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Mayor's Office personnel budget and administrative manager hiring
— Audit Committee — October 21, 2026
Councilors criticized the administration for filling a $66,000 administrative manager position after the council had specifically cut executive personnel funding and eliminated roughly 100 positions across city departments.
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Late Invoices and Prior Fiscal Year Unpaid Bills Process
— Finance Committee — October 19, 2026
Finance Committee members pressed department heads over persistent accounting breakdowns that forced the city to use current-year funds to cover approximately $73,000 in prior fiscal year bills.
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I-195 / Route 18 Interchange Rehabilitation Project
— Appointments & Briefings Committee — October 20, 2026
MassDOT presented an update showing Phase 3 highway work is nine months ahead of schedule, though commuters must brace for long-term ramp closures at Exit 26 and Weld Street running through 2029.
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HDIP TIE Agreement - 620 Belleville Avenue
— City Council — October 22, 2026
The City Council forwarded a Housing Development Incentive Program tax increment exemption agreement to the Finance Committee to support converting part of Nashawena Mill into 47 market-rate apartments.
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Zoning Amendment - Building Height in Mixed-Use Business District
— City Council — October 22, 2026
A proposed zoning amendment that would reduce the as-of-right maximum building height permitted in mixed-use business districts was referred to the Planning Board and Committee on Ordinances.
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Water Enterprise Fund Unpaid Bill - Electrical Work
— Finance Committee — October 19, 2026
The Finance Committee recommended approval of a $25,388.75 prior-year bill for Quittacas treatment plant electrical improvements that exceeded original purchase order estimates.
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Prior Fiscal Year Bill - Water Department Supplies
— City Council — October 22, 2026
After a contentious motion to refer the expense failed, councilors voted 9-2 to approve a $16,314.72 late payment from the Water Enterprise Fund for water treatment chemicals.
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