2012 – 2013 Local Action
February 27, 2013 - Letter to MassDEP about proposed revision to the Draft Solid Waste Master Plan
February 18, 2013 - Letter to Newton Board of Aldermen about Special Election for Ward 1 Alderman vacancy
January 14, 2013 – Letter to Newton Community Preservation Committee in support of Newton Homebuyer Assistance Program
December 12, 2012 – Op Ed in Newton TAB about Charter Commission initiative
October 25, 2012 – Interview in Newton Patch about Charter Commission initiative
October 24, 2012 – Op Ed in Newton TAB about Charter Commission initiative
October 17, 2012 – Letter to the Editor in Newton TAB about Charter Commission initiative
October 11, 2012 – Letter to Community Preservation Committee about the Draft Newton CPC Funding Guidelines
June 13, 2012 – Letter to the Editor in Newton TAB about Charter Commission initiative
2011 – 2012 Local Action
May 17, 2012 - LWVN organized a public forum about parking
May 4, 2012 - Statement re: water and sewer rates at Board of Aldermen Public Hearing in favor of Mayor’s proposed increase in water and sewer rates, with copy of statement distributed to Aldermen
April 25, 2012 - Participation in LWVMA Day on the Hill and meeting with Newton’s State delegation
March 22, 2012 - Statement re: Re-zoning at Board of Aldermen Public Hearing against proposed re-zoning of the Riverside MBTA property, with copy of statement distributed to Aldermen
March 21, 2012 - Letter to the Editor, Newton TAB, urging voters to sign nomination papers
March 8, 2012 - Letter re: MBTA to Jonathan Davis, MBTA General Manager, with copies to Governor Deval Patrick; Richard Davey, Secretary, Massachusetts Department of Transportation; Sen. Cynthia Creem; Reps. Ruth Balser, Kay Khan, and John Lawn; and Mayor Setti Warren, urging them to find an alternative funding plan for the MBTA
February 1, 2012 - LWVN board approved a “Riverside Information Sheet” that was posted on the LWVN website
January 6, 2012 - Letter to the Editor, Newton TAB, marking the second anniversary of the US Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, and urging voters to be informed about political ads and to ask all candidates about their position on campaign finance reform
Winter 2011-Spring 2012 - LWVN Observers attended most of the Zoning meetings pertaining to the proposed Riverside development
December 14, 2011 - Letter supporting a City of Newton Resolution urging the Massachusetts Legislature to enact comprehensive Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation, sent to Mayor Setti Warren and members of the Newton Board of Aldermen
November 27, 2011 - LWVN organized a public forum about traffic
November 17, 2011 - Letter asking for an independent peer review of traffic planning for proposed Riverside development, sent to Mayor Setti Warren and Finance Committee members, Newton Board of Aldermen
November 2, 2011 - Letter to the Editor, Newton TAB, informing Newton voters about the League’s Voters Guide
September 14, 2011 - Letter re: Casino Gambling bill, to Sen. Cynthia Creem and Reps. Ruth Balser, Kay Khan, and John Lawn, urging them to vote no
August 8, 2011 - Letter about Draft Environmental Impact Report re: proposed development at Riverside sent to Richard K. Sullivan, Secretary, Executive Office of Energy and Environmental Affairs and to Maeve Vallely-Bartlett, Acting Director, MEPA; copy to Normandy Partners
July 9, 2011 - Testimony and letter in favor of H-1136 & S-397, An Act for a Competitive Economy through Safer Alternatives to Toxic Chemicals, sent to Rep. Anne Gobi and Sen. Marc Pacheco, Co-chairs, Joint Committee on Environment, Natural Resources & Agriculture; cc’d to Sen. Creem and Reps., Balser, Khan, and Lawn