Planning Department

Welcome to the City of Waltham Planning Department! 
Our mission is to enhance & preserve opportunities for healthy/sustainable environments that contribute to a high quality of life for all people who live, work and visit the City of Waltham. 

Public Meeting Opportunity! Click here to learn more about a Community Meeting for park improvements at Logan Park and McKenna Playground on Wednesday, May 22 at 6:00PM at the Waltham Recreation Department Office at 510 Moody Street. 

Click here for the 2024-2025 CDBG Draft Annual Action Plan

The 2022-2023 CDBG Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) is now live! Click here to view 

Waltham awarded $198,000 in Green Communities funding for 2023! 

Waltham was one of 27 cities and towns across the Commonwealth to receive the most recent Green Communities funding award. To read the press release from the MA Department of Energy Resources about the grant, click here. 

The energy/sustainability projects to be completed with the grant are: 

• Energy efficient air source heat pumps for 25 Lexington Street government offices 
• Building insulation upgrades at 25 Lexington Street to reduce heat loss 
• LED lighting upgrades at Northeast Elementary School
• Administrative support

These projects are anticipated to lead to over $24,000 in annual energy cost savings by reducing oil use by over 900 gallons and reducing electricity use by 89,000 kWh