by Village 14 | Oct 3, 2017 | Newton Highlands, West Newton |
The majority of residents living in proposed historic districts in Newton Highlands and West Newton oppose the plans, Laura Lovett reports for the TAB.
Seventy-percent of West Newton residents surveyed and 55 percent of Newton Highlands residents said they are against turning their area into a historic district.
by Village 14 | Jun 16, 2017 | West Newton
The Globe’s John Hilliard explores the proposal to establish a historic district “to combat teardowns in the West Newton Hill neighborhood, but critics say the move would impose unfair restrictions on property owners.”
“We’ve seen perfectly good houses go into dumpsters,” said Laura Foote.
“I don’t believe we’re entitled to make aesthetic decisions for neighbors, nor should they be entitled to make them for us,” said Betsy Hecker.
by Julia Malakie | May 8, 2017 | development, Environment, Newton, Newton Highlands |
The proposed Newton Highlands Local Historic District, for which many people I know, including V14’s Bob Burke, have spent countless hours on research and outreach, has its public hearing tonight at Zoning & Planning. (Agenda here.) Having seen and written... by Village 14 | Mar 17, 2017 | development, Newton
Kathleen Hobson and Andrea Kelley had a column in this week’s TAB laying out reason why we should be “thinking twice” before giving into the recent trend of historic district mania.
We believe local historic districts are a blunt instrument that should be used only sparingly. Historic preservation is an important community priority, but it should
by Greg Reibman | Jun 5, 2015 | Newton |
Featuring a cameo with our own Bob Burke