Finance panel reviews pension liability trend

From Newton News

• Finance Committee hears pension liability update from auditors. Newton's Finance Committee heard from city auditors on the retirement system's net pension liability, as new member Ryan McLaughlin, a 25-year financial-services veteran, warned that pension discount rate assumptions look increasingly out of step with rising bond yields.Newton News
• Land use panel weighs retaining wall, lot fix, Opus parking. Newton's Land Use Committee considered an eight-foot retaining wall on Nardell Road, an unusual boundary-sliver lot fix on Miller Road, and a parking fix for the 174-unit Opus Newton senior living facility, after a councilor warned that parking problems could persist.Newton News
• Parking panel weighs residential permit fee changes. Newton's Public Safety and Transportation Committee weighed changes to residential parking permit fees after a new $25 charge sharply cut applications, with councilors divided between a buy-one-get-one model and modernizing the police department's payment system.Newton News

Newton on Fri, Oct 9

• City seeks school crossing guards. The City of Newton is recruiting school crossing guards, posting an open call for applicants on its website as the school year continues.City of Newton

Coming up

• Thu, Nov 12, 5:45 p.m.: 2nd-8th grade challah braiding. Temple Emanuel of Newton will host a free challah-braiding program for students in grades 2 through 8 on Nov. 12, from 5:45 to 7 p.m. at 385 Ward St., according to JewishBoston.JewishBoston

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