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  • City Ordinance Committee

    New Bedford City Hall 133 William St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    The Ordinances Committee meeting will continue public hearings on zoning code definitions and updates to the Table of Principal Use Regulations, with input from the Planning Board and city officials. […]

  • Community Meeting Planned on Proposed Apartment Project

    NAACP Building 25 Cedar St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    Ward 4 City Councilor Derek Baptiste will hold a community meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 14, at 6 p.m. at the NAACP building on Cedar Street. The discussion will focus on […]

  • New Bedford City Council Audit Committee meeting

    New Bedford City Hall 133 William St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    The New Bedford City Council Audit Committee will meet Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2025, at 7 p.m. in Room 214 of City Hall. The agenda includes reports from the Purchasing Director […]

  • Appointments & Briefings Committee of the City Council meeting

    New Bedford City Hall 133 William St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    The City Council’s Appointments and Briefings Committee will meet Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2025, at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall, Room 214. The meeting will be recorded and […]

  • Environmental Affairs – Special Committee meeting

    New Bedford City Hall 133 William St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    Committee members will review proposed amendments to the zoning code and consider updates to licensing rules. Planning staff will present recommendations on use regulations and district boundaries. Several administrative orders […]

  • New Bedford City Council Audit Committee meeting

    New Bedford City Hall 133 William St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    The New Bedford City Council Audit Committee will meet Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2025, at 7 p.m. in Room 214 of City Hall. The agenda includes a motion requesting that the […]

  • New Bedford City Council meeting

    New Bedford City Hall 133 William St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    The New Bedford City Council meets at 7 p.m. with an opening prayer and the pledge. Public hearings are scheduled for Verizon New England projects on County Street and Phillips […]

  • Appointments & Briefings Committee meeting

    New Bedford City Hall 133 William St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    The New Bedford City Council’s Appointments & Briefings Committee will meet on Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2025, at 7 p.m. in Room 214 at City Hall. Agenda highlights include a 30 […]

  • Board of Assessors Meeting

    New Bedford City Hall 133 William St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    The Board of Assessors of New Bedford will hold an open meeting at 9 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 8, 2026, in Room 112 at City Hall. The session begins with approval of minutes from the Dec. 18, 2025, meeting. The board will review and approve monthly abatement and exemption reports. It will also review and approve […]

  • City Ordinance Committee meeting

    New Bedford City Hall 133 William St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    The Ordinance Committee meets Monday, Jan. 26, 2026, at 7 p.m. The meeting continues public hearings on proposed zoning changes. Agenda: Topics include residential infill standards and revisions to principal […]

  • City Planning Board meeting

    Zoom Meeting

    New Bedford’s Planning Board will meet virtually at 6 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2026. There will be a 2½-hour time limit, and must end by 8:30 p.m. Agenda items include […]

  • The Zoning Board of Appeals meeting

    New Bedford City Hall 133 William St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    The Zoning Board of Appeals meets Thursday, Feb. 19, from 6 to 9 p.m. at New Bedford City Hall, Ashley Room 120. Agenda: Three public hearings focus on requests from […]

  • Environmental Affairs Special Committee meeting

    New Bedford City Hall 133 William St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    The Environmental Affairs Special Committee meets on Thursday, Feb. 19, at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting will be live-streamed on the city’s website. Members will […]

  • City Property Committee meeting

    New Bedford City Hall 133 William St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    City Property Committee meets Thursday, Feb. 19, at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting will be live-streamed on the city’s website. Members will discuss a possible […]

  • Finance Committee meeting

    New Bedford City Hall 133 William St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    New Bedford’s Finance Committee will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 24, 2026, in City Hall’s Council Chambers at 133 William St. The meeting will be livestreamed and recorded. Members will consider a motion to review the eligibility age for property tax exemptions and discuss other exemptions affecting senior homeowners. A $12.6 million loan order […]

  • New Bedford City Finance Committee meeting

    New Bedford City Hall 133 William St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    The New Bedford City Council Finance Committee will meet Monday, March 16, 2026, at 7 p.m. in Room 214 at City Hall. Agenda items include: A discussion on lowering the […]

  • Appointments & Briefings Committee meeting

    New Bedford City Hall 133 William St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    The Appointments and Briefings Committee will meet Tuesday, March 17, 2026, at 7 p.m. in City Council chambers at City Hall. Agenda items include: Consider a mayoral appointment to the […]

  • Special Committee on Special Permits and Licensing

    New Bedford City Hall 133 William St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    The Special Committee on Special Permits and Licensing will meet on Thursday, March 19, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in City Council chambers at City Hall. Agenda items include: A public […]

  • Internal Affairs Committee meeting

    New Bedford City Hall 133 William St., New Bedford, MA, United States

    The Internal Affairs Committee will meet Monday, March 23, 2026, at 7 p.m. in City Council chambers at City Hall. Agenda items include discussion of proposed updates to city ordinances, […]