Belmont Select Board unanimously backs zoning overlays, rejects all 12 parking amendments
Belmont Select Board unanimously backs two Belmont Center zoning overlays and rejects all 12 proposed amendments ahead of the March 4 Special Town Meeting.
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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 Warrant Committee approves fiscal analysis of proposed Belmont Center Overlay District, defers hotel report.
Belmont Select Board Unanimously Adopts Revised Alcohol Policies to Ease Business Rules
Belmont Select Board rewrites alcohol rules and accepts $71,911 in donations at January 26 meeting.
Former Belmont Town Moderator Opposes Zoning Overlays Before March Special Town Meeting
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.
Belmont Warrant Committee Targets January 28 Approval of Center Overlay Fiscal Report
Belmont Warrant Committee advances fiscal report on Center Overlay District with two weeks to approval deadline.
Belmont Select Board Member Dionne Launches Republican Bid for State Treasurer
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.
Belmont Warrant Committee Finds Overlay Zoning Fiscally Neutral at Best, Slightly Negative at Worst
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.
Belmont Select Board Declines to Back Internal or External Police Chief Candidate
Belmont Select Board declines to express preference for internal or external police chief, approves liquor license petition.
Warrant Committee Sets January Deadline for Belmont Center Overlay Financial Analysis
Belmont Warrant Committee reviews fiscal year 2026 Q1 budgets and locks in overlay report timeline.