sale of plastic water…

Croteau-Chonka: Minneapolis shows that building more units decreases housing costs

Margaret Ward recently asked the question: where did the cost of housing go down as a result of building more units? The answer is Minneapolis. In short, Minneapolis eliminated minimum parking requirements for new residential developments, which facilitated the increased construction of smaller apartment buildings, such as duplexes and triplexes.…

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