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Yet, even in light of these realities, I am now convinced that this Northland project will be good for Needham Street, for Newton Upper Falls and for Newton. I am keenly aware that Northland has been approved even as other developments are under consideration now and in the coming months. I spend a lot of time analyzing the condition and enrollment capacity of our schools and I know we will continue to have to invest heavily in our school buildings. I can see that buildings in new developments in neighboring cities and towns are often poorly designed and out of scale. I know traffic is a real problem in Newton too much of the time. Like many of us in Newton, I have concerns about approving new development unless it is right for the surrounding neighborhood/village and right for our city as a whole. If there is a referendum, I will vote “yes ” to uphold the zoning approved by the City Council and allow the Northland project to go forward. Notably, there is a Presidential Primary on Tuesday, March 3.) A Special Election may be held on the same day as another election. (City Clerk David Olson needs approximately 60 days to notify the public of the election, print the ballots, and line up poll workers for a Special Election. The cost of holding the election could range from $20,000 to $80,000 depending on whether it is concurrent with another. The election can either be set for the next municipal election in November 2021, or the City Council can set a date for a special election within 120 days. If the City Council does not vote to rescind the Northland rezoning, it must set an election date. (Four of the departing members voted “aye ” with one voting “nay. Notably, a new City Council will be seated on Januwith five different members. The City Council voted 17-7 in favor of the Northland zoning in December. To repeal its previous vote requires a two-thirds majority vote (16 votes). If a sufficient number of signatures have been certified, the Northland zoning approval is placed on hold pending the outcome of a City Council revote or the results of an election.Īfter the signatures have been certified, the City Council has 30 days either to repeal the Northland approval or to refer the matter to voters. The Election Commission reviews any challenged signatures and decides if they are valid. Once certified, the signatures will be publicly available for two days during which time a voter may file a written objection to the sufficiency or validity of the signatures. City Clerk David Olson expects the certification process will be complete by Jan. Once the signatures are filed with the City Clerk, they will be certified by the City Clerk ’s office (as delegated by the Election Commission). Certification means verifying that the signatures are from voters registered in the City of Newton. There were 60,630 registered voters, meaning signatures from 3,032 registered voters must be collected and turned into the City Clerk. 2 to collect the signatures of 5% of the registered voters in Newton at the time of the last municipal election. Residents have 20 days from the City Council vote on Dec.
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How does the referendum process work in Newton? (The marijuana ballot questions put to the voters in 2018 were not referendums but rather voter petitions as authorized by state law.) Voters rejected that measure by 2,492 votes, 8,532 to 6,040.
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The last time it was done was in 2007 when residents challenged the site plan approval of the new Newton North High School to stop its construction. This referendum process is provided for in Newton ’s City Charter. A group of Newton residents are collecting signatures to require the City Council to either repeal its vote or to hold an election for Newton’s voters to decide whether to repeal the approved zoning. It will be built by the Northland Investment Corporation. Two weeks ago, the Newton City Council approved by a 17 to 7 vote a special permit and zoning to allow housing, restaurants, shops and offices to be built at the end of Needham Street at Oak Street (i.e., the location for many years of Marshalls, AAA and Paulette ’s Ballet Studio).
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Originally Published in Mayor’s Update Email
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