Why are all these proposals for apartments? Why aren’t they proposing condominiums?Part of the answer, of course is, not everyone can afford the down payments or has the credit to own. But as a recent NPR report explains, there’s also a growing population that
I brought this up on earlier threads, but after thinking more about it over the weekend, it seemed worthy of being its own thread.
During the Ward 5 City Council debate candidate Paul Coletti, who is running this fall a decade after having served as a member of Newton’s Board of Aldermen for 32 years, made a revelation that startled me when he alleged that “many, many” of his former board colleagues profited personally “doing business with the very people they were giving permits to.”
Decision 2019: Ward Six Councilor at Large from NewTV Government on Vimeo.
The following originally appeared as a letter to the editor in this week’s Newton TAB. Reprinted with permission.
In a recent newsletter, Mayor Fuller informs us that the plan for Riverside has been scaled back in response to “neighbors’ concerns,” which “also means a reduction in community benefits.” She suggests attending the next City Council hearing, if we “want to be involved.” I can almost hear, “Or whatever.”
The lack of enthusiasm in the Mayor’s message is unsettling. A year ago, she signed the Metro Mayors Coalition Housing Task Force Compact with 14 other area leaders (housingtaskforce.mapc.org), affirming the dire regional housing shortage and pledging to do all she could to alleviate it.
At the time, she told the Boston Globe that housing proposals in Newton faced tough neighborhood opposition, but she had faith in the
Both the Globe and Newton Patch take deep dives this morning into Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller’s efforts to take 17 acres of Webster Woods from Boston College by eminent domain.
The Globe’s John Hilliard revisits the decision to by then Mayor Setti Warren to pass up a chance to purchase the woods when Congregation Mishkan Tefila was first looking to sell it.
“We reached out to the city, but they didn’t show any interest,” said Steven Kaitz, one of three co-presidents of the congregation.
And Patch’s Jenna Fisher quotes Boston College spokesperson Jack Dunn who says ts Fuller will
Marc Laredo, City Council president tells the Newton TAB that Fuller’s decision was not a surprise and he “would expect we’re going to override the mayor’s veto.”
Here’s the NewTV/Newton League of Women Voters debate between between incumbent Maria Scibelli Greenberg and challenger (and former Alderman) Allan L. Ciccone who are running for the Ward 1 City Council seat.
