New Rules for Short Term Rental Ordinance
From the Friday, December 27, 2019 Newton City Council Newsletter: Short Term Rental Ordinance effective January 2, 2020 Starting January 2, 2020, all short-term rental properties in the City of Newton must be in compliance with the requirements...
Take a Break, Tell Us a Story
In the lull between the busyness of the holidays and the craziness of getting back to work (reading hundreds of emails) at the beginning of the new year when news is relatively sparse, I thought it might be fun for V14ers to tell...Building Green – Two New Ordinances
Mayor Fuller released this via her email newsletter on Wednesday. Building Green in Newton Two new “building energy efficiency” ordinances will help make Newton greener. The City Council passed the new ordinances on Monday. One ordinance allows homeowners and...The Process for Referendums is Different from that of Ballot Questions – Mayor’s Update
Mayor Fuller released this via her email newsletter on Monday. Mayor’s Update A Possible Referendum on Northland Two weeks ago, the Newton City Council approved by a 17 to 7 vote a special permit and zoning to allow housing, restaurants, shops and offices to...Going on Behind the Scenes – Some Parking Meter Charges are Going Up
While most of us are focused on the upcoming election, the city council overwhelmingly passed a new parking meter program. The Tab’s Julie Cohen in her Oct 22 title: Newton Businesses Flabbergasted by Possible $3.75 Parking Meters, (a major click bate title) includes...Is NPS in Compliance with Recent Special Ed Federal Laws?
According to an article in the Boston Globe this morning, MA is in violation of the revised Individuals with Disabilities Act (IDEA) by denying special education services to students attending all types of private schools – both secular and religious....
Election and Debate Information
Happy Birthday Amy! Thanks for putting together and sharing via email all the coming debate and election information. With elections right around the corner, the following are links to websites that tie the upcoming events and...Newton’s Students have teachers working without a contract
Continuing the conversation on the teacher’s contract negotiation. How long do parents and other residents think these great teachers will stay in Newton when starting salaries for Teachers with a Master’s Degree, and the debt that it required, are lower than many...
Newton Center for Active Living Update
In a recent post on V14, Paul Levy asked that when the Globe expands its coverage of Newton, they look into Mayor Warren’s overreach concerning how he carried out the contract with Big Belly and to perform a post audit. I would...Tonight 9/9/19 – Public Hearing Request to Approve Washington Street Vision Plan
From Amy Sangiolo’s newsletter: Washington Street Vision Plan: There will be a public hearing on a request to approve and adopt the Washington Street Vision Plan as part of the 2007 Comprehensive Plan on Monday, September 9th at 8:15 p.m. in the Council Chamber. Thank...Has Anyone Noticed …
Has anyone noticed the difference between – Building a new school in Waban/Newton Highlands – lets just call it Zervis – the city paid at least fair market value to take 3 homes so a parking lot could be built for teachers and staff – to meet...
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