Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 2/26/2023

Newton Cultural Council will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 27 at 5:30PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Council Member Survey Discussion
• Treasurer report
• Collecting questions for Timothea Pham; MCC Program Officer Local Cultural Councils, Festivals, Cultural Districts, attending our March Meeting
• New Business

Newton Parks and Recreation Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, February 27 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Meeting Minutes – Draft January 23, 2023
• Lion’s 5K- NSHS – May 21 – NSHS -Informational
• Commissioner’s Report
  • Reoccurring Special Events
    • Nonantum Village Day-June 4- Coletti-Magni Park
• Committee Reports
  • Community Preservation Committee
  • Urban Tree Commission
  • Farm Commission
  • Off-Leash Area Working Group (OLAWG)
  • Arts & Culture
• New Business

Newton Commonwealth Foundation will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, February 28 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Treasurer’s Report
• Operator’s Report
  • Clubhouse Report
  • Maintenance Building Update
  • Grounds Report
• New Business

Countryside School Building Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, February 28 at 6PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Design Options Review
• Schedule Update
• Public Comment
• Next Meetings

Newtonville Area Council will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, February 28 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Village Center Zoning – Sharing of Utile images
• Discussion of issues in Newtonville
• Administrative Issues
  • Interviews for Candidates to fill Council Openings
  • Approval of January meeting minutes

Fair Housing Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, March 1 at 8AM. The agenda includes the following:

• Affirmatively Furthering Fair Housing HUD Comment
• Presentation on Fair Housing Complaints – Newton Health and Human Services Commissioner Linda Walsh
• Subcommittee Updates
  • Lottery Results & Lease-ups Sub-Committee
  • Membership & Nominating Sub-Committee
  • Fair Housing Award Sub-Committee
  • Fair Housing Literature Sub-Committee
• Fair Housing Committee Priorities Discussion

Conservation Commission will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, March 1 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Wetlands Decisions
  • Notice of Intent (NOI) for first and second-floor additions and a new deck at 370 Quinobequin Road – see 370 Quinobequin Road Plans; 370 Quinobequin Road NOI App
  • Request for a Certificate of Compliance (COC) for a single-family house teardown/rebuild at 50 Grace Road
  • Request for a Certificate of Compliance (COC) – Restoration of the historic barn into a single-family home at 31 Greenwood Street
  • Request for a Certificate of Compliance (COC) – Hydroraking of Houghton Pond, trail enhancements at 0 Suffolk Road
  • Request for a Certificate of Compliance (COC) – parking expansion/work never initiated at 125 Wells Avenue – Solomon Schechter School
  • Notice of Intent (NOI) for a teardown/rebuild of a single-family home at 50 Grace Road – see 50 Grace Rd Plans; 50 Grace Rd NOI App
• Conservation Area Decisions
• Administrative Decisions
• Issues Around Town Decisions
  • Tree Ordinance
  • Watertown Dam project letter
    • Request: CRWA is trying to garner support for the removal of the Watertown Dam.
• Updates
  • Wetlands
  • Conservation Area
  • Administrative
  • Issues Around Town

See Packet

Newton Highlands Neighborhood Area Council will meet in person (Brigham House, 20 Hartford Street) and virtually (Zoom link) on Thursday, March 2 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following:

• Substantive topics
  • Crystal Lake Update with Luis Perez Demorizi
  • Override discussion
  • Brief status updates:
    • Winter Parking Ban reform/repeal
    • 1149-1151 Walnut Street
    • Village Day preparations
    • Website
  • Filling Area Council vacancy
  • Zoning redesign discussion
    • Visuals from Utile
    • General discussion
  • DPW Village Enhancement Project
    • Utilities follow-up
    • Improvements to the feedback process and next steps
  • Parking permit data and problems
  • Northland 160 Charlemont 40B
    • Overall status
    • Funding for Christina Street rail bridge
• Administrative items
  • Review and approval of 2022 Annual Report
  • Review and approval of February meeting minutes
  • Treasurer’s report
• New Business