Newton's Public Safety and Transportation Committee opened 2026 by approving six auto-related business licenses in a ten-minute session on January 7.
Newton Land Use Committee greenlights Sunoco station overhaul, stalls Redwood Road rebuild.
Newton Finance Committee receives clean fiscal year 2025 audit opinion, with caveats on IT controls.
Newton Finance Committee approves $5 million culvert grant and $2.3 million pump station work in final meeting of the year.
Newton's Public Safety and Transportation Committee cleared five public auto license renewals unanimously at its December 3 meeting, the last of the current council term.
Newton Finance Committee refers contested workers' comp items to next council, approves $622,400 in infrastructure spending.
Newton's Programs and Services Committee voted 6-1 to send a proposed city council code of conduct to the full council, stripping out enforcement provisions but retaining a harassment prevention policy.
Newton's Finance Committee voted 7-0 to recommend the maximum allowable commercial tax shift for fiscal year 2026.
Newton's Zoning and Planning Committee voted to eliminate minimum parking requirements for commercial tenants in Business One and Business Two districts and standardize parking tables across other commercial zones, advancing changes supporters say will reduce red tape for village center businesses.
Newton's Finance Committee unanimously approved $1.65 million from free cash for municipal vehicle purchases and nearly $2 million in historic preservation funds for the West Newton Cinema in a busy November 10 session.
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