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
Andrea Kelley	Susan Albright, Pamela Wright, Stephen Farrell, Cyrus Dahmubed, Martha Bixby, David Kalis, Julia Malakie, Tarik Lucas, Maria S Greenberg, Jacob Silber, Sean Roche, Andrea Kelley, Alison Leary		#312-26	Discussion on Chapter 61B's effect on Newton golf course taxation	COUNCILORS KELLEY, ALBRIGHT, WRIGHT, FARRELL, DAHMUBED, BIXBY, KALIS, MALAKIE, LUCAS, GREENBERG, SILBER, ROCHE, and LEARY requesting a discussion of Chapter 61B’s effect on Newton golf course taxation in light of the recent "Initiative to Review the Taxation of Newton Golf Courses and Country Clubs" report. The discussion should include (i) public benefits associated with the preferential tax treatment, including open space preservation, environmental stewardship, and public access, (ii) property assessments and tax burden distribution, and (iii) potential local and state actions. (180 Days: 04/03/2027)			09-30-26
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 ]