City Council

Waltham City Council accepts Mayor McCarthy's FY2027 spending plans totaling nearly 399 million dollars. The Council referred the 269 million 820 thousand 972 dollar Municipal Budget and 129 million 101 thousand 849 dollar School Budget to the Finance Committee, along with a 569 thousand 973 dollar

City Council approves $8.64 million loan for 600 Main Street acquisition. The unanimous roll call vote (14-0-1-1) advances the loan to second and final reading. In related municipal business, the Council accepted a $289,982 MassDOT construction grant and approved farm license agreements for Waltham

City Council approves $8.6 million loan for 600 Main Street acquisition. The council granted first-reading approval to the Mayor's loan authorization of $8,640,291 for the building purchase, suspending standard committee-referral procedure on a voice vote. In other business, the council held three

City Council approves $79.05 million library renovation project cost estimate. The council voted 13-0 to approve the maximum estimated project costs, with Councillors Hanley and King absent. Simultaneously, the Finance Committee secured two transfers: $44,950 for paving the parking lot at 92 Felton

City Council authorizes $79M library renovation with state grant offset. Library Director Kelly Linehan and OPM Tom Gatzumis of CHA Consulting presented the Waltham Public Library Renovation Project, a $79,050,136 "not to exceed" undertaking potentially offset by a $19 million Massachusetts Public