City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber and Room 207) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, May 5 at 7:45PM and broadcast on NewTV’s Youtube channel government channel (Comcast 9, RCN 13, 614 HD, Verizon 33). See Reports Docket and New Docket.
During the City Council meeting, the Council will meet as a Committee of the Whole and hold public hearings on these agenda items:
- Proposed Water, Sewer and Stormwater Rates
- FY2026 to FY 2030 Capital Improvement Plan
- FY2026-FY2030 Supplemental Capital Improvement Plan
Land Use will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, May 6 at 7PM. The agenda includes requests for Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to:
- Raze the existing dwelling and construct a two-family dwelling exceeding the maximum allowable FAR at 50 Braeland Avenue. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Remove an existing driveway and construct a one-story detached two-car garage with a new driveway, further increasing both the nonconforming FAR and lot coverage at 100 Bellevue Street. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Construct a 2.5-story addition to the dwelling, further increasing the nonconforming FAR and further decreasing the nonconforming open space at 33 Fountain Street. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Operate a community food pantry onsite, with dimensional waivers for the parking facility and signage at 131 Rumford Avenue. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Convert the existing single-car garage into habitable space, eliminating the parking within the garage resulting two surface parking stalls within the front setback at 22 Owatonna Street. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Rezone two parcels as follows: 329-331 River Street and 335 River Street. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Raze the existing dwellings and combine the two lots for the construction of six attached single-family dwellings in three separate buildings with associated parking waivers at 329-331 River Street and 335 River Street. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Raze the existing two-family dwelling and construct three separate single-family dwellings changing the nonconforming residential use with the City Council determining appropriate density and dimensional controls at 329-331 River Street. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
Public Facilities will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, May 7 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Petition for a main drain extension that begins at an end of the line drain manhole near 16 & 17 Chapin Road and extends approximately 482 feet easterly to the end of Chapin Road. This will provide a means for overflow connections to the proposed on-site infiltration system that was designed for the new dwellings. The overflow connections will be provided to the dwellings along the proposed drain main extension. (See Petition documents.)
Programs and Services will meet in person (Room 211) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, May 7 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Appointment of Gregory Ansaldi as Chief Information Officer
- Authorization to transfer and expend $76,975 for temporary school nursing staff
- Appropriation of $75,000 for Community Health Assessment and Community Health Improvement Plan
- Department Budget and CIP discussions:
- City Clerk
- City Solicitor
- Veterans Services
- Health and Human Services
- Older Adult Services
Public Safety and Transportation will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, May 7 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Discussion and possible ordinance change on residential parking programs and fee structures
- Discussion and possible ordinance change on the categories and levels of parking fines
- Policy discussion, review, and possible action related to parking on-street and in municipal lots
Programs and Services and Finance Committees will meet in person (Room 207) and virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, May 8 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Appropriation of $150,000 from Certified Free Cash for Library data wiring to add to and update the Newton Free Library’s data wiring to improve connectivity, data security and transmission speed in heavily used patron and staff areas.
- Appropriation of $1,170,612 to a non-lapsing account to reduce one-time expenditures for Newton Public Schools.
- Department Budget and CIP discussion:
- School Department