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CPC approves $344,200 in fiscal 2027 grants

Manchester preservation committee approves $344,200 in community grants. The Community Preservation Committee unanimously approved $200,000 to the Manchester Affordable Housing Trust, along with $70,100 in historic preservation grants and $24,100 for parks improvements at a February 11 meeting.

Planning Board advances downtown and senior housing articles for town meeting

Planning Board moves five zoning articles toward annual town meeting. The board unanimously approved a downtown zoning revision excluding 37 Beach Street from the Town Center district, along with a senior housing article setting minimum lot sizes from half acre to one acre by district, an inn

Manchester Planning Board Continues 22 Union Street Mixed-Use Permit Hearing to February 23

Manchester-by-the-Sea planners continued a special permit hearing for a mixed-use redevelopment of the former Cargo Unlimited building at 22 Union Street and voted to advance three zoning bylaw articles to the Select Board ahead of spring Town Meeting.

Finance Committee approves Fire, Parks budgets totaling $2.71 million

Finance Committee approves $2.71 million in department budgets. The Committee unanimously approved the Fire Department's $2.185 million FY27 budget, which includes SAFER Grant-funded staffing increases to ensure minimum staffing of four personnel 83 percent of the time, up from 66 percent under

Manchester Finance Committee Approves Fire, Parks Budgets Worth Nearly $2.7 Million

Manchester-by-the-Sea Finance Committee approved fire and parks budgets totaling roughly $2.7 million and deferred a coastal survey proposal as the school assessment dropped $700,000 below prior projections.