Belmont Morning Brief, Oct. 22: Hospital plans $20 million psychiatry center

From Belmont News

• Planning Board weighs Chandler and Chestnut Street permits The Belmont Planning Board took up special permits for a historic-house renovation at 33 Chandler Street and an addition at 45 Chestnut Street, after neighbors challenged the builders' figures on open space and wall expansion, while also weighing zoning changes ahead of Town Meeting.Belmont News
• Belmont previews new stormwater fee options Belmont previewed a new stormwater fee ahead of a Nov. 16 Special Town Meeting vote, as consultants laid out competing flat and tiered billing options and officials debated which approach residents would find fairest.Belmont News
• Belmont previews record nine-question state ballot Town Clerk Ellen O'Brien Cushman previewed a record nine-question, three-sided state ballot for the Nov. 3 election, with voter registration closing Oct. 24, vote-by-mail requests due Oct. 27, and a separate petition seeking to update her own job description.Belmont News
• Select Board votes to oppose cannabis Question 8 The Belmont Select Board took up state ballot Question 8, hearing from the town's dispensary about jobs and revenue at stake, and clashed for 45 minutes with the Board of Registrars chair over a new citizens' petition policy's signature rule.Belmont News
• Warrant Committee previews fall warrant, defers votes Belmont's Warrant Committee heard competing accounts of a stalled town clerk pay review, as former officials said they gathered 300 signatures for an independent review committee while a town official called it unnecessary, and previewed a fall warrant it will vote on Nov. 12.Belmont News
• Brighton Street milling, paving set for Oct. 26, 28 Belmont's Department of Public Works says Newport Construction will mill and pave travel lanes on Brighton Street between Pleasant Street and Oliver Road on Oct. 26 and Oct. 28, weather permitting.Belmont News

Belmont on Thu, Oct 22

• Belmont hiring part-time ice rink attendant The Town of Belmont is accepting applications for a part-time ice rink attendant and Zamboni driver.Town of Belmont
• Belmont schools hiring assistant custodian at Wellington Belmont Public Schools is accepting applications for an assistant custodian position at Wellington Elementary School.Belmont Public Schools
• McLean Hospital plans $20 million psychiatry center McLean Hospital plans a $20 million center for metabolic psychiatry research in Belmont, Healthcare Design Magazine reports, describing it as a new clinical and research facility.Healthcare Design Magazine

Coming up

• Sat, Oct 24: Belmont football faces Reading Memorial Oct. 24 Belmont's football team plays Reading Memorial on Saturday, Oct. 24, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
• Mon, Oct 26: Trick-or-treat at Town Hall set for Oct. 26 Town Hall will host an afternoon of family-friendly Halloween activities for Belmont residents on Monday, Oct. 26.Town of Belmont
• Wed, Oct 28: Belmont Hill soccer faces Xaverian Brothers Oct. 28 Belmont Hill's soccer team faces Xaverian Brothers on Oct. 28, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
• Thu, Nov 5, 10 a.m. to noon: Select Board chair holds office hours Nov. 5 Belmont's Select Board chair will hold office hours at the Woolly Brew Knitting Cafe on Nov. 5 from 10 a.m. to noon.Town of Belmont

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