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Newton Panel Holds Nonantum Street-Sweeping Docket Pending Joint Finance Meeting

Newton's Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted 7-0 to hold a street-sweeping compliance docket for Nonantum, unable to advance a fine increase while home rule legislation remains pending at the state level.

Newton panel approves $347,534 CPA grant for City Hall war memorial stair repair

Newton approves $347,534 in CPA funds for City Hall war memorial stairs, endorses $7.15 million building budget.

Newton Finance Committee Approves $8.6 Million in Free Cash and Three Building Feasibility Studies

Newton Finance Committee approves $8.6 million in free cash and launches three major building feasibility studies. The committee voted unanimously or near-unanimously on all items at its May 11 session, chaired by Councilor Becky Grossman.

Newton Committee Advances $64 Million Police and Fire Budgets for FY27

Newton's Public Safety and Transportation Committee unanimously advanced $64 million in police and fire budgets for fiscal year 2027.

Newton Committee Approves Five Department Budgets, $825,000 in School Funds

Newton's Programs and Services Committee approved five city department budgets and two emergency school appropriations totaling $825,000 at its May 6 meeting.

Newton Panel Unanimously Advances $8.5 Million in Capital Spending and Feasibility Studies

Newton's Public Facilities Committee unanimously advanced more than $8.5 million in capital spending at its May 6 meeting, highlighted by three concurrent $1.25 million feasibility study authorizations for Newton South High School, police headquarters, and Ward and/or Underwood Elementary Schools.

Newton Committee Votes 7-0 to Extend Holly Road Parking Ban on West Side

Newton's Public Safety and Transportation Committee voted 7-0 to expand a parking restriction on Holly Road near Beacon Street after residents testified the original Traffic Council ruling left the most dangerous stretch of the road untouched.

Newton Audit Panel Recommends Athletics Fees, Tree Fund as Special Audit Projects

Newton's Financial Audit Advisory Committee recommended auditing the city's tree preservation fund and Newton Public Schools' athletics revolving account as special projects for this year's external audit.

Newton Zoning Panel Approves Sending $3.5 Million HUD Housing Plan to Washington

Newton's Zoning and Planning Committee voted to send the city's Fiscal Year 2027 Annual Action Plan to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, unlocking roughly $3.5 million in federal block grant funds for affordable housing and emergency services.

Newton Zoning Panel Approves HUD Housing Plan Submission, Holds Raised Bed Debate

NEWTON — April 28, 2026 — Newton's Zoning and Planning Committee authorized submission of a $3 million federal housing plan while deferring action on raised bed zoning and Village Center Overlay District amendments. The committee voted 6-0, with Chair Lyle Baker abstaining due to a connection to Suffolk University,

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