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Land Use Committee – 11/01/2022 Report

The Land Use Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the video on NewTV): The Land Use Committee denied the following request:

Finance Committee – 10/24/2022 Report

The Finance Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the video on NewTV): The only other item on the agenda was a request made by the School Committee to approve authorizing the Mayor to appropriate the state reimbursement of $60,826.31 for McKinney-Vento and Foster Care Transportation funds…

Zoning and Planning Committee – 10/24/2022 Report

The Zoning and Planning Committee had an extensive discussion on the Village Center Zoning Maps that were released at the meeting (see Report and watch the video on NewTV). The complete presentation is attached to the Report and can also be found here.

Programs and Services Committee – 10/19/2022 Report

The Programs and Services Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch video on NewTV): All other items were held. The Committee discussed both proposals to amend the Tree Ordinance. The Committee, at the direction of the Chair, reviewed each section of the ordinance focusing on areas of…

Public Facilities Committee – 10/19/2022 Report

The Public Facilities voted to approve the following (see Report): The Committee voted No Action Necessary on the following item: The Chair explained that a new item will be docketed.

Public Safety and Transportation Committee – 10/19/2022 Report

The Public Safety and Transportation did not vote to approve any items at its meeting on 10/19/2022 (see Report, listen to the audio here). The Committee voted to deny the following: This appeal was filed by Councilor Kelley on behalf of 8 households and direct abutters who feel the stop…

Land Use Committee – 10/18/2022 Report

The Land Use Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch video on NewTV): All other items were held. The Committee opened the public hearing for a request for a special permit/site plan approval to allow a rear lot subdivision to construct a single-family dwelling, relocate the existing…

City Council Meetings – Week of 10/30/2022

Land Use Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, November 1 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Request to amend a previously approved Special Permit/Site Plan Approval to replace the Petitioner as stated in the Council Order (#443-20) from MME Newton Retail LLC…

Zoning and Planning Committee receives preliminary mapping of proposed districts in Village Centers

In its October 24 meeting, the City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee reviewed a presentation of the preliminary mapping of proposed zoning districts in Village Centers. The presentation was made by the City’s consultant for this project, Utile, under the direction of the Planning Department. These selected slides from the…

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