Waltham Council Overrides Mayor's Veto on Bay Colony Rezoning
Waltham council overrides mayor's veto, clears Bay Colony rezoning capped at 1,500 units.
City Council Part 4 · Meeting of August 3, 2026
Waltham council overrides mayor's veto, clears Bay Colony rezoning capped at 1,500 units. The City Council voted 12-1 to override the mayor's veto of the RCI overlay zoning text ordinance, then voted 13-0 to override the companion zoning map amendment, enacting a rezoning plan Ordinances and Rules Committee Chair Kathy Ann Harris said will draw more than $100 million in infrastructure investment, including a new bridge, a multimodal transportation station and land for a new fire station. Vice President Randall J.
LeBlanc cast the lone dissenting vote, saying he wanted more collaboration with the mayor, who raised "12 points" in a written veto message. Councilors also approved a $678,550 Teamsters contract transfer, a $1,591,316 water and sewer transfer, and confirmed Deborah Cataloni and Diane Lane to town boards, while denying a separate zone change sought by Ferris Development Group LLC, 10-1.
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Source: the City Council Part 4 meeting of August 3, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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