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City Council Meetings – Week of 12/11/2022

Finance Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 12 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Zoning and Planning Committee will meet in person (Room 204) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 12 at 6:30PM. The agenda includes the following: Chair’s note: Sustainability Director Ann Berwick will…

Newton Center/Thompsonville Village Center Zoning Input Session draws 53 participants

On Thursday, December 1st, Barney Heath, Director of Newton’s Planning Department, joined by members of his staff, launched the third in a series of seven community presentations on the proposed Village Center Overlay Design. This meeting, focused on Newton Center and Thompsonville, was not meant to be a public hearing,…

Advocates for climate action question need for National Grid pipeline replacements

A group of climate action advocates in Newton, led by Mothers Out Front/Newton, is asking the City Council’s Public Facilities Committee for more transparency about National Grid’s gas-pipeline-replacement projects and for gas-leak repairs that are less disruptive, trenchless, lower-cost, yet as-safe. The group is concerned that Committee has been permitting…

City Council Meetings – Week of 12/4/2022

Full Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, December 5 at 7:45PM (see Reports Docket and New Docket). Land Use Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, December 6 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: See also…

Finance – 11/28/2022 Report

The Finance Committee voted to approve the following (see Report): The request to transfer $174,000 from June 30, 2022 Certified Free Cash to the Building Demolition/Other Repairs to fund the emergency demolition of 91 Newtonville Avenue was held. The Commissioner of Inspectional Services was not available but the Chief Financial…

Land Use – 11/22/2022 Report

The Land Use Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the video on NewTV): The Committee continued the public hearing on 1314 Washington Street and received an update from the petitioner regarding parking. Two options were discussed regarding the proposal to add parking spaces on Highland Street…

Zoning and Planning – 11/28/2022 Report

The Zoning and Planning Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the video on NewTV): The request for a review, discussion, and possible ordinance amendments relative to Chapter 30 zoning ordinances pertaining to Mixed Use, Business Districts, and Village Districts relative to the draft Zoning Ordinance (formerly…

Newton Cemetery & Arboretum requests exemption from Newton’s Tree Preservation Ordinance

In October, the Newton Cemetery & Arboretum (NC&A) sent a letter to the City Council’s Programs & Services Committee requesting exemption from Newton’s Tree Preservation Ordinance (TPO) – both in the current form of the ordinance and under either of two proposed revisions to it (one by the City Council…

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