The following potential projects/proposals are scheduled to meet with the Development Review Team (DRT) this week (see DRT Snapshot):
Posts published in March 2023
I’ve had the great fortune of teaching at Newton South for 23 years. Here in Newton, educators are committed to doing best for our students. However, teaching and learning have only gotten more challenging over the years — our students today have more opportunities, and more obstacles, than ever before.…
Two Newton police officers sustained head injuries responding to a domestic violence call Saturday night March 4, with one officer suffering a concussion, having briefly lost consciousness. Police officers followed a suspect after he ran into an apartment on Watertown Street. As they began to place him under arrest, he…
The Land Use Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the video on NewTV): This item was recommitted by the Full Council back to the Land Use Committee. Previously, the Land Use Committee voted to separate the request into 3 parts, with the first two parts being…
The Finance Committee voted to hold the following (see Report and watch the video on NewTV): According to the Report, the item was filed to receive updated information on how the City deals with delinquent property taxes and what State/City laws dictate when the City can put a lien on…
The recently rekindled debate on the scope and possible impact of the proposed Village Center (VC) Zoning plan has seen a variety of reactions from citizens and neighborhood groups. In public meetings hosted by the Zoning and Planning Committee, representatives from these groups presented their concerns (without reference to any…
The Zoning & Planning Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the video on NewTV): The Zoning & Planning Committee held the following: Jennifer Caira, Deputy Director of Planning; Zachary LeMel, Chief of Long Range Planning; and consultant Tim Love, Principal at Utile Architecture & Planning led…
All items were held by Public Safety and Transportation Committee (see Report and watch the video on NewTV): The Chair reported that five hundred emails have been received and recorded (referencing this study, and reported here in Fig City News) stating that a public hearing will be held when a…
On Sunday, March 12, the New Philharmonia Orchestra, led by Principal Conductor Jorge Soto, will perform at Brown Middle School, featuring Ukrainian-born soprano Olga Lisovska. In another of the Orchestra’s World Reflections series, the concert is making the French/American/Ukrainian connection. Mme. Lisovska will sing Juliet’s Waltz, from Romeo and Juliet…
The School Committee meeting on March 1 began with Superintendent Kathy Smith’s regular update, during which she talked about the decision not to declare a snow day on February 28, and reported on ongoing NPS lobbying efforts in the community regarding the vote on the proposed override on March 14.…
The Finance Committee recently discussed how the City deals with delinquent property taxes and what State/City laws dictate when the City can put a lien on a property (see 2/27/2023 Finance Report and NewTV video). Prompted in part by the 91 Newtonville Avenue situation (which has a tax delinquency more than…
The proposals for an operating override and two debt exclusions — to be decided by voters in the March 14 Special Election — are designed to address a broad range of services and capital improvements. Operating Override The operating override, if approved, represents a permanent increase in the tax levy…