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Votes at a glance: Woburn City Council actions on March 4, 2025
Summary
Summary of motions, referrals and approvals the council took on March 4, including budget transfers, special-event permits, license renewals, committee referrals and appointments.
The Woburn City Council on March 4 approved or referred the following items. This is a concise list of final outcomes recorded on the meeting floor.
- Transfer of $740,283.75 from unreserved balance to salary/contracts accounts: Motion referred to Committee on Finance and passed (motion/second; aye vote recorded). Details on line-item distribution not specified on the floor.
- Transfer of $62,700 to Goddard School crossing account: Funds to come from Woodbridge Station account ($16,929) and 165 Cambridge Road account ($45,771). Motion referred to Committee on Finance and passed.
- Authorization to enter lease with Cummings Properties for temporary relocation of Fire Station Number 4 at 4 F Henshaw Street: referred to Committee on Finance (passed).
- Special-event permits approved: • Road race at Horn Pond and area streets to raise awareness for substance abuse and mental health, June 8, 2025 — permit granted. • Flag Day Festival at Liar Park on June 14, 2025 — permit granted. • Wootenholtz Lions Club charity dog walk at Hawn Pond on April 5, 2025 — petition granted referral to Public Safety and License committee because of request for insurance-waiver consideration.
- Renewal of a common carrier (corporate shuttles) license for 5 Wheeling Avenue: Referred to Public Safety and License committee (passed to committee).
- NSTAR/Eversource petition to install conduit in Industrial Parkway to serve a charger at 240 Mishawam Road: set for public hearing; grant of location later approved with DPW conditions and plan of record to be followed.
- Eversource petition to install approximately 5 feet of conduit to serve an EV charger at 300 Mishawam Road: matter received and referred to Special Permits Committee; public hearing opened and continued.
- Tesla petitions for 425 Washington Street (12 chargers) and 300 Mishawam Road (16 chargers) — communications received, public hearings opened and the council continued both hearings to March 18 and referred both matters to the Special Permits Committee.
- Public hearing: National Grid grant of location to replace and extend gas main on New Boston Street — grant approved with conditions and DPW requirements to be followed; plan of record is the last revised plan dated 02/13/2025.
- Transfers reported by Finance Committee adopted: $767,841.49 moved from salary adjustment to union accounts (SEIU City Hall, Teamsters, Library Union, SEIU DPW/Cemetery) and $300,000 transferred from cemetery perpetual interest account to new cemetery equipment account (motions passed).
- Appointments: Anthony Langone Jr. and Douglas Landau were appointed to the Woburn Redevelopment Authority and referred to relevant committees for confirmation and follow-up.
- Resolve requesting state legislative delegation to update the council’s liaison committee on Massachusetts housing law changes: referred to the committee on liaison (passed).
- Communication in support of a site readiness grant for a New Boston Street opportunity analysis: council authorized the mayor to sign on behalf of the City (passed).
Many items on the agenda were referred to appropriate committees for detailed review; the council recorded votes as “aye” on the floor for the motions listed above. If a roll-call tally is required, the official minutes and clerk’s roll-call record should be consulted.
