Highlights this week…
- Gov. Maura Healey and Rep. Jake Auchincloss …speaking at Charles River Regional Chamber forum
- School Committee …meeting to continue public comment and discussion of FY 2026 budget
- Newton Public Schools …holding second Community Budget Meeting for those who missed last week’s
City Council
City Council is not scheduled to meet this week.
Land Use Committee will meet on Tuesday to consider Special Permit/Site Plan approvals to:
- Construct a 2,000-square-foot, two-story addition, adding a preschool room and large music room, with two freestanding signs at 1615 Beacon Street
- Raze the dwelling and construct a new single-family dwelling at 35 Village Circle
- Allow retaining walls with combined height over four feet at 298-304 Elliot Street
- Construct a rear addition of two dwelling units resulting in four attached single-family dwellings at 75 Prescott Street
School Committee
School Committee will meet on Wednesday for public comment and discussion about the NPS FY 2026 Preliminary Budget Proposal.
Community Budget meeting: Superintendent Anna Nolin and School Committee Chair Chris Brezski will hold a second Community Budget Meeting on Thursday, April 3 at Brown Middle School — a repeat of the Community Budget meeting on March 27. NPS has prepared a Budget Communication Toolkit for those cannot attend one of these meetings.
Boards and Commissions
Youth Commission will meet on Monday to discuss May YCAB schedule, logo, and June celebration.
Election Commission will meet on Tuesday to certify the results of the March 18 Special Municipal Election for the Ward 7 School Committee seat and set a date for a September Primary Election in case it is needed.
Newton Human Rights Commission will meet on Tuesday to discuss:
- Newton Police Department Reports
- Student Comment
- Meeting Schedules
- Human Rights Commissions/Committees in Neighboring Towns
- Newton A Sanctuary City
- Pride Honoree
- Public Comment
- Next Event: Pride Flag Raising Event June 3
Fair Housing Committee will meet on Wednesday to discuss its future and priorities, as well as Fair Housing training.
Newton Community Education Commission will meet on Wednesday for:
- Visit adult classes at NNHS
- Team Check in
- NCE Financial Update
- Status of Business Plan: Market research
- Brainstorm and market for new position
Conservation Commission will meet on Thursday for:
- Public hearings on:
- Invasive control and replanting around pond edge at 120 Seminary Avenue (Lasell Village)
- Demolition of a single-family house and construction of 2 duplexes at 11 Parsons Street
- Repaving work at 300 Hammond Pond Parkway
- 40B development multi-family residential building at 528 Boylston Street
- Stormwater management associated with a subdivision at 85 Dudley Road
- Informal discussion: New fence, not permitted at Wallace Street – Charles River Country Club
- Requests for Certificates of Compliance:
- Addition to a single-family house at 151 Albemarle Road
- Patio and landscaping for a single-family house at 99 Hagen Road
Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council will meet on Thursday to discuss:
- Highlands Village Day
- Northland project
- Village Enhancement Project
- Area Council election staffing
Other
Gov. Maura Healey and Rep. Jake Auchincloss will speak at a Charles River Regional Chamber Government Affairs Forum on Monday, 8:30AM-10AM at the Newton Marriott.
Development Review Team (DRT) will meet this week regarding these requests:
- 1135 Walnut Street: Amend existing special permit for parking at Parish of St. Paul
- 277 Elliott Street: Amend existing special permit for an addition to an existing nursing home (Stone Institute)
This week’s road construction schedule.
