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In this issue:
Map of proposed Waverley area zoning from July 2 Planning Board meeting
Town Meeting to Decide MBTA Zoning
This fall, Belmont Town Meeting will consider a plan to comply with the MBTA Communities Act, a law passed by the state to increase the supply of housing across 177 towns. Belmont must zone for at least 1,632 homes across a minimum of 27 acres. Read more.
Waltham Rail Trail Makes Slow Progress
Repair of the rusting nineteenth century truss bridge and installation of a new deck for path users was included in the Waltham path design package, and was also part of the bid documents issued by Waltham in fall 2021. However, the bids for that component of the project varied over 11-fold among the six bidders. Read more.
Profiles in Belmont: Peter Struzziero
Eight hundred people a day used to visit the Belmont Public Library on Concord Avenue when the building existed, and few of them ran into Peter Struzziero, the library director. Read more.
Bike rack at Belmont Middle/ High School/ Source: David Chase
Belmont’s Student Bikers Cut School Traffic
The new combined school has 2,128 students. If each one of them traveled in a car through the single-lane Goden Street entrance, the line would take over an hour to clear. Read more.
Letter to the Editor
How can we improve traffic at McLean? Read more.
BCF Community Service Opportunity
High school students wanted! Read more.
Belmont Serves Subdues Center Knotweed
See photos of the intrepid Belmont Serves crew. Read more.
Lone Tree Hill Displays Autumn Glory
From asters to mountain mint, the site’s native plants put on a colorful autumn show. Read more.
Dark-eyed Junco. Photo by Shawn Carey
Belmont’s Brumal Birds Will Soon Abound
We’ve changed tactics for getting familiar with our bird buddies of the brumal (pre-vernal, i.e., winter) season. We’ll pair like with like—woodpeckers, raptors, songsters, and feeder favorites. Read more.
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