Waltham council approves four pay ordinance changes on emergency readings
Waltham council clears four pay ordinance changes, sends two zoning fights back to committee.
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Waltham City Council Approves $132.8 Million School Budget After Weeks of Negotiation
Waltham City Council approves a $402 million fiscal year 2027 budget and rezones three commercial corridors to mixed-use overlay districts. The council voted unanimously to set the school department budget at $132,847,897 — $3,746,048 above Mayor Jeannette A.
Waltham Council Gives First Reading to Sweeping 2,000-Unit Zoning Overlay Proposal
WALTHAM -- June 8, 2026, Waltham City Council gave preliminary approval to a sweeping residential-commercial-industrial overlay that could bring up to 2,000 new housing units to the Route 128 corridor. Councillor Kathy Ann Harris moved the first readings on two zoning articles consolidating three prior proposals from BXP
Waltham Council Advances Three BXP Zoning Overlays, Passes $10.5M Police Station Loan
WALTHAM -- May 11, 2026, Waltham City Council opened joint public hearings on three proposed zoning overlays that would allow up to 2,000 new housing units on commercial land near Route 128. BXP Vice President Keir Evans presented updated plans for RCI-1, covering the Bay Colony and Waltham Woods
Waltham Council Opens Hearings on Affordable Housing and Lincoln Street Rezoning
WALTHAM -- April 13, 2026, Waltham City Council opened public hearings on three zoning changes, including a major affordable housing overhaul, at its April 13 meeting. Ward 8 Councillor Cathyann Harris presented a Metropolitan Area Planning Council-backed proposal to lower the city's inclusionary zoning threshold from 20 percent