Government · City Council
Cambridge Council Adopts Amended Housing Study Order, Cuba Vote Delayed
Cambridge City Council adopts housing needs study order 9-0, delays Cuba embargo resolution.
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Government · Zoning Board
Cambridge Zoning Board Approves Six-Story Cambridge Street Housing Variance 5-0
Cambridge zoning board clears six-story housing project over procedural objections at April 30 meeting.
Government · Finance Committee
Cambridge Councillors Push Harvard for Higher PILOT as June Deadline Approaches
Cambridge councillors pressed Harvard for a larger voluntary payment as the city's one-year PILOT agreement nears its June 30 expiration.
Government · Public Safety Committee
Cambridge Committee Hears ShotSpotter Testimony, Eyes May Vote to End Program
Cambridge's Public Safety Committee heard 32 speakers in unanimous opposition to the city's ShotSpotter gunshot-detection system Wednesday, with councillors signaling they will seek a formal vote at an Annual Surveillance hearing scheduled for May 20.
Government · Transportation Committee
Cambridge parking permit fee hike stalls as committee splits over senior exemption
Cambridge parking permit fee hike advances without a vote as senior exemption controversy dominates committee hearing.
Government · Planning Board
Cambridge Planning Board Opens Hearing on Healthpeak's 42-Acre Alewife Quadrangle Redevelopment
Cambridge Planning Board hears first public hearing on Healthpeak's 42-acre Alewife Quadrangle master plan.
Government · City Council
Cambridge City Council Votes 5-4 to Keep Garden Street One-Way Configuration
Cambridge City Council votes 5-4 to keep Garden Street one-way, halting a court-ordered two-way restoration.
Government · Zoning Board
Cambridge BZA Grants Variances to Concord Avenue Cafe and Harvard, Rejects Myrtle Avenue Zoning Bid
Cambridge's Board of Zoning Appeal voted unanimously on all three cases before it April 16, granting variances to a neighborhood cafe and Harvard University while dismissing a homeowner's appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
Government · City Council
Cambridge Council Freezes Ahern Field Turf Project, Orders Transparency Report
Cambridge City Council unanimously pauses Ahern Field turf project, defers Garden Street vote.
Government · Finance Committee
Cambridge Finance Committee Votes to Scope Social Housing, Supportive Housing, and Childcare
Cambridge Finance Committee designates social housing, supportive housing, and childcare as top three budget priorities.
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