Belmont's Week in Review: August 2 to August 8

It was learned this week that the developer of the controversial Belmont Uplands apartment development, O'Neill Properties, has been in discussion with town officials over the past six weeks in preparation of requesting a building permit "in early fall" for the 299 unit project on the Cambridge/Belmont line.

Former Selectman Paul Solomon's group that seeks to bring the Community Preservation Act to Belmont has secured half of the required signatures needed to place the measure on November's town ballot.

If you have driven through Cushing Square this week, you know that snarling traffic as the town continues to replace water mains in preparation for a complete overhaul of the Trapelo Road/Belmont Street corridor from Cambridge to Waltham in the next few years.

Belmont's Michael Trotsky was picked to run the state's main pension fund for state employees and teachers; He will be in charge of the $41 billion investment strategy.

The Belmont Municipal Light Department came before the Light Board to update the town on its decision to purchase the Purecoat factory on Hittinger Road. The meeting was the first of several the BMLD would give in town to discuss the decision and issues involving the substation.

Nathaniel Meyer discuss the motivation behind the first Belmont Summer Music Festival that he founded, is managing and will conduct the orchestra for two concerts this coming weekend.

In other news, an electrical outage in and around Town Field was blamed on a blown fuse, ZBA member Nicholas Iannuzzi is running for Governor's Council, the newly formed Belmont Energy Committee took a first step in creating plans to reduce emissions by town residents and bees are buzzing in Belmont.

Over in sports, the Lou Tompkins All-Stars are fired up and the Senior Babe Ruth team kept their playoff hopes alive with a thrilling win.