Government · Other Committee
Tech board cuts school capital request by $623,000
The Needham Technology Advisory Board reviewed a technology capital plan that cuts the school department's request by $623,000.
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Government · Other Committee
Park and Rec OKs $75,000 for turf design
The Needham Park and Recreation Commission voted unanimously to pull up to $75,000 from its revolving fund for design work on a new Memorial Park turf field, after Needham Baseball's board offered the town a $325,000 gift toward the roughly $650,000 project.
Government · Other Committee
Needham Panel Imposes Demolition Delay on High Rock Street
Needham's Historical Commission ordered a six-month demolition delay on a 75 High Rock Street house despite the owner's objections.
Government · Other Committee
Historic Panel Backs House-Only District Line
A Needham historic panel leaned toward protecting only a house's footprint, not the whole lot, to keep a sale alive. The Historic District Commission discussed a proposed local historic district for a property called the James Smith House, with owner Dr.
Government · Other Committee
Design board approves Needham Nutrition's blade sign
Needham Design Review Board unanimously approves signage for a new nutrition shop and the local tennis club.
Government · Other Committee
Park Commission Approves New Town Forest Trail Signs
Needham's Park and Recreation Commission unanimously backed a plan to install standardized directional signage across the Needham Town Forest, mirroring a system already installed at Ridge Hill Reservation, and welcomed new DPW Superintendent of Parks and Forestry Tim Carpenter, previously of Brockt
Government · Other Committee
Building Panel Clears Invoices on Five Projects
Needham's Permanent Public Building Committee approved more than $105,000 in invoices across five projects and confirmed a glycol leak inside Fire Station 2's apparatus bay floor.
Government · Other Committee
Park Board Advances Claxton Field Redesign Plan
Needham's Park and Recreation Commission unanimously backed a near-final design for five new pickleball courts and a skate park at Claxton Field.
Government · Other Committee
Study panel splits over historic district boundary
Needham panel debates whether to shield an entire property or just a historic house from demolition.
Government · Other Committee
Health board finalizes shared medical director deal
A four-town public health board finalized a shared medical director deal and disclosed a $6,611 budget shortfall.
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