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February 17, 2026
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, David Micley, Pamela Wright, Julia Malakie, Joshua Krintzman, Cyrus Dahmubed, Randy Block, Rena Getz, Julie Irish, Lisa Gordon, Sean Roche, Martha Bixby, Brian Golden, David A. Kalis, Jacob Silber
Absent: Andrea W. Kelley, Brittany Hume Charm, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Lisle Baker, Stephen Farrell
Every vote, in order
Referred to Public Safety & Transportation Committee
#10-26 Postpone to 03/02/26: Appeal of Traffic Council Decision TC59-25
Postponed to a Date Certain of 03/02/26 18-1-5 (Councilor Micley Opposed) (Councilors Baker, Charm, Farrell, Grossman, Kelley Absent)
Yes: Albright, Bixby, Block, Dahmubed, Getz, Golden, Gordon, Greenberg, Irish, Kalis, Krintzman, Leary, Lucas, Malakie, Oliver, Roche, Silber, WrightNo: Micley
From the minutes
“Postponed to a Date Certain of 03/02/26 18-1-5 (Councilor Micley Opposed) (Councilors Baker, Charm, Farrell, Grossman, Kelley Absent).”
Referred to Land Use Committee
#71-26 Postpone to 03/02/26: Request to Rezone 148 California Street to Business Use 2
Postponed to a Date Certain of 03/02/26 18-1-5 (Councilor Micley Opposed) (Councilors Baker, Charm, Farrell, Grossman, Kelley Absent)
Yes: Albright, Bixby, Block, Dahmubed, Getz, Golden, Gordon, Greenberg, Irish, Kalis, Krintzman, Leary, Lucas, Malakie, Oliver, Roche, Silber, WrightNo: Micley
From the minutes
“Postponed to a Date Certain of 03/02/26 18-1-5 (Councilor Micley Opposed) (Councilors Baker, Charm, Farrell, Grossman, Kelley Absent).”
#72-26 Postpone to 03/02/26: Petition seeking release from the Restrictive Covenant at 148 California Street
Postponed to a Date Certain of 03/02/26 18-1-5 (Councilor Micley Opposed) (Councilors Baker, Charm, Farrell, Grossman, Kelley Absent)
Yes: Albright, Bixby, Block, Dahmubed, Getz, Golden, Gordon, Greenberg, Irish, Kalis, Krintzman, Leary, Lucas, Malakie, Oliver, Roche, Silber, WrightNo: Micley
From the minutes
“Postponed to a Date Certain of 03/02/26 18-1-5 (Councilor Micley Opposed) (Councilors Baker, Charm, Farrell, Grossman, Kelley Absent).”
Accept the committee recommendations on 7 items without discussion (#16-26, #69-26, #66-26, #63-26, #67-26, #68-26, ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 19 Yeas, 0 Nays, 5 Absent (Councilors Baker, Charm, Farrell, Grossman, Kelley) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #16-26 Request to exceed FAR and to allow three stories at 89 Redwood...; #69-26 Request to allow a home business in a detached accessory building...; #66-26 Transfer of $82,000 to provide funding for Arts and Culture Director; #63-26 Appointment of Timothy V. Cohoon as Chief of Newton Police Department; #67-26 Appropriation of $43,800.68 to Newton Public Schools; #68-26 Appropriation of $17,600 to Newton Public Schools; #73-26 CPC recommendation to appropriate $34,626 for bike parking at....
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 19 Yeas, 0 Nays, 5 Absent (Councilors Baker, Charm, Farrell, Grossman, Kelley) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:.”
From the Newton City Council’s official record of each meeting, the “City Council Actions,” posted by the City Clerk on the city’s Council Meetings page (older years on its archives page). We check every vote against the councilors present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Councilor photos: City of Newton (newtonma.gov), from each councilor’s official page. John Oliver, Rena Getz and Brian Golden: Fig City News. Cyrus Dahmubed, Brittany Hume Charm, Sean Roche, Lisa Gordon and Jacob Silber: League of Women Voters of Newton 2025 candidate guide. Julie Irish: her campaign website. Former councilors show initials.
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