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Newton mayor Setti Warren details infrastructure needs, avoids tax increase talk

By Deirdre Fernandes

 |  Globe Staff  

  January 18, 2012

Newton Mayor Setti Warren yesterday said the city must fix its aging schools, roads and buildings but stopped short of advocating for a tax increase to pay for the extensive list of projects. In his annual state of the city speech, Warren also silent about his aborted and surprising run for the US Senate seat last year. Instead, Warren, who is two years into his first term as mayor, highlighted his administration’s accomplishments locally in controlling the city’s budget, negotiating union contracts and bringing more transparency to government.

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