Mayor: ‘I’ve got a few concerns’ about police station proposal
Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller reports in her most recent email newsletter that Mark Development was the only developer to respond to the city’s RFP to find a new site for police department headquarters. And she adds, “…there’ll have to be some tough negotiating to get the proposal to a place where it makes sense for the City.
Here’s her full comment…
The City received only one response to our request for proposals for a site to locate a new police complex, and at first glance, I’ve got a few concerns.That’s not to say the whole undertaking is off the table, but let’s just say there’ll have to be some tough negotiating to get the proposal to a place where it makes sense for the City.A little background: A few months ago, Police Chief David MacDonald took me
How would you rate Ruthanne Fuller’s first 100 days?
It’s been just over 100 days since Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller was sworn in as the city’s first female mayor, And she will present her first budget to the City Council on Tuesday. How do you think she’s doing?Funding of Washington Street Corridor study delayed
A decision on whether to approve Mayor Ruthanne Fuller’s request for $500,000 to study redevelopment of the Washington Street Corridor will have to wait a couple weeks. The City Council appeared poised to overwhelmingly approve the funding Monday night, after an...Fuller selects Karen Glasgow to fill long vacant HR job
From the mayor’s office… Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has chosen Karen Glasgow, the Director of Labor Relations for the Boston Public Schools, to become the City’s next Director of Human Resources. Glasgow, who was introduced at the Mayor’s State of the City...Fuller: The state of our city is strong and the future is bright.
Here’s a copy of Mayor Ruthanne Fuller’s first State of the City address delivered Feb. 20, 2018 at Newton City Hall.
Good Evening.
To President Laredo, Vice President Kalis, President Emeritus Baker, members of the City Council and the School Committee, everyone here at City Hall or watching at home, good evening.
I last stood here seven weeks ago when I had the honor of taking a solemn oath of office. On Inauguration Day, I pledged “to build a greater, better and more beautiful Newton to transmit to our children and grandchildren – grounded in our sense of civic duty, inspired by our shared vision, and fueled by our tradition of working together.”
Tonight, I’m here to re-affirm that building a greater, better, more beautiful Newton will be
Fuller nixes Warren’s proposed hotel complex at former library site
Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller’s latest email to residents included this news about a hotel/restaurant/housing project Mayor Setti Warren annnounced last May.Remember the proposal for the former Newton Centre library property located at 1294 Centre Street?Stuart Rothman, on behalf of First Cambridge Realty Trust Corporation, proposed rehabilitating the former library into a restaurant with a space for community use, building aFuller to deliver first State of the City tonight
Mayor Ruthanne Fuller will deliver her first State of the City address at the council chamber at 8 p.m. What do you hope she will say?Norton opposes Fuller’s proposal to create vision for Washington Street
Newton Mayor Ruthanne Fuller has proposed spending a $500,000 to hire consultants to work with stakeholder on creating a vision for the Washington Street corridor.
“It’s important that we take charge of Newton’s future, that we decide what the Washington Street corridor should look like going forward,” [Fuller told the Globe’s John Hilliard’ “…All of us in the city of Newton want a thriving, vibrant Washington [Street] corridor that is of the right scale for the residential neighbors who immediately abut it, and works whether you’re trying to go down the corridor on foot, on a bicycle, or in a car.”
But City Councilor Emily Norton tells Hilliard she’s opposed to a study and “pointing to work already done by city and volunteer groups to determine what kind of development residents want to see along Washington Street.”
Our top pols all live on the Newton’s south side, does that matter?
Back on Dec. 14, moments after the new city council members had just voted in caucus to elect Marc Laredo to become the new council president, Ward 3 Councilor Jim Cote stood up to express his alarm that the city’s power base was about to fall into the hands of...Read Mayor Fuller’s inaugural address
To President Laredo, President Emeritus Baker and members of the City Council, Chair Goldman and members of the School Committee, Mayor Warren and Mayor Cohen, Governor Baker, Senator Creem, Representative Khan, District Attorney Ryan, reverend clergy, esteemed...Mayor-elect Fuller’s transition team issues report
Mayor-Elect Ruthanne Fuller’s Transition Team has completed its final report, a more than 100 page document with recommendations for the new administration.
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