The City Council’s Zoning and Planning Committee (ZAP) and the Planning and Development Board will hold a joint public hearing on the proposed Village Center Overlay District – Version 3.0 (maps and text) on Tuesday, September 26 at 7PM. To create Version 3.0, the Committee met all through the summer to incorporate…
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Despite the rain, Newton PorchFest 2023 went on!
Planning and Development Board will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, June 5 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Fair Housing Committee will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Wednesday, June 8 at 8AM . The agenda includes the following: Newton Upper Falls Historic District Commission will meet virtually (Zoom…
PorchFest 2023 will be held this Saturday, June 3 (rain date June 4) from noon until 6 PM. Free live music by over 100 acts will be performed on approximately 70 porches in Auburndale, Lower Falls, and Waban, thanks to the efforts of the Newton PorchFest Committee, with support from…
The Newtonville Historic District Commission will meet virtually on Thursday, July 7th at 7:30 p.m. Go here to join the Zoom meeting. The agenda includes the following: Request for a Certificate of Appropriateness to renovate the house and garage including the enclosed front entry porch and right-side porch, to restore…
The Newtonville Area Council will meet virtually on Thursday, June 23rd at 7:00 p.m. Go here to join the Zoom meeting. The agenda includes the following: Update on NewCAL Project Update on Cabot Park Pavilion project Update on Village Center Zoning effort Keep Newtonville Beautiful initiative update Other Business Administrative…
The Countryside School Building Committee will meet virtually on Tuesday, June 21st at 6:00 p.m. Go here to join the Zoom meeting. The agenda includes the following: Call to Order Approval of Minutes 5/24/22 SBC Meeting Minutes. Vote Expected. Designer Selection progress update Site Survey and Wetlands mapping Public Comment…
The Public Facilities Committee will be the first City Council Committee to review the proposed funding for the Lincoln-Eliot Elementary School Building renovation/addition project. The proposal calls for $49.3 million in bonding. The agenda and supporting documentation can be found here (begins at p. 24). The next stop will be…
Modifications to the Grove Street roundabout that was approved as part of the Riverside Special Permit project remain controversial. Two councilors, Alison Leary and Alicia Bowman have urged DPW Commissioner, James McGonagle, in this memo, suggesting that the Ward 4 Councilors made an incorrect claim regarding whether the proposed design…
The Craft Street proposal – a partnership between Mark Development and SRG Senior Living – for a 209 unit elder housing project (129 independent living units – studio – 2 bedrooms; 52 Assisted Living Units -studio – 2 bedrooms; and 28 Memory Care Units – studio only) will be presented…