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Newton Planning and Development Board
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Planning & Development Board will hold this meeting as a virtual meeting on Monday, April 5,
2021 at 7:00 pm. No in-person meeting will take place at City Hall.
To view and participate in this virtual meeting on your computer at the above date and time, visit
https://us02web.zoom.us/j/88401277189, or visit www.zoom.us, click “Join a Meeting” and enter the
following Meeting ID: 884-0127-7189#.
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smartphone by dialing (646) 558-8656 and entering 884-0127-7189#. For audio only, call (646) 558-
8656 and enter Meeting ID: 884-0127-7189#.
PUBLIC HEARING ITEM:
FY22 Annual Action Plan
The City of Newton and the WestMetro HOME Consortium, consisting of twelve other member
communities (the Towns of Bedford, Belmont, Brookline, Concord, Lexington, Natick, Needham,
Sudbury, and Wayland and the Cities of Framingham, Waltham, and Watertown), are required by the
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) to prepare an Annual Action Plan that
describes Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnerships Program
(HOME), and Emergency Solutions Grant (ESG) funded projects that will be undertaken over t he
course of the upcoming fiscal year (July 1, 2021-June 30, 2022) as part of the goals and strategies
outlined in the FY21-25 Consolidated Plan. The City of Newton and WestMetro HOME Consortium are
holding a public hearing on the FY22 Annual Action Plan to solicit feedback and ensure grant funds
are effectively spent to assist low- and moderate-income residents.
The draft FY22 Annual Action Plan can be found on http://www.newtonma.gov/cdbg. A printed copy of
the plan will be available in the Newton Housing & Community Development Office, Newton City Hall,
Second Floor. Comments on the proposed plan will be accepted at the public hearing and in writing to
Amanda Berman, Director of Housing and Community Development, Planning and Development
Department, 1000 Commonwealth Avenue, Newton, MA, 02459 or via email at
aberman@newtonma.gov. The deadline for submitting comments is May 4, 2021 at 5:00 p.m.
If you need a reasonable accommodation, please contact the City of Newton’s ADA/Section 504
Coordinator, Jini Fairley, at least two business days in advance of the meeting: jfairley@newtonma.gov
or (617) 796-1253. The City’s TTY/TDD direct line is: 617-796-1089. For the Telecommunications
Relay Service (TRS), please dial 711.