The Public Facilities Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch NewTV video):
Posts published in November 2023
The Public Safety and Transportation voted to deny the following (see Report and watch NewTV video):
City offices will be closed on Thursday for Thanksgiving. City Council Finance will meet on Monday to hold a Tax Classification Hearing. See Tax Classification Packet. City Council will meet on Monday and is expected to continue its discussion of the Village Center Overlay District zoning proposal and vote on…
Finance will hold a public hearing in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 20 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: See Tax Classification Packet. City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 20, at 7:45PM (following the Tax…
School Committee will meet in person (Room 304) on Monday, November 20 at 5:30PM for a Special School Committee Meeting – Caucus to discuss and vote to elect a School Committee Chair and Vice-Chair. (See Meeting Notice.) School Committee will meet in person and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November…
Newton Parks and Recreation Commission will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 20 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Board of License Commissioners will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, November 21 at 7:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Election Commission’s scheduled meeting…
There are no Development Review Team meetings during this holiday week.
Bake your cake (and win an award?) …and eat it, too! Registration is open now until November 26 for Newton Cultural Development’s first Gingerbread House Exhibit and Contest. Inspired by the Portsmouth (NH) Historical Society’s well known, annual Gingerbread House contest, Newton Cultural Development Program Manager Lisa Rucinski decided to bring…
City Clerk Carol Moore has confirmed that a recount petition has been filed for the Ward Councilor race in Ward 6, and the petition was certified as valid on November 16. The Ward 6 Ward Councilor race is decided by the voters of Ward 6, and in the November 7…
Recently the New York Times wrote about families struggling to afford both their cars and housing (How the Costs of Car Ownership Add Up, Oct. 6, 2023). The AAA has estimated that the average annual “cost of ownership” for a new car is now over $12,000. Over the life of a 30-year mortgage a family that can get…