The City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee will hold a public hearing on June 14 regarding a proposed ordinance requiring electrification of all new construction and substantial renovation. Last August, Governor Baker signed into law legislation (H.5060) granting Newton and nine other ten communities (Acton, Aquinnah, Arlington, Brookline, Cambridge, Concord,…
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Ending months of sometimes tense negotiations with the Mayor, the City Council voted to approve the Mayor’s FY24 budget of $499,710,209 General Fund allocations with an additional $70, 306,117 for Community Preservation, Water, Sewer, and Stormwater funds, for a total of $570,016,326. (See FY2024 Budget, FY2024-2028 CIP, and FY2024-2028 Supplemental CIP).…
Prior to the City Council’s full budget review and approval, the City Council met to consider a resolution proposed by Ward 4 Councilor, Lenny Gentile, to use $10,000,000 of Free Cash designated for the Lincoln Eliot Elementary School project, as part of an unrestricted reserve fund comprised of: Councilor Gentile’s…
The Zoning and Planning Committee held and set the public hearing date for the following item (see Report and watch the NewTV video): According to the report, Sustainability co-Director, Ann Berwick and Assistant City Solicitor Lee provided an update regarding requirements under the Ten Communities program. The deadline to approve…
The Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the NewTV video):
The Public Facilities Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the NewTV video): The Committee voted to hold the following: Due to the curvature of Elliot Street and the high number of reported accidents, the City is looking to make roadway improvements for all users and has…
The Programs and Services Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the NewTV video): The Committee voted to hold the following: Chief Operating Officer Jonathan Yeo stated that this fund has been used in the past to defray expenses incurred from hosting the Marathon and for playground…
The Land Use Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch the NewTV video):
Full City Council will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 5 at 7:45PM and watch on NewTV. See Reports Docket and New Docket. Land Use Committee will meet in person (Council Chamber) and virtually (Zoom link) on Tuesday, June 6 at 7PM. The agenda…
The School Committee will meet virtually (Zoom Link) in Executive Session on June 7, 2023 at 1PM to discuss strategy with respect to collective bargaining with the NTA (Units A-E)- (see Meeting Notice).