Government · Finance Committee
Newton Pension Liability Falls to $248 Million
Newton's Finance Committee heard that the city's net pension liability dropped to $248 million.
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Government · Other Committee
Newton panel approves retaining wall, lot fix, Opus parking
Newton's Land Use Committee approved three unrelated special permits by unanimous 8-0 votes Tuesday.
Government · Select Board
Council Postpones Angled Parking Ordinance 16-8
Newton City Council postponed, 16-8, a proposed ordinance change that would let the Traffic Council exempt angled parking spots from the winter overnight parking ban.
Government · City Council
Council Votes 16-8 to Postpone Parking Rule
Newton City Council postponed a vote to expand overnight winter parking exemptions to angled street spaces, 16-8, after concerns about commercial blocks in Waban and Newtonville.
Government · Other Committee
Land Use Committee Approves Three Zoning Petitions 8-0
Newton Land Use Committee clears three zoning petitions 8-0 after sparring over "adverse impact" standards.
Government · Other Committee
Zoning panel OKs $1.9 million housing trust grant
The Newton Zoning and Planning Committee voted 5-0, with two abstentions, to recommend a $1.9 million Community Preservation Act grant to the Affordable Housing Trust.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance panel OKs 36-town trash negotiation deal
Newton Finance Committee backs a 36-town trash deal and a bike-share funding fix.
Government · Cultural Council
Newton Cultural Council distributes $64,000 to 47 grantees
Newton Cultural Council celebrates 47 grantees, unveils a new poet laureate program. Co-chair Anne Marie Stein reported 90 applications requesting $186,000, with the council distributing roughly $64,000; the city's match to state funding rose to $40,000 for fiscal 2027.
Government · Traffic Council
Traffic Council OKs Parking Trial Near Newton South
Newton's Traffic Council approved a long-term parking trial covering four streets near Newton South High School.
Government · Other Committee
Newton Panel Debates Shrinking 24-Member Council
Newton committee debates cutting City Council from 24 to 12 full-time, paid seats. Councilor Steven Farrell pitched the smaller body, floating a roughly $100,000 starting salary and citing a Finance Committee that met just seven hours all of 2025 against Land Use's 74.
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