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September 15, 2025
2 recorded votes, 2 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, David Micley, Andrea W. Kelley, Pamela Wright, Julia Malakie, Joshua Krintzman, Leonard J. Gentile, Randy Block, Andreae Downs, Rena Getz, Bill Humphrey, Victoria L. Danberg, Alan Lobovits, Martha Bixby, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Marc C. Laredo, Lisle Baker, Richard A. Lipof, David A. Kalis, Stephen Farrell
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Referred to Public Facilities Committee
#200-25 Approve: Request for a grant of location in Washington Street
City Council Approved 23-1 (Councilor Humphrey Opposed)
Yes: Albright, Baker, Bixby, Block, Danberg, Downs, Farrell, Gentile, Getz, Greenberg, Grossman, Kalis, Kelley, Krintzman, Laredo, Leary, Lipof, Lobovits, Lucas, Malakie, Micley, Oliver, WrightNo: Humphrey
From the minutes
“City Council Approved 23-1 (Councilor Humphrey Opposed).”
Accept the committee recommendations on 24 items without discussion (#190-25, #241-25, #242-25, #235-25, #236-25, #237-25, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 24 Yeas, 0 Nays, 0 Absent to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #190-25 Request to change from a nonconforming warehouse use to a...; #241-25 Class 2 Auto Dealers License; #242-25 Class 2 Auto Dealers License; #235-25 Reappointment of Elizabeth Sweet to the Zoning Board of Appeals; #236-25 Appointment of Ruth Goldman to the Community Preservation Committee; #237-25 Reappointment of Martin Smargiassi to the Community Preservation; #214-25 Reappointment of Jane Brown to the Commission on Disability; #229-25 Reappointment of Sheila Butts to the Parks & Recreation Commission; #231-25 Appointment of Elijah Lavin to the Human Rights Commission; #232-25 Appointment of Jesse King to the Commission on Disability; #233-25 Reappointment of Thomas Elkind to the Newton Commonwealth Foundation; #234-25 Appointment of Susan Lyon to the Urban Tree Commission; #259-25 Request to set Early Voting Hours for the November 4 Municipal...; #373-24 Requesting a discussion with Parks, Recreation and Culture about...; #228-25 Requesting authorization to accept Massachusetts General Laws...; #193-25 Requesting a discussion with the Department of Public Works about...; #199-25(2) Request for a grant of location in Colgate Road and Hagar Street; #221-25 Eversource petition for a grant of location in Washington Street; #222-25 Eversource petition for a grant of location in Centre Street; #253-25 Acceptance of a $23,400 grant from the Executive Office of Public...; #254-25 Acceptance of a $249,295 grant for Newton Bluebikes from MassDot...; #255-25 Acceptance of a $378,505.60 grant from the Boston Metropolitan...; #257-25 Acceptance of a grant of Rectangular Rapid Flashing Beacons; #258-25 Authorization to enter into a contract greater than three years.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 24 Yeas, 0 Nays, 0 Absent to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:.”
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