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Waltham City Council approves fast-food special permit, secures $7.5 million in state grants

City Council approves fast-food special permit, accepts $7.5 million in state grants. The council voted 14-0 to approve a special permit for TTGROUP Wallex, Inc.'s fast-food restaurant at 864 Lexington Street, ending a month-long recess. The city accepted $6 million from the MassWorks Program and

Waltham Council Approves Fast-Food Permit, Recesses Hotel Hearing to April

Waltham City Council approved a fast-food special permit and cleared more than a dozen other items at its February 9 meeting, while recessing a long-running hotel proposal on Moody Street to April.

Council transfers Lawrence School property to Recreation

Waltham transfers major school property to Recreation Department in a unanimous vote. The City Council voted 15-0 to transfer the Lawrence School building at 258 Trapelo Road to the Recreation Department, potentially enabling mixed-use development with housing and ice skating rinks. Councillor

City Council approves $6 million state growth grant

Waltham City Council unanimously approves $6 million MassWorks Program grant and $1.5 million HousingWorks grant with all 15 members present. Council votes 15-0 on capital approvals including $5.1 million for Koutoujian Playground and Woerd Avenue Environmental Mitigation Project and $771,600 for

Waltham elects Elizabeth AlJammal to School Committee

Waltham votes to elect Elizabeth AlJammal to School Committee. The City Council and School Committee, convening jointly on January 20, voted 15-4 to elect AlJammal to a three-year term ending in 2028, filling a vacancy on the panel. Mayor McCarthy used the occasion to recognize the tenure of