Waltham committee approved building wing naming, rejected broader request. The Licenses and Franchises Committee voted to name the west wing of 617 Lexington Street after Robert Eagle, a living resident, breaking with the traditional practice of posthumous naming.
Waltham Finance Committee approved more than $8.2 million in major capital and compensation spending. Unanimously approved was a $3.717 million financing transaction for water, sewer, and street infrastructure improvements across seven streets including Bolton, Caughey, Clinton, Cutter, Day,
Waltham Public Works Committee approves request for utility data on gas work. The five-member panel, with all present, approved a request for National Grid to provide the location of gas mains on Mt Pleasant and Buxton and their repair and replacement timelines. The committee tabled a McDevitt
Waltham City Council approves $1.8M in labor funding, infrastructure spending. The Council allocated $678,550 for a three-year Teamsters union contract and $1,158,400 for non-union compensation increases, both through June 2028. Infrastructure financing of $1,591,316 was approved for water, sewer,
Waltham's Zoning Board of Appeals approved consolidated zoning relief for a nine-resident Opportunities for Inclusion group home at 15 Fiske Avenue after a 15-minute recess produced a deal with opposing neighbors.
The Waltham Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-0 to approve consolidated zoning relief letting Opportunities for Inclusion build a nine-bedroom group home at 15 and 21 Fiske Avenue. Attorney Shawn Keefe said the petition merely reconciled two decades-old variances after OFI merged the lots.