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 Buzzards Bay Area Habitat for Humanity to build single-family homes on Pleasant Street and Merrimac Street. Each petition seeks zoning relief related to the minimum […]
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 review shellfish bed closures in Fairhaven tied to sewage overflows and hear from Public Infrastructure officials. South Coast Neighbors United is scheduled to present community-based […]
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 […]
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 Veterans Advisory Board. Review a residency waiver request for a secondhand dealer license. Review an application for a new private livery license. Discuss safety concerns […]
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 hearing on an application from Knd Auto Rentals LLC for a special permit for motor vehicle sales or rentals at Belleville Avenue. Councilors will also […]
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, including regulations related to secondhand dealers and pawnbrokers. Councilors will also review matters referred from the City Council concerning licensing and municipal regulatory policies. The […]
The New Bedford City Council Finance Committee will meet Monday, March 30, 2026, at 7 p.m. in Room 214 at City Hall. Agenda items include: A request to permanently finance projects totaling $47.34 million and to issue or renew temporary notes totaling $36.62 million. The debt was previously authorized but requires committee approval for sale. […]
The Ordinance Committee meets on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers at City Hall. Agenda Items include : A proposal to limit fireworks after 10 p.m. with fines for violations, and continued discussion of a recall process for elected officials. Members will also review a draft parental leave policy for […]
The New Bedford City Council meets on Thursday, April 9, at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, Room 214. Public hearings on Eversource work, including conduit and underground electric projects on Acushnet Avenue, Union Street, Ashley Boulevard, Nash Road, and Belleville Avenue, will be held. Mayor Jon Mitchell submitted items on school funding, prior […]
The City Council Finance Committee will meet on Monday, April 13, at 7 p.m. in the City Council Chamber, Room 214. Members will review several financial items, including school funding and updates on city projects. Agenda highlights: Zeiterion Theatre finances and operations update Proposal to extend benefits for city employees on military leave Transfer of […]
New Bedford City Council meets Thursday, April 23, at 7 p.m. in City Hall Chamber, room 214. The agenda includes public hearings on utility and infrastructure work on William Street, County Street, and Belleville Avenue. Mayor Jon Mitchell proposes multiple fund transfers to support employee wages under union contracts. Councilors will also consider a $12.6 […]
The New Bedford City Council’s Special Committee on Special Permits and Licensing will meet on May 11 at 6:30 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. The agenda includes two applications for new private livery licenses. Gerana’s Transportation Inc., based on Weld Street, and Sister Express Transport, based on Robeson Street, are both seeking licenses […]
New Bedford City Council’s Ordinance Committee will meet May 11 at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. Agenda items include a public hearing on a proposed ordinance tied to municipal facility conversions, including the reuse of vacant city owned properties. Committee members will also revisit a proposed fireworks ordinance that would create a […]
The New Bedford City Council will meet on May 12 at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers at City Hall. Agenda items include Eversource utility hearings, proposed wastewater rate changes, updates on the retiree pension veto, and funding requests tied to capital projects and snow removal. Council members will also review redevelopment proposals for former city […]
New Bedford’s Committee on Economic Development will meet at 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 20, in City Council Chambers at City Hall. The meeting will be livestreamed and recorded. Agenda items include a proposal asking Dairy Queen to consider opening a location in New Bedford as part of its Massachusetts expansion plans. Council members are also […]
The Ordinance Committee will meet on Wednesday, May 27, 2026, at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers, Room 214, at City Hall. Agenda highlights: Committee members will hold a public hearing on a proposed zoning ordinance submitted by Mayor Jon Mitchell that would establish form-based code districts. The focus will be on changes to Chapter 9 […]
New Bedford’s Quasi Committee of the Whole will hold budget hearings on Monday, June 1, at 6 p.m. The meeting will be livestreamed and recorded through the city’s website. Departments and funds scheduled for review include Elections, Tourism and Marketing, the Arts, Culture and Tourism Fund, the Traffic Commission, the Downtown Enterprise Fund, the Library, […]
New Bedford’s Special Committee on Environmental Affairs will meet Tuesday, June 9, at 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers at City Hall, 133 William St. Committee members will discuss the status of a trucking and shipping agreement involving A-1 Asphalt and Pico Stone Imports and Supply. The discussion centers on the transportation of materials through […]
The Ordinance Committee meets on Tuesday, July 14, 2026, at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers, Room 214. Agenda: Committee members will consider several ordinances proposed by Mayor Jon Mitchell that would reorganize parts of the city government and update the city code. The proposals include creating a Department of Health and Human Services, moving oversight […]
The Special Committee on Special Permits and Licensing meets on Wednesday, July 15, 2026, at 7 p.m. in Council Chambers, Room 214, at City Hall. Agenda: Committee members will review an application for a new private livery license for All Needs Transportation. They will also consider a residency waiver request for All Things With Anna's […]
New Bedford’s Appointments and Briefings Committee will meet on Tuesday, July 21, at 7 p.m. in City Council Chambers at City Hall, 133 William St. The meeting will be livestreamed and recorded. Agenda highlights: Committee members will hold a public hearing on the proposed demolition of the Coffin-Howland House at 535 Brock Ave. The New […]
The City Property Committee meets Tuesday, Aug. 11, at 7 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. Agenda Redevelopment plans for two former New Bedford fire stations top the agenda. Members are expected to recommend approval of proposals from South Coast Investments, Inc., for the former Fire Station No. 3 at 834 Kempton St., and […]
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