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Belmont Select Board unanimously backs zoning overlays, rejects all 12 parking amendments

BELMONT — February 9, 2026 — Belmont Select Board unanimously backs two Belmont Center zoning overlays and rejects all 12 proposed amendments ahead of the March 4 Special Town Meeting. The two-member board — Chair Matt Taylor and Vice Chair Taylor Yates — voted to recommend favorable action on Article 2, a mixed-

Belmont Warrant Committee approves Center Gateway Overlay fiscal analysis report

BELMONT — February 4, 2026 — Belmont Warrant Committee unanimously approves fiscal analysis of proposed by-right hotel zoning district. The committee voted 13-0 with two abstentions — Ex-Officio members Matt Taylor and School Committee Chair Meg Moriarty — to release its Center Gateway Overlay District fiscal impact report to Town Meeting

Belmont Warrant Committee Approves Overlay Fiscal Analysis, Defers Hotel Report

BELMONT — January 28, 2026 — Belmont Warrant Committee approves fiscal analysis of proposed Belmont Center Overlay District, defers hotel report. The committee voted 13-0 with two abstentions to approve draft seven of its Belmont Center Overlay District fiscal analysis at a January 28 session chaired by Paul Richter, while agreeing

Belmont Select Board Unanimously Adopts Revised Alcohol Policies to Ease Business Rules

BELMONT — January 26, 2026 — Belmont Select Board rewrites alcohol rules and accepts $71,911 in donations at January 26 meeting. The board voted 3-0 to adopt revised alcoholic beverage policies intended to remove barriers — including minimum seat counts and a requirement to serve food on washable dinnerware — that have

Former Belmont Town Moderator Opposes Zoning Overlays Before March Special Town Meeting

BELMONT — January 16, 2026 — Former Belmont Town Moderator Mike Widmer publicly opposed two zoning overlay districts headed for a special town meeting vote on March 4, warning the Belmont Center proposal would cost the town an estimated $250,000 a year rather than strengthening its finances. Widmer, who served 17

Belmont Warrant Committee Targets January 28 Approval of Center Overlay Fiscal Report

BELMONT — January 14, 2026 — Belmont Warrant Committee advances fiscal report on Center Overlay District with two weeks to approval deadline. The committee met January 14 to refine its analysis ahead of a March 4 Town Meeting vote on the proposed Belmont Center Overlay District zoning bylaw, debating a 12-scenario

Belmont Select Board Member Dionne Launches Republican Bid for State Treasurer

BELMONT — January 14, 2026 — Belmont Select Board Member Elizabeth Dionne declared her Republican candidacy for Massachusetts State Treasurer in a January 14 interview on Belmont's community access TV. Dionne, an attorney in her third and final term on the Select Board, said she entered the race after concluding

Belmont Warrant Committee Finds Overlay Zoning Fiscally Neutral at Best, Slightly Negative at Worst

BELMONT — January 7, 2026 — Belmont Warrant Committee spends three hours stress-testing the fiscal model for the proposed Belmont Center Overlay zoning, finding the net impact modest at best. Chair Paul Richter led the January 7 working session through a draft report projecting gross new property tax revenue of slightly

Belmont Select Board Declines to Back Internal or External Police Chief Candidate

BELMONT — January 5, 2026 — Belmont Select Board declines to express preference for internal or external police chief, approves liquor license petition. At a January 5 meeting, the three-member board — Chair Matt Taylor, Vice Chair Taylor Yates, and Member Elizabeth Dion — voted unanimously to approve a home rule petition removing

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