Newton City Council voted 19-2 to approve fiscal 2027 water, sewer and stormwater rates, with stormwater fees jumping 33.3 percent to fund a federally mandated phosphorus cleanup.
Newton's City Council committee approved $550,000 to replace an obsolete data storage system and $150,000 for safety netting after soccer balls began flying onto Craft Street from a new turf field.
Newton approves $347,534 in CPA funds for City Hall war memorial stairs, endorses $7.15 million building budget.
Newton's Land Use Committee held two contested housing proposals open while approving three smaller permits.
Newton's Zoning and Planning Committee held off on new zoning rules and ordered staff to define "live-work" space.
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's Public Safety and Transportation Committee unanimously advanced $64 million in police and fire budgets for fiscal year 2027.
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'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's Zoning and Planning Committee approved three fiscal 2027 budgets totaling roughly $10.1 million. The panel unanimously backed $2,457,396 for Inspectional Services, $2,499,301 for Planning and Development, and $5,102,817.78 for Community Preservation Act administration.
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