The formal adoption of city goals established through a city council workshop last week highlights tonight’s Newton City Council meeting. The goals are for this year through 2027, and six were selected. Newton Mayor Evelyn George says the number one goal, with an estimated cost of $150,000, is the installation of a sidewalk on North 15th Avenue West from Union Drive to 1st Street North. Repairing streets in Union Cemetery is expected to cost about $180,000, while making improvements to Cardinal Pond has a $50,000 estimated price tag. 

“The city has already received some grants. So we will put in a handicapped-accessible fishing pier and a parking area. Living in that neighborhood, I do see a lot of people trying to figure out where to park around there.”

 George says the three remaining goals are creating a new $1 million skate park at Aurora Park, spending approximately $100,000 on completing phase two of the joint Fire/Police Training & Storage Facility, and using about $300,000 to add inclusive playground equipment to city parks. Tonight’s Newton City Council meeting will begin at 6 p.m. at Newton City Hall.