School Nurses to Protest/Picket at Newton City Hall
According to a Facebook post on Newton Civic Action Forum, the Newton Public School nurses, who are funded under the Health and Human Service Department’s budget – not the School Department’s budget, are planning a protest/picket at City Hall on...The Future of the Newton Police
When it comes to the future of the Newton Police, the only point that everyone seems to agree on is that something must change. That’s what the task force is about, that’s what the budget debate was about, that’s what the Defund movement is about,...Mass Building Trades Council Calls for Halt of All But Emergency or Essential Work
I have heard complaints about construction continuing under unsafe circumstances. Although Boston Mayor Marty Walsh shut down construction in Boston weeks ago, Mayor Fuller has let construction continue in Newton. Her reply to questions and complaints has been: “There...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...
Auchincloss: Mayor Fuller is going to ask the voters to raise taxes
In his newsletter to constituents, Councilor Jake Auchincloss said what many people have been thinking since Mayor Fuller delivered her Long-Range Financial Forecast & Five-Year Financial Plan and the Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan last week. Every year, the...VIDEO: Watch Fuller’s presentation to CPA committee about Webster Woods process
Letter from BRC Member on Elected Officials Salaries
It’s time to let City Council members of the Programs & Services Committee know your opinion on whether or not our elected officials (the Mayor, City Council and School Committee members) should receive raises. The period for public comments is expected to...Fuller acknowledges Newton’s ‘poor grades on a housing report card’
This just in from Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller’s weekly email newsletter …
The Boston Foundation recently released its Greater Boston Housing Report Card 2019 looking at housing affordability and housing production in the 147 cities and towns in the five counties surrounding Boston.
We’re expensive. More specifically, the Report found that metro-Boston, which includes Newton, is one of the nation’s most expensive places to buy (4th in the U.S.) or rent (3rd in the U.S.). The authors highlighted that the limited supply of housing stock and high cost contributes to persistent racial segregation.
The Report evaluated each city and town. Newton had low scores except for
Slow down on NewCAL
As a long-time public administrator, I always take heart when an elected official has the creativity to propose a forward-looking project for the benefit of the public. It’s not easy to go through the process of scoping, planning, designing, siting, and funding such...
Reasonable Access to Public Restrooms for All
Every public restroom provides, at a minimum, a toilet, toilet paper, running water, hand soap, and either air blowers or paper towels to dry your hands after you wash them. Sanitation codes further require that employers provide “reasonable access” to bathrooms to...
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