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Zoning & Planning Committee – 10/23/23 Report

The Zoning & Planning Committee voted to Approve (see Report): The Zoning & Planning Committee voted to Hold: Items were discussed together.  Text amendment approved: Map Amendments approved:

Board and Commission Meetings – Week of 11/5/2023

Planning and Development Board will meet virtually (Zoom link) on Monday, November 6 at 7PM. The agenda includes the following: Board of License Commissioners will hold a special virtual (Zoom link) meeting on Tuesday, November 7 at 11:30AM. The agenda includes the following: Chestnut Hill Historic District Commission will meet…

Waller: Zoning shows it’s time to change the Councilors

I am endorsing the following City Council candidates – Rena Getz, Alan Lobovits, Lisa Gordon, Randy Block, Stephen Farrell, and David Micley. I am doing this because of the current City Council’s failure to examine, much less resist, Mayor Fuller’s plan to rezone Newton. If her plan goes through, there…

Roche: VCOD proposal is a thoughtful compromise

The proposed village-center rezoning reflects thoughtful compromise and tradeoffs. A core tradeoff: balancing intensity of multi-family residential development in existing commercial areas against a broad desire to minimize multi-family redevelopment, aka teardowns. City councilors Pam Wright and John Oliver (and others, including like-minded candidates in contested races) have recently and…

Zoning and Planning Committee hears public comments on Village Zoning Overlay Districts, Version 3.0

On September 26, the Zoning and Planning Committee heard comments about the most recent proposed Village Zoning Overlay District proposal, Version 3.0. (See NewTV video.) At one point, there were 290 people on the Zoom call, and at least 50 people had signed up to speak in person in the…

Lyon: Planning for new sidewalks should include environmental concerns

My comment pertains to the new sidewalks that were installed along the section of Needham Street under the Route 9 bridge and continuing to National Lumber. Redoing these sidewalks was such an opportunity to beautify an otherwise unattractive area. Instead of the new, all black hard top that now covers…

Newton Theatre Company celebrates 10 years in the spotlight

Celebrating its 10th anniversary this year, Newton Theatre Company (NTC) is known for its inclusive interpretations of a variety of plays. For example, while movie portrayals of Mr. Darcy from Pride and Prejudice feature swoon-worthy, brooding male actors, this innovative troupe is reinventing Jane Austen’s romance this fall with an all-female production. The nonprofit’s stated mission is to…

Zoning and Planning – 9/11/2023 Report

The Zoning & Planning Committee voted to approve the following (see Report and watch NewTV video): The Zoning & Planning Committee voted to hold the following: Straw Votes Taken:

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