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Waltham council panel ratifies 600 Main Street purchase, leaseback vote
Waltham council committee ratifies closed-door vote on a 600 Main Street property deal.
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Council approves $269.8 million budget with $3.7 million school boost
Waltham City Council approves $269.8 million fiscal 2027 budget. The council approved a $269,820,972 municipal budget and a $132,847,897 school budget, an increase of $3,746,048 from the mayor's initial recommendation. Councillor Harris requested the superintendent deliver detailed performance
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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.
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City Council approves $3.9 million in CPA spending for housing and schools
Waltham approves $3.9M in CPA spending for housing and schools. The City Council allocated $1.75 million to acquire two Mt Walley Road properties for veterans' affordable housing, $1.13 million for an inclusive playground at Northeast Elementary, and $1 million to create a women's shelter. The
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Waltham Council Approves $370,000 in FIFA World Cup Public Safety Spending
WALTHAM -- June 8, 2026, Waltham City Council cleared more than $370,000 in FIFA World Cup public safety spending and a $200,000 school roof appropriation at its June 8 session. The council accepted
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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
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Waltham City Council Refers FY2027 Budgets to Finance Committee
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
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City Council approves $8.64 million loan for 600 Main Street acquisition.
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
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City Council approves $8.6 million loan for 600 Main Street building acquisition.
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
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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
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