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...Obama was president, Brexit approved and Warren was mayor when this happened
One of the common arguments we’re heard signature gatherers are using as they look to overturn the Newton City’s Council’s 17-10 Northland vote is that the city has rushed this project without hearing from the public.
Nothing, of course, could be further from the truth. Even before the Land Use committee held 15 public meetings, there were dozens and dozens and dozens of community meetings, not to mention the months-long Needham Street Vision process, which included a wide cross section of community members.
In fact this project has been in front of the city for so long that Barack Obama was president, the Brits has just approved Brexit and David Price was pitching in his first season as a member of the Red Sox when then Mayor Setti Warren introduced this project back in 2016
Of course, since that 2016 community kick off event, this project has been substantially reduced in scope from 2 million to 1.1 million square feet, thanks to some tough negotiations by our “listening to the public” city leaders. The number of
VIDEO: Watch the City Council vote on Webster Woods and Northland
For those who missed it — and for those who want to relive it again or show their floor speech to their mom — here’s the Dec. 2, 2019 Newton City Council meeting where both the unanimous vote to take Webster Woods and the 17-7 vote to approve the Northland project took place.
A Newton that is truly welcoming and sustainable
Tomorrow night, we as a community, through our elected representatives, have an opportunity to breathe life into a vision of Newton that is truly welcoming and sustainable. As our City Councilors engage in final deliberations on the Northland development, I hope they...![Fuller: ‘[Northland] is right-sized’](https://village14.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/2/2019/11/Northland-from-Needham-St-1080x675.jpg)
Fuller: ‘[Northland] is right-sized’
Ahead of Monday’s scheduled vote, Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller is offering her strongest endorsement yet of the Northland project, including it’s transportation plan, the Globe’s John Hilliard reports “Bottom line, I think this development is...
Randall Block: Help stop Northland and I’ll give you a free t-shirt
Just one week before the Newton City Council is scheduled to vote on the Northland project, Right Sized Newton President Randall Block is organizing a petition drive to stop the project. Here’s some excerpt from a letter Block sent to supporters. “We...Northland vote delayed to Dec. 2
The Newton City Council discussed but did not vote on the Northland project as originally scheduled on Monday Nov. 18. A vote is now expected on Dec. 2The Slippery Slope of Size
To listen to the Right Size argument in Newton is to hear a lot about the heights of buildings. Right Sizers living near the Northland property think it has too many apartments, while those over near Riverside fretted (until recently) that it had too few housing units...Parks & Rec Commissioner really likes the idea of a splash park on Northland site
In response to questions from City Councilors about the proposal at a recent Land Use Committee meeting, Parks, Rec and Culture Commissioner Bob DeRebuis has written a letter endorsing Northland’s proposal to build a splash/spray park and explaining why he does...
Northland offers $1.5 M towards rebuilding Countryside School
At at tonight’s (Wednesday) Land Use Committee meeting Northland will present an offer to contribute $1.5 million towards to renovation or reconstruction of Countryside Elementary School as part of an extensive community giveback effort under the special permit...VIDEO (and Globe story): Northland presentation and discussion
The Globe’s John Hilliard reports on Northland’s “pledge to add workforce housing and public amenities to its proposed mixed-use development in Upper Falls.”And you can watch the video from the entire meeting here….
Newton Land Use Committee June 18, 2019 from NewTV Government on Vimeo.
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