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January 3, 2023
4 recorded votes, 4 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · City meeting page
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Attendance
Present: Alison M. Leary, John Oliver, Maria Scibelli Greenberg, Susan Albright, Tarik J. Lucas, Emily Norton, Andrea W. Kelley, Pamela Wright, Julia Malakie, Joshua Krintzman, Leonard J. Gentile, Christopher J. Markiewicz, Andreae Downs, Deborah J. Crossley, Bill Humphrey, Victoria L. Danberg, Alicia Bowman, Brenda Noel, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Marc C. Laredo, Richard A. Lipof, David A. Kalis, Holly Ryan
Absent: Lisle Baker
Every vote, in order
#357-22 Approve: Request to Rezone 3 parcels to MU4
City Council Approved 21-2 (Councilors Gentile and Malakie Opposed) 1 Absent
Yes: Albright, Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Lucas, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Oliver, Ryan, WrightNo: Gentile, Malakie
From the minutes
“City Council Approved 21-2 (Councilors Gentile and Malakie Opposed) 1 Absent.”
#358-22 Approve: Special Permit Petition to allow development at 1314 Washington Street and 31, 33 Davis Street
City Council Approved 20-3 (Councilors Gentile, Lucas, Malakie Opposed) 1 Absent
Yes: Albright, Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Markiewicz, Noel, Norton, Oliver, Ryan, WrightNo: Gentile, Lucas, Malakie
From the minutes
“City Council Approved 20-3 (Councilors Gentile, Lucas, Malakie Opposed) 1 Absent.”
#447-22 Send back to committee: Request to allow 9-unit residential dwelling at 106 River Street
City Council Motion to send back to committee Failed with 13 Nays and 10 Yeas and 1 Absent (Nays were: Councilors Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kelley, Leary, Lipof, Noel, Ryan, Albright. Yeas were: Gentile, Kalis, Krintzman, Laredo, Lucas, Malakie, Markiewicz, Norton, Oliver, and Wright)
Yes: Gentile, Kalis, Krintzman, Laredo, Lucas, Malakie, Markiewicz, Norton, Oliver, WrightNo: Albright, Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kelley, Leary, Lipof, Noel, Ryan
From the minutes
“City Council Motion to send back to committee Failed with 13 Nays and 10 Yeas and 1 Absent (Nays were: Councilors Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kelley, Leary, Lipof, Noel, Ryan, Albright. Yeas were: Gentile, Kalis, Krintzman, Laredo, Lucas, Malakie, Markiewicz, Norton, Oliver, and Wright).”
#447-22 Approve: Request to allow 9-unit residential dwelling at 106 River Street
City Council Approved 17-6 (Councilors Gentile, Laredo, Malakie, Markiewicz, Norton, and Wright Opposed) 1 Absent
Yes: Albright, Bowman, Crossley, Danberg, Downs, Greenberg, Grossman, Humphrey, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Leary, Lipof, Lucas, Noel, Oliver, RyanNo: Gentile, Laredo, Malakie, Markiewicz, Norton, Wright
From the minutes
“City Council Approved 17-6 (Councilors Gentile, Laredo, Malakie, Markiewicz, Norton, and Wright Opposed) 1 Absent.”
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