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June 1, 2026
4 recorded votes, 3 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, Cyrus Dahmubed, Randy Block, Rena Getz, Brittany Hume Charm, Julie Irish, Lisa Gordon, Sean Roche, Rebecca Walker Grossman, Brian Golden, Lisle Baker, Jacob Silber, Stephen Farrell
Absent: Martha Bixby, David A. Kalis
Every vote, in order
Referred to Land Use Committee
#175-26 Postpone to 06/15/26: Request for a special permit to exceed FAR and residential façade ratio, allow three stories, extend a nonconforming...
Postponed to a Date Certain of 06/15/26 22-0-2 (Councilors Bixby, Kalis Absent)
From the minutes
“Postponed to a Date Certain of 06/15/26 22-0-2 (Councilors Bixby, Kalis Absent).”
Referred to Programs & Services Committee
#78-26(3) Vote on the item (recorded only as “Motion”): Review of City Council Rules
Motion Failed 7-15-2 (Councilors Albright, Baker, Block, Farrell, Golden, Gordon, Grossman, Irish, Kelley, Leary, Lucas, Micley, Oliver, Silber, Wright Opposed) (Councilors Bixby, Kalis Absent)
Yes: Charm, Dahmubed, Getz, Greenberg, Krintzman, Malakie, RocheNo: Albright, Baker, Block, Farrell, Golden, Gordon, Grossman, Irish, Kelley, Leary, Lucas, Micley, Oliver, Silber, Wright
From the minutes
“Motion Failed 7-15-2 (Councilors Albright, Baker, Block, Farrell, Golden, Gordon, Grossman, Irish, Kelley, Leary, Lucas, Micley, Oliver, Silber, Wright Opposed) (Councilors Bixby, Kalis Absent).”
Accept the committee recommendations on 7 items without discussion (#173-26, #177-26, #139-26, #146-26, #163-26, #78-26(1), ...)
The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Absent (Councilors Bixby, Kalis) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:
One vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #173-26 Request to extend nonconforming FAR at 222 Winslow Road; #177-26 Request to exceed FAR and façade ratio at 5 Rose Drive; #139-26 Authorization to appropriate and expend $550,000 from June 30...; #146-26 Appropriation of $150,000 from June 30, 2025 Certified Free Cash...; #163-26 Appointment of Marc Welch as Commissioner of Parks and Recreation; #78-26(1) Review of City Council Rules; #78-26(2) Review of City Council Rules.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 22 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Absent (Councilors Bixby, Kalis) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:.”
Accept the committee recommendations on 2 items without discussion (#174-26, #176-26)
The City Council voted without discussion 20 Yeas, 2 Nays (Councilor Dahmubed, Roche), 2 Absent (Councilors Bixby, Kalis) to Accept the Committee Recommendations on the following:
Yes: Albright, Baker, Block, Charm, Farrell, Getz, Golden, Gordon, Greenberg, Grossman, Irish, Kelley, Krintzman, Leary, Lucas, Malakie, Micley, Oliver, Silber, WrightNo: Dahmubed, RocheOne vote on the block of items the council took up without discussion. The items: #174-26 Request to further extend nonconforming FAR at 38 Morseland Avenue; #176-26 Request to further extend FAR at 54 Bonad Road.
From the minutes
“The City Council voted without discussion 20 Yeas, 2 Nays (Councilor Dahmubed, Roche), 2 Absent (Councilors Bixby, Kalis) 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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