This week in Waltham
What's coming up at City Hall, what was decided, and how the city is doing. Updated every morning.
Coming up
All meetings4 public meetings this week.
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City Council Committees
Loan authorization for police station's fire wing, Sweetgreen permit at 96 Tower Road, and CVS and fortune teller license renewals top the agenda.
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School Committee
Contract amendment for Assistant Superintendent for Finance and Operations Chad Mazza, 617 Transformer Project, and dual language school model at 617 Lexington Street.
Recently decided
All decisionsFrom the latest minutes the city has posted. Minutes come out after a board approves them, usually a few weeks after the meeting.
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City Council
Approved $173,714 energy grant, named 617 Lexington Street school building, and referred zoning cases for 181-185 Felton Street and 20 Williams Street to committee.
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Conservation Commission
Continued reviews of parking lot repaving at 231 Second Ave and new building at 234 Calvary Street to October 8, 2026.
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Traffic Commission
Approved PayByPhone contract fee increase, Main/Gore/Barbara/Warren signal plans, Bay Colony traffic study, Adams/Walnut all-way stop, and several new STOP signs and RRFBs.
What's happening on your street?
How the city is doing
- Average single-family tax bill $5,189 ↑ 7.7% from last yearFiscal year 2026 · Mass. Division of Local Services (opens in new tab)
- Unemployment rate 3.7% ↓ 0.4 pts from August 2025August 2026 (preliminary) · U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (opens in new tab)