At its Annual Meeting held on June 12, 2022, the membership approved the formation of a Consensus Study Committee to Update Zoning Positions.
More information about this study and the reasons for it are described below. This will be an intensive study of local zoning, and membership interest in welcome and encouraged. Anyone interested in participating in this committee should Contact Us.
In August 2020, I had the pleasure of having a conversation with Councilor Crossley, Chair of the Zoning & Planning Committee of the City Council (ZAP). As a follow-up, this evening, to that program, I spoke with Deb about the City’s progress on zoning redesign, with a focus on:
Please watch for an upcoming program on the MBTA Communities legislation and what it might mean for Newton.
On Thursday, December 9, LWVN co-sponsored an educational forum, together with U-CHAN, regarding the American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA). Lizzi Weyant, Director of Government Affairs at the Metropolitan Area Council, gave an overview of ARPA and discussed the eligible uses of ARPA funding in support of an actionable plan to lay the groundwork of a strong and equitable recovery to the COVID-19 pandemic and its economic impacts in Newton.
Read more below to watch the video or see the presentation; or, for further information on ARPA, read the ARPA Fact Sheet issued by the U.S Treasury.
On December 1, 2021, President Marcia Johnson sent a letter to Mr. Eamon Bencivengo, Housing Development Planner and the City’s Department of Planning & Development, on behalf of LWVN, expressing its preference for the Caritas Communities proposal for the redevelopment of the West Newton Armory. T he Caritas proposal provides the most units at the lowest Area Median Income and will serve the chronically homeless, a population that is currently underserved by Newton’s housing stock.
Read the entirety of the letter, and other recommendations made by LWVN below.