Newton Highlands
Neighborhood Area Council
MEETING AGENDA – Distributed 09/03/14
Rodney Barker, Bob Burke, Barbara Darnell, Steven Feinstein, Groot Gregory, Ron Mauri, Carol McPherson, Srdjan Nedeljkovic, Robert Solomon
Ex-officio aldermen: John Rice, Richard Blazar, Cheryl Lappin
When: Thursday, September 4, 2014, 7:30 pm
Where: Brigham House, 20 Hartford Street in Newton Highlands
Meeting Agenda:
I. General items for discussion (10 minutes)
- Review and Approval of August 2014 Minutes (all)
- Treasurer’s Report and Budget update (Groot Gregory)
- Area Council boundaries and signature collection (Srdjan Nedeljkovic)
II. Committee reports
- Development, Housing, and Zoning update (30 minutes)
o Architectural preservation subcommittee update: Rodney Barker, Laura Fitzmaurice and Carol McPherson
o Zervas School working group (Steven Feinstein, Rena Getz, Bruce Henderson)
o Envisioning Newton Highlands update (Srdjan Nedeljkovic)
- Activities and Projects: (all) (10 minutes)
o Summer activities: Concert Series wrap-up (John Rice)
o Beautification and water supply project – Officer English garden (John Rice)
o Halloween Haunted House (all)
- Village Business liaison: (10 minutes)
o Merchants’ Coalition update (Dianne Khalaj)
o Festive lights in Newton Highlands – update
- Community Engagement (5 minutes)
o Update on social outreach, newsletter, and electronic mailing list
o Survey Monkey subscription (Steven Feinstein)
- Transportation update: (20 minutes)
o MBTA Community Meeting to discuss plans for Green line station (Robert Solomon)
o Pedestrian crosswalks update: Lincoln and Walnut, Allerton Rd (Robert Solomon)
o Sidewalk accessibility and tables issue (Robert Solomon)
o Needham Street update (Srdjan Nedeljkovic)
III. New Business: (5 minutes)
- Any other new business to discuss?
The location of this meeting is handicap accessible, and reasonable accommodations will be provided to persons requiring assistance.
