Best city council budget meeting video ever

by | May 24, 2018 | Newton | 9 comments

Check out what happened at Wednesday’s Newton City Council meeting.

Batty Situation from NewTV on Vimeo.

Thanks to NewTV for sharing and cudos to whomever created this new meme.

9 Comments

  1. Greg Reibman
    Greg Reibman on May 24, 2018 at 2:24 pm

    This gives whole new meaning to a budget bat-tle.

    And it’s fascinating to watch how our different councilors responded.

  2. Brenda Noel
    Brenda Noel on May 24, 2018 at 3:14 pm

    My finest hour for sure!

  3. Meredith
    Meredith on May 24, 2018 at 5:29 pm

    Or as Universal Hub put it, “Newton city councilors have bats in their belfry “

  4. Andy Levin
    Andy Levin on May 24, 2018 at 9:16 pm

    Watching Councilor Walker Grossman’s initial reaction in the foreground is hysterical.
    Even watching this video is mildly traumatic for me. When we lived in Worcester many years ago our old house had a major bat problem. They freak the heck out of me and I would have been under a table had I been in City Hall Monday evening. Not kidding.
    Rodents, snakes, spiders… none bother me much. But bats really frighten me. I think it might have to do with a past life, it’s so intense.
    So what happened to the bat?

  5. Susan Albright
    Susan Albright on May 25, 2018 at 8:11 am

    The whereabouts of the bat are unknown. We did not receive a visitation last night.

  6. James Cote
    James Cote on May 25, 2018 at 10:29 am

    How cool is @GregSchwartz!!! The focus of a doctor, this is the person you want at the helm when the storm hits!!!

    • Greg Reibman
      Greg Reibman on May 25, 2018 at 11:02 am

      I love so much about this: Schwartz and Kalis carrying on as if nothing is happening. Rookies Grossman and Noel likely wondering what they signed onto when they decided to run for city council. Danberg and Rice springing to action opening windows. Lipof trying to swat it down. Crossley apparently deciding this was a good time to get in some steps. And Gentile, for once, seeming to be at a loss for words.

  7. Mary Mary Quite Contrary
    Mary Mary Quite Contrary on May 25, 2018 at 11:11 am

    I caught a segment about this on one of the local news stations this morning when I was at the gym. Also, this is my worst nightmare. I don’t like winged creatures.