Becky Grossman, Finance Committee Chair, Newton City CouncilIn this episode of The League Presents, David Micley talks with Becky Walker Grossman, Newton City Councilor, Chair of Finance, about the Override questions Newton voters will be weighing in on March 14.
For more information about the override questions, including FAQs and a calculator to estimate the increased tax for a given property, see the city website: Three Ballot Questions for Newton’s Future.
In the October episode of The League Presents, David discusses the Newton Energy Coach Service and volunteer coaching with Stephen Grody, the League’s representative to the Newton Citizens Commission on Energy, and how coaches help residents achieve our city-wide goal of becoming Carbon Neutral by the year 2050.
Newton City Councilor Deb Crossley, Chair of the Zoning & Planning CommitteeIn May 2022, we had the pleasure of having a conversation with Councilor Crossley, Chair of the Zoning & Planning Committee of the City Council, (ZAP). The focus of this conversation was Village Redesign.
David Micley, LWVN Board member and host of The League PresentsAs a follow-up to this program, David Micley, member of the LWVN’s Board of Directors, recently spoke with Deb about the City’s progress on zoning redesign, with a focus on how it could be an important pathway to comply with the new MBTA Communities legislation.
Early in June, Marcia Johnson had the pleasure of speaking with Ms. Carol Moore about her role as Newton’s City Clerk & Clerk of the City Council. Ms. Moore is a career public servant with over twenty years in public administration and management. The last six years she has held the role of City Clerk and is a certified Municipal Clerk. She is the first woman to be selected as City Clerk/Clerk of the Council for Newton. After David Olson left in early 2020, there were a number of months while these roles were vacant before Newton was lucky enough to find her. Ms. Moore has a steep learning curve and big job running the offices of the City Clerk, Elections and Clerk of the Council. Please listen to the program and learn about Ms. Moore who has demonstrated that she is up to the task and doing a wonderful job.
Newton City Councilor Deb Crossley, Chair of the Zoning & Planning Committee of the City Council (ZAP)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.
Marcia Johnson had the pleasure of speaking with Dr. Halina Brown, Chair of Newton’s Citizens Commission on Energy. In this program, Halina helps us to learn about the Commission, and the important work it does on behalf of the city and the overall sustainability of our community and world. During our conversation we learned about:
Halina is a retired professor of Environmental Science and Policy at Clark University and Newton resident for 39 years. Since her retirement from Clark University she has been actively involved in the development and implementation of Newton’s Climate Action Plan. She also is a longtime League member.