Needham Finance Committee Recommends $4 Million Broadmeadow Stormwater Project for Town Meeting
Needham Finance Committee endorses $4 million stormwater project, splits on disc golf study at lengthy warrant review.
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Needham Tree Panel Flags $40,000 Staffing Cost, Enforcement Gaps in Draft Bylaw
Needham's Tree Preservation Planning Committee identified unresolved legal and staffing questions that must be answered before its draft tree preservation bylaw can advance to October Town Meeting.
Needham Planning Board closes hearing on data center's conversion to self-storage
Needham Planning Board signals approval for converting a vacant 128,750-square-foot data center at 105 Cabot Street to self-storage, closing a public hearing unanimously on April 7.
Needham School Board Authorizes Geothermal Test Well for New Pollard Middle School
Needham's School Building Committee authorized a geothermal test well at the Pollard Middle School site and received a first-pass lifecycle cost analysis pointing toward ground source heat pumps as the lowest 25-year cost option.
Needham Planning Board backs 888 Great Plain Avenue rezoning 3-1 for mixed-use development
Needham Planning Board votes 3-1 to recommend rezoning 888 Great Plain Avenue for mixed-use development and defers contested large-house floor area ratio rules to fall.
Needham Rate Committee Defers FY27 Water and Sewer Decision to May
Needham's Water and Sewer Rate Structure Committee warned of mounting fiscal pressure as billable sewer consumption hit a record low in fiscal year 2025.
Needham Technology Advisory Board Votes to Enter Cybersecurity Executive Session
Needham's Technology Advisory Board voted unanimously to enter executive session to review town cybersecurity systems at its March 26 meeting.
Needham Conservation Commission Closes Two Hearings, Issues Trail Maintenance Permit
Needham Conservation Commission closes hearings on two residential projects and streamlines trail maintenance permitting.
Needham Planning Board Defers Large-House Zoning Decisions, Eyes April Deadline
Needham Planning Board makes no decisions on large-house zoning, raising town meeting timeline concerns.
Needham Tree Panel Completes Final Forum, Eyes October Town Meeting for Bylaw Vote
Needham's Tree Preservation Planning Committee held its final public forum March 25 before handing a draft tree bylaw to the Select Board, targeting the October Special Town Meeting for a vote.