Commonwealth Carriageway Project – The Ward 4 City Councilors have organized a Zoom meeting for Monday, April 25th at 5:30 p.m. regarding the Commonwealth Carriageway Project. Join the Zoom meeting, here. The Commonwealth Carriageway Project, funded through MassDOT’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Program ($5.9 million confirmed for FY2023) is designed to…
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Budget Meetings in Full Swing: This week, the City Council will be reviewing the following departmental budgets this week: Comptroller/Retirement, Treasurer, Purchasing, Public Buildings, Assessing, Human Resources, Financial Services, and Executive/Sustainability. In addition, the Council will meet as a Committee of the Whole on Wednesday, April 27th at 6:00 p.m.…
Land Use – 04/05/2022 Committee Report: The Land Use Committee voted to approve the following: Request for a Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to raze a detached garage and construct additions exceeding FAR, to allow an oversized dormer, and to allow a retaining wall exceeding 4 feet within the setback at…
Public Safety and Transportation Committee The Public Safety and Transportation Committee will meet virtually on Wednesday, April 20th at 7:30 p.m. Click here to join the Zoom meeting or call 1‐646‐558 8656 and use the following Meeting ID: 851 2752 2606 The agenda includes the following: Request to approve a…
Finance Committee The Finance Committee will meet virtually on Monday, April 11th at 7:00 p.m. (Typo in the agenda). Click here to join the Zoom meeting. The agenda includes the following: Request to transfer $50,000 from Elections-Work by Other Depts. to fund the reconfiguration of some of the office space…
Let’s start with the School Committee meetings on the Budget. There were many. After several days of budget presentations – (March 28th, March 30th, March 31st), review, and discussions, all given with the understanding that the schools were faced with a $4 million dollar deficiency, the School Committee sent this…
The Finance Committee and the Programs and Services Committee will meet on Wednesday, April 13th, and possibly, Thursday, April 14th evenings to begin their review of the NPS Budget. This will be the first of the budget reviews conducted by the Council. The Mayor will not present the budget until…
The American Rescue Plan (ARPA) provides a total of $350 billion in Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds to help eligible state, local, territorial, and Tribal governments meet their present needs and build the foundation for a strong recovery. According to the Treasury Department’s ARPA Fact-Sheet, ARPA funds may…
Nine Newton City Councilors jointly submitted comments to the Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD) on its draft guidelines for implementing a new Section 3A of M.G.L. c. 40A (the Zoning Act). This was part of an economic development bill requiring communities served by the MBTA to have at…