Committee meetings
The Master Plan Committee held one meeting on May 9, 2023.
You can read the draft meeting minutes here.
The master plan committee plans to have the master plan created by a consultant. During the May 2023 meeting, the Mayor announced that the law department had a "draft RFP to hire a consultant" ready to go to Purchasing, but the RFP has yet to surface as of December 31, 2023. It was also announced that "Mayor will put in a request to the City Council" for money for the consultant, but this has also yet to occur.
On July 23, 2024, The Master Plan Committee convened for a second time! They announced they intend to move forward with hiring a zoning consultant for a Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Map Update.
You may view the July 23 Meeting Minutes here.
You can read the draft meeting minutes here.
The master plan committee plans to have the master plan created by a consultant. During the May 2023 meeting, the Mayor announced that the law department had a "draft RFP to hire a consultant" ready to go to Purchasing, but the RFP has yet to surface as of December 31, 2023. It was also announced that "Mayor will put in a request to the City Council" for money for the consultant, but this has also yet to occur.
On July 23, 2024, The Master Plan Committee convened for a second time! They announced they intend to move forward with hiring a zoning consultant for a Comprehensive Zoning Ordinance and Map Update.
You may view the July 23 Meeting Minutes here.
public input meetings
In the Fall of 2022, the Waltham Master Plan Committee hosted a series of ward meetings to gather community input. The city made no known record of the public input provided at these meetings.
You can read the meeting minutes here.
You can view 781 News' video recordings of the meetings here.
You can view 781 News' summary of the public input provided at the meetings here.
The city promised to hold a master plan meeting with local non-profits, but so few city councilors attended that the event was not officially considered a city meeting. This non-meeting was recorded by 781 News. There exist no meeting minutes, and the city appears to have no intention of re-scheduling this meeting.
The city initially planned to hold a city-wide public input meeting in the Fall of 2022 before indefinitely postponing it. The city most recently committed to rescheduling the meeting in its MBTA Communities Act Action Plan on January 31, 2023. There has been no update on this meeting since then.
During its May 9, 2023 Meeting, the Master Plan Committee claimed that "some additional input meetings will be held by the Housing/Planning Departments," but no such meeting has been announced or referenced since then.
You can read the meeting minutes here.
You can view 781 News' video recordings of the meetings here.
You can view 781 News' summary of the public input provided at the meetings here.
The city promised to hold a master plan meeting with local non-profits, but so few city councilors attended that the event was not officially considered a city meeting. This non-meeting was recorded by 781 News. There exist no meeting minutes, and the city appears to have no intention of re-scheduling this meeting.
The city initially planned to hold a city-wide public input meeting in the Fall of 2022 before indefinitely postponing it. The city most recently committed to rescheduling the meeting in its MBTA Communities Act Action Plan on January 31, 2023. There has been no update on this meeting since then.
During its May 9, 2023 Meeting, the Master Plan Committee claimed that "some additional input meetings will be held by the Housing/Planning Departments," but no such meeting has been announced or referenced since then.