Waltham Licenses Committee approved 21 lodging house renewals and an auto retailers license. By voice vote, the committee approved 12 lodging house renewals in a first batch, then nine additional Bentley University lodging house renewals. The Class 2 renewal for JJJ Auto Retailers at 196 High
The Waltham Ordinances and Rules Committee tabled a 42-room hotel application and three related zoning amendments at its March 16 meeting. The 220 Moody Street project, presented by petitioner Michael Columba and architects Paul Finger and Mike Wolfson, includes a 350-person function room and
Waltham Licenses & Franchises Committee approves twenty-one licenses in one meeting. The committee, meeting March 16 with four of five members present, approved twelve lodging house renewals and nine Bentley University dormitory renewals by voice vote under collective motions from President Logan.
Finance Committee approves $174,541 for school special education out-of-district tuition shortfall. School Superintendent Dr. Marisa Mendonsa and Assistant Superintendent Chad Mazza testified that the deficit stems from encumbered costs not reflected in the mid-year budget review, with the FY2027
City Council Committee of the Whole approves FY2027 budget request totaling $491,574. Vice-President LeBlanc presided over the meeting with all 15 members present. The Council approved a narrowly passed $29,372 allocation to purchase 15 SurfacePro devices for Council members on a roll call vote of
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted to continue its comprehensive permit hearing for 455 Totten Pond Road to March 31, authorizing the board's counsel to negotiate unresolved issues with Davis Companies.
Conservation Commission approves conditions for Watch Factory Phase 4 residential development. Chair Bill Doyle and the four-member quorum unanimously issued an order of conditions for Watch City Ventures LLC's 241 Crescent Street project, which will add approximately 140 residential units,
Waltham Historical Commission clears dual residential developments. The Historical Commission unanimously approved phase four development at the Waltham Watch Factory at 241 Crescent Street, allowing 140 new residential units in a parking deck replacement, finding the site historically significant
The Waltham City Council approved a $5.1 million loan authorization for the Koutoujian Playground and Woerd Avenue Environmental Mitigation Project on a 14-0 rollcall vote, ending a tabled item from January 26. The Finance Committee brought six separate appropriations and transfers to approval,
Waltham City Council authorized a $5.1 million loan for Kutuzian Playground renovation and approved $564,581 for a new teachers contract at its March 9 meeting.