Thursday, October 4, 2012
Needham residents can ask questions and share thoughts on the three proposals.
Needham residents are encouraged to come hear about several projects that are being considered for Community Preservation Act funding at Needham's Oct. 29 special Town Meeting. The Community Preservation Committee will hold a public hearing on the proposals on Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 7:30 p.m. in selectmen's chambers at Needham Town Hall. Following the hearing, the Community Preservation Committee will decide whether to recommend each of the three projects at Town Meeting. All three projects appear in the October 2012 special Town Meeting warrant. In 2004, Needham adopted the Community Preservation Act and its 2 percent surcharge on local real estate property tax bills. According to state guidelines, the funds can be spent in three main …
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Greene's Field
Pickering St & Great Plain Ave, Needham, MA
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Charles River Center
59 E Militia Heights Dr, Needham, MA
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Monday, July 2, 2012
The Board of Selectmen invite members of the public to come hear the plans at their meeting on Tuesday, July 10 at 7:45 p.m.
The Needham Board of Selectmen will hold a public information session on Tuesday, July 10 regarding NSTAR's maintenance and landscaping of right of way routes in town. "The purpose of the meeting is to allow representatives from NSTAR to outline their plans for managing growth, including the possible removal of trees, near the electric transmission lines within their Right-of-Way (ROW)," according to an announcement posted Monday on the town website, needhamma.gov. In Needham, NSTAR’s electric transmission line generally follows the railroad tracks from the Dover line to the West Roxbury line. The public information session will be held at 7:45 p.m. in the second-floor Powers Hall at Needham Town Hall. Residents will be given the …
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Needham Town Hall
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Wednesday, April 25, 2012
Speakers at an April 24 public hearing on allowing wine, beer and liquor sales in Needham said they hoped the town could limit the number of licenses issued in the first year, if the change was approved.
At a public hearing Tuesday night, Needham residents asked selectmen to proceed slowly with issuing licenses to sell alcohol, saying that if the town had to lose its dry status they hoped it wouldn’t happen overnight. Webster Street resident Daphne Davidson said she was “saddened” to learn that the change seemed inevitable. Davidson works as a family and adolescent therapist for the town of Burlington. “Having worked in a town that is not dry for almost 24 years, [I know] this will change Needham,” Davidson said. “This will change the character of Needham, and all the regulations will be put in place, but it will on a fundamental level change.” Davidson said that in her close work with Burlington Police she had learned that accessibility …
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Needham Town Hall
1471 Highland Ave, Needham, MA
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Tuesday, April 24, 2012
Residents are invited to share their opinions on whether Needham should allow stores to sell alcohol for off-premises consumption.
The Needham Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on a proposal to allow the retail sale of alcohol in Needham tonight, Tuesday, April 24 at 7:30 p.m. at Powers Hall on the second floor of Needham Town Hall. The proposal would authorize the town to issue up to six licenses for alcoholic beverages or just beer and wine. In 2018, the maximum that may be issued will increase by two additional licenses. The town would never be able to issue more than six full licenses for sale of all alcoholic beverages. The hearing will also include discussion of licensing regulations related to the retail sale of alcohol in Needham that may be issued by the Board of Selectmen as the licensing authority. The home rule petition will appear as an …
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Needham Town Hall
1471 Highland Ave, Needham, MA
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Thursday, April 12, 2012
Utility customers will receive a $65 refund on their bills this spring; a public hearing on a proposed petition to allow alcohol sales in town is set for April 24.
Don’t have time to watch last night’s Board of Selectmen meeting on local cable? Here are five things you should know about: 1. Money Back All Needham residential customers will receive a refund on their water and sewer utility bills over the next few months—a flat credit of $65 per customer. In addition, both residential and commercial customers will receive a credit based on their usage—50 to 75 cents per 100 cubic feet of usage. Needham Director of Finance David Davison said the average household would save about 5.7 percent on the annual water and sewer bill because of the credits. The credits are made possible through a restructuring of the town’s water and sewer rate system, which took effect in 2005 and established the process of …
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Needham Town Hall
1471 Highland Ave, Needham, MA
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Wednesday, March 14, 2012
Should selectmen give residents another chance to weigh in on a proposed lifting of the town's retail alcohol sales ban before the May 7 annual Town Meeting?
At their meeting on Tuesday, March 13, Needham selectmen debated whether residents should get another chance to weigh in on the matter of allowing retail alcohol sales before the May 7 annual Town Meeting. An article on the meeting warrant, if approved, would submit a home rule petition to the state legislature that would enable the town to issue up to eight all-alcohol or wine and beer store licenses. The matter then would return to voters for a town-wide referendum at an upcoming election. Selectman Moe Handel said Tuesday that there would be many opportunities for public input before the referendum, including Planning Board hearings on zoning changes as that board considers where to allow wine and beer shops in town. But Selectman John …
The public is invited to learn about and weigh in on four proposals for Community Preservation Act funding at a hearing tonight at 7:30 p.m.
Needham residents can hear about the latest round of projects up for Community Preservation Act funding at a public hearing tonight, Wednesday, March 14 at 7:30 p.m. at Town Hall. The Community Preservation Committee is considering three historical projects totaling about $80,000 and one affordable housing project totaling $500,000. No open space projects made it to the final stage of consideration. Passed by voters and Town Meeting in 2004, Needham’s CPA funding comes from a 2 percent surcharge on real estate property tax bills, plus a state match. Each year, a minimum of 10 percent of the collected monies must be set aside in one of three “buckets” for projects in three areas: historic resources, community housing and open space. The …
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Needham Town Hall
1471 Highland Ave, Needham, MA
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1285 South St, Needham, MA
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Charles River Center
59 E Militia Heights Dr, Needham, MA
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Needham Historical Society
1147 Central Ave, Needham, MA
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Selectmen debated Tuesday whether to hold a public hearing on the new article language before Town Meeting votes on a home rule petition; new article would allow up to eight licenses
Needham selectmen argued Tuesday over whether they should hold another public hearing on the retail sale of alcohol before the May 7 annual Town Meeting after agreeing to final language of an article that would allow for a total of eight all-alcohol and package store licenses in the next five years. Board chairman Moe Handel said he felt there would be plenty of opportunities for public input throughout the process, as the Town Meeting article would only serve to submit a home rule petition to the state legislature and voters would still need to consider a referendum at an upcoming election. But others on the board, including Selectman John Bulian, felt that residents should be given a chance to weigh in on the specific language of the …
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Needham Town Hall
1471 Highland Ave, Needham, MA
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Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Commuter Rail and bus service are essential to the town's ability to attract businesses and home buyers, individuals said at a public hearing Monday night
Needham residents and town officials spoke out Monday night against the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s plan to cut service and raise fees, saying access to Boston was one of the things that attracted businesses and homebuyers to Needham. About 35 people attended the Needham Transportation Committee's public hearing on the MBTA proposals, held Feb. 27 at Town Hall. A panel of speakers including NTC members Richard Creem, Duncan Allen, Linda Hoard and Stephen McKnight, State Sen. Richard Ross, State Rep. Denise Garlick and MBTA Advisory Board Executive Director Paul Regan provided background on the issue and answered questions from the community. The MBTA is facing a $161 million deficit in fiscal year 2013, and Massachusetts …
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Needham Town Hall
1471 Highland Ave, Needham, MA
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Wednesday, December 21, 2011
The Board of Selectmen have asked the town manager and town counsel to draw up a draft home rule petition outlining the rules of allowing retail alcohol sales in Needham.
The Needham Board of Selectmen agreed to continue exploring an option to allow retail alcohol sales in Needham, directing the town manager and town counsel Tuesday night to draft a sample petition and a detailed procedure the town would follow to pursue the change. Though selectmen were not convinced the move would be good or bad for the town, they did feel that the decision should be left up to Needham voters and said it was the board’s responsibility to lead by providing all the necessary information prior to a public vote. The board discussion on Tuesday, Dec. 20 was a follow-up to a well-attended public hearing on Dec. 6, where 20 residents spoke against removing Needham’s “dry” status, 13 spoke in favor of the change and two said they…
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1471 Highland Ave, Needham, MA
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Wolfgang Floitgraf
12:14 pm on Monday, July 2, 2012
yes, please put them underground. It will save you (and the taxpayer) a lot of money. Oh, I forgot - you can't think long term. more ›