Docket Tracking System

  - City Council, City of Newton, MA

Docket Info

Primary Docketer	Co-Docketer	Notified Staff	Docket Number	Docket Title	Docket Text	Public Hearing	Hearing Vote	Date
Alison Leary	Sean Roche , Cyrus Dahmubed, Julia A Malakie , susan albright, Martha Bixby	shawna sullivan PW, andrew Lee Law	#273-26	Request to revoke the “two-foot rule” regarding Gas company non-emergency grants of location	COUNCILORS LEARY, ROCHE, DAHMUBED, MALAKIE, ALBRIGHT, AND BIXBY requesting the Newton City Council require all requests by the Gas company for non-emergency street openings for gas infrastructure to come before the City Council for Grant of Location approval. This decision revokes the previous observation by DPW of the “two-foot rule” which enabled issuing DPW street opening permits without Grants of Location. DPW street opening permits for gas infrastructure shall be available on the City website. (180 Days: 03/07/2027)			09-01-26
Public Hearing Vote: [ Yes-No-Absent-Recused-Not Voting ]

Committee Meeting(s)

Committee	Meeting Date	Present	Meeting Motion	Meeting Action	Vote*	Amended Motion	Reconsideration	Reconsideration Vote*	Meeting Agenda	Meeting Report
Vote: [ Yes - No - Abstain - Absent - Recused - Not Voting]  Reconsideration Vote: [ Passed - Hold ]

Whole City Council Meeting

Council Motion	Council Action	Council Order	Council Vote*	Reconsideration	Reconsideration Vote*	Council Note
City Council Vote order: [ Yes - No - Absent - Recused ]  Reconsideration Vote: [ Passed - Hold ]