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Robert A. Bilotta

Context

District 2 councilor. The September 22 journal misspells him as 'Blotta'. Source: City Council journals (official minutes); spellings from the minutes.

Issues

Log

  • 2026-10-13 - City Council — Voted no on referring the meeting-time proposal (8-3) and said earlier starts would burden residents, suggesting the chair enforce 'what purpose do you rise' and the move to question; on the winter report asked about equipment delivery dates and pressed for the Indian Lake neighborhood; asked about school-zone work with principals and grants; on Zero Waste asked about contamination rules and raised dumping at the top of Hamilton Street; praised the Belmont Street and Lake Avenue work and asked about the corridor study.
  • 2026-10-06 - City Council — Moved to suspend Rule 30 so King's reconsideration could be debated (denied 3-8) and voted for reconsideration; absent for several late votes (10-0 on WCCA reconsideration and charter resolution, 9-1 on border signs). Street sweeping and Hamilton St. median report orders adopted. Captions render his name as 'Bada', 'Bilada' and 'Bulada'.
  • 2026-09-29 - City Council — Read WalkBike Worcester's Week Without Driving statement. Pressed for the overdue ADA Transition Plan report (asked in March); presented, with Rosen, the homeowner and tenant summit and the development mitigation policy orders (both adopted); co-sponsored with King the opioid-funds bathroom staffing order (adopted) and voted for King's amended bathrooms order; cited a Pentecostal church on Providence St. at Waverly St. in the noise debate; voted to hold King's order and to file the one-day event item.
  • 2026-09-22 - City Council — Voted against Rules 61, 62 and 63. On the camping ordinance called the report vague and said housing, rent control and an Office of Housing Stability are the answer (he asked to take tabled item 19c off the table; no action recorded); held his orders 10h, 10i (development mitigation policy) and 10z (opioid funds for bathroom staff) under privilege; co-sponsored the Ward Way honorary street with King; credited with moving the Harrington Way speed humps.
  • 2026-09-17 - Public Service and Transportation Committee — Chaired; EcoTarium bus route filed, offered committee help with WRTA microtransit hearings; Spectrum cable item recommended 3-0 after he briefly moved to hold it, and he moved the WCCA TV Chamber of Commerce sponsorship order (WCCA TV and PEG Funding).
  • 2026-09-15 - City Council — Participated remotely; held Tom Marino's police reform petition; asked about the 2025 sidewalk table in the progress report; his service dog month resolution adopted 11-0; only nay on withdrawing Toomey's Public Safety order and only vote for King's reconsideration of the executive session request.
  • 2026-09-14 - Public Works Committee - Joined remotely: Lincoln St., Wigwam Hill Dr. (asked about limiting private ways) and Hamilton St. lighting petitions; supported the 381 Hamilton St. petition.
  • 2026-09-08 - City Council — Attended remotely and dropped off before the last items; held the economic development, housing and TIF/TIE reports under privilege. Voted against filing the civilian review board communication and Toomey's DOJ order. Said a civilian review board would be a helpful addition (not a replacement), that only the language line of the Human Rights Commission's policy recommendations was adopted, and cited the 2024 equity audit survey (44 percent of police personnel strongly agreed discipline favors the connected; 43 percent strongly disagreed it is transparent). Pressed for Millbrook St. convex mirrors (petition 11b).
  • 2026-08-31 - Traffic and Parking Committee — Joined online at 5:03 p.m.; voted 3-0 on nearly everything (abstained on filing the Ames St. sign petition). Sponsored the Thorne St. one-way (held for study), Elm St. beacon (filed, crosswalk order), Tampa St. through-street sign, North Lake Ave. crosswalks and the Plantation St. and Orient St. review; backed Gage St. and North Pkwy. crosswalks; urged infrastructure to keep pace with development on Franklin St.
  • 2026-08-25 - Public Works and Traffic and Parking Joint Committee - Joined remotely; raised excess chips, recycling methods and contractor standards, and asked for a timeline for crack sealing in each district.
  • 2026-08-19 - Traffic and Parking Committee — Joined by Zoom. Supported the Hamilton St. and Lake Ave. truck bans (18-wheelers at 40 mph, damage to roads, also seen at Washington Square); raised a barrier at 66 Byron St.; spoke for his 173 Grove St. bollard petition.
  • 2026-08-18 - City Council — Canal District quarterly report order adopted 10-0; moved reconsideration of the Common safety order (re-adopted 7-3 over his objection); opposed Mero-Carlson's confirmation; voted for the immigration signage orders (5-5). Also sponsored orders on the Lincoln St. crosswalk, Eastern Ave. utility trenches, vacant lots on Franklin St. and DPW staffing; voted for King's postponement; told the Council he worries repeated Common reports feed a narrative that downtown is unsafe.
  • 2026-08-11 - Traffic and Parking Committee — Arrived 5:24 (remote). Explained his Hamilton St. petition (box trucks blocking sight lines at Boston Ave.), approved 3-0; voted to hold the Chino Ave. bus stop item.
  • 2026-07-23 - License Commission — Joined remotely and spoke in support of the Green Hill block party one-day entertainment license (captioned "Councilor Bada"); approved 3-0.
  • 2026-07-23 - Public Service and Transportation Committee — Chaired WRTA hearing; two transit chairman's orders adopted.
  • 2026-07-21 - City Council — Held the three City Manager appointments under privilege; cooling center operations report; Canal District reports order held; opposed the $100 million road loan report and the capital loan order. Per the captions he announced the holds at the start, spoke on Franklin St. accessible parking construction, and at the end complained that an August "twice as many people" remark showed the civilian review board hold was coordinated, saying he would likely oppose another extended public participation period; he opposed the youth vaping order in debate.
  • 2026-07-22 - Traffic and Parking Committee — Joined remotely; sponsored the Elm St. beacon (held), Elliot St. no-parking and one-way (approved), East Central St. and East Park Terrace signs (approved); said winter pickup on Grafton St. is dangerous; filed an order on the Lake Ave./Bigelow Davis Pkwy. timeline.
  • 2026-07-21 - Public Works Committee - Sat in as a visiting councilor; suggested shortening the Orient St. sidewalk to Plantation St. to March St. toward Holmes Field and offered a neighborhood meeting. His East Central St. and North Pkwy. resurfacing requests were added to the list.