Waltham approves $3.8 million in major capital and infrastructure loans
City Council approved infrastructure loans totaling $3.8 million in major capital spending. The council approved $2,125,684 for water, street and sewer improvements and $1,675,000 for a Zetron Max emergency alerting and radio control system in roll-call votes, also approving a compensation
City Council · Meeting of September 14, 2026
WALTHAM — City Council approved infrastructure loans totaling $3.8 million in major capital spending. The council approved $2,125,684 for water, street and sewer improvements and $1,675,000 for a Zetron Max emergency alerting and radio control system in roll-call votes, also approving a compensation ordinance amending non-union employee pay charts with Councillor King recused. Additional approvals included a $208,096 grant from the Massachusetts Executive Office of Aging and Independence for the Council on Aging and a $98,672.05 transfer for the Green Infrastructure Retrofit Project at the Embassy Garage.
The council granted a secondhand dealer's license to More Than Words at 56 Felton Street, with site director Shiricka Brown.
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Source: the City Council meeting of September 14, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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