Finance Committee will hold a special Tax Classification Hearing in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 17 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Request for City Council review and approval the FY26 Municipal Property Tax distribution percentages among residential, open space, commercial and industrial classes of Real Property.
City Council will meet on Monday, November 17 following the conclusion of the Finance Committee special Tax Classification Hearing. See Reports Docket and New Docket. The meeting will be broadcast on NewTV’s government channel (Comcast 9, RCN 13, 614(HD), Verizon 33) and on NewTV’s Youtube channel.
Land Use will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, November 18 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests:
- Class 2 Auto Dealers License:
- Newton Auto Group, 182 Brookline Street
- Jacob & Associates 1232 Washington Street
- Robert’s Towing, Inc. 926R Boylston Street
- West Newton Auto Service, Inc. 1200 Washington Street
- Allow a mix of for-profit education, personal instruction, non-accessory parking, wholesale bakery, vehicle storage and vehicle repair, sales and service and to waive 41 parking stalls at 28-30 Riverdale Avenue. See Special Permit documents. (Chair’s Note: The petitioner has requested to withdraw the petitions without prejudice.)
- Allow a day care use and to waive 18 parking stalls at 60 Needham Street. See Special Permit documents. (Chair’s Note: The petitioner has requested to withdraw the petitions without prejudice.)
- Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to create a parking area on the side of the existing driveway to accommodate two parking stalls in the front setback at 47-49 Ripley Street. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Amend a previously approved special permit to construct an addition of one garage bay to the existing detached garage structure at 84 Eldredge Street. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Rezone 399 Grove Street to Mixed Use 3 and to amend sections of the Mixed Use 3/Transit Oriented Development District of the Newton Zoning Ordinance – Riverside. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
- Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to construct a mixed-use development consisting of six primarily residential buildings and with Building 6 featuring an attached multi- level garage with associated waivers from the Zoning Ordinance at 355,399, 0 Grove Street Riverside. See Special Permit documents and Planning Memo.
Public Safety and Transportation will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, November 19 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:
- Appeal of the approval of Traffic Council petition on the request that the Traffic Bureau to provide 15 permits for staff to park in the Austin Street Municipal Lot without paying the kiosk during enforcement hours
- Appeal of the denial of Traffic Council petition to consider restricting parking along either one side or both sides of the block of Islington Road between Commonwealth Avenue and Ryder Terrace
Public Facilities will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, November 19 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests:
- Public hearing and approval to rename 18 roadways in Oak Hill Park to commemorate fallen veterans who have served during military conflicts.
- Major temporary repairs to Hamlet Street, from Langley Road to End in Newton Center. Property owners contend that Hamlet Street is a qualifying private way as defined by Ord. T-216 dated February 18, 1992.
- Appropriate $325,000 from FY26 Stormwater Operating Reserve Account to fund the development of a comprehensive stormwater infrastructure analysis and plan for the Cheesecake Brook subbasin
- 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
Programs and Services will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, November 19 at 7PM, The agenda includes the following:
- Appointment of Ellen Penso to the Council on Aging
- Request for a Home Rule Petition to allow the City of Newton to post legal notice of public hearings online in lieu of publishing legal notice in a newspaper
- Request to create a Department of Older Adult Services gift account with an upper limit of $1,000,000 to fund affordable programs, events, scholarships and critical social services to help older residents continue to thrive
- Request for the development of a code of conduct for Newton City Councilors
Traffic Council will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, November 20 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following requests to:
- Consider a stop or yield sign at the T intersection where Jacobs Terrace intersects with Hartman Road, to establish right-of-way. Note that this item requests a sign only on Jacobs Terrace, not on Hartman Road, in either direction.
- Eliminate four parking meters on the north side of Beacon Street between the Saint Jude Gate and Hammond Street, and to prohibit parking on the north side of Beacon Street between the Saint Jude Gate and Hammond Street.
- Create a “no parking” zone any day, any time restriction on the west side of Bristol Road, between the last driveway and Commonwealth Avenue.
- Extend the trial of the Langley Road (Triangle) Municipal Parking Lot in Newton Centre, previously part of item #TC8-25, including the existing Newton Centre Plaza located within a portion of the two westernmost rows of parking, to be reevaluated by October 31, 2026.
- Extend and modify the existing public parking spaces along the north side of Lyman Street, including converting Lyman Street into a one-way westbound circulation pattern, locating employee and public parking spaces along the north side of Lyman Street, and installing parking payment kiosks.
- Relocate the twelve (12) reserved spots for employee parking within the Langley Road (Triangle) Municipal Parking Lot in Newton Centre. Alternative locations to consider are other municipal parking lots and on-street metered spaces.
- Discuss and potentially vote on official parking regulations on Dalton Road. Note that this item was docketed because the parking regulations that were installed in February 2025 were part of a Traffic Council trial, and it was determined that the previous long-standing parking regulations were mistakenly not included in the City’s official Traffic and Parking Regulations (TPR). Without any Traffic Council action, once the trial ends, there would be no parking restrictions, thereby no parking signage would be posted on either side of Dalton Road.
- Update Sec. TPR176, parking regulations pertaining to particular streets, for Centre Street in the area south of Bowen Street, southbound. Note that this item was docketed because new long-term parking meters were installed in this area as part a Traffic Council trial, and it was determined that once the trial ends, these meters should be maintained and added to the official Traffic and Parking Regulations.
- Conduct a trial to remove a portion of the two westernmost rows of parking within the Langley Road (Triangle) Municipal Parking Lot in Newton Centre and relocate the twelve (12) reserved spots for employee parking, the two (2) reserved spots for Zip Car and the two (2) reserved spots for BlueBikes (for a net reduction of between five (5) and ten (10) Triangle Lot public parking spaces), to allow for the creation of a temporary public plaza for gathering, arts, and play in the heart of Newton Centre. This item was part of a long-term trial.
- Eliminate the left-turn prohibition from Beacon Street eastbound into the Langley Road municipal parking lot.
