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Finance Committee faces $732,000 District budget gap, legal expense crisis

Finance Committee confronts $732,000 District Budget shortfall and current-year legal expense deficit. Chair Sarah Mellish, Finance Director Andrea Mainville, and Town Administrator Tony Barletta discussed potential solutions including a $60,000 increase in OPEB contributions and redirecting the

Board of Assessors reviews interim staffing proposals during assessor absence

Manchester-by-the-Sea Board of Assessors convenes with two members to address interim staffing during Principal Assessor absence. Board Chair J. Robert Beatty and Member Jeffrey R. McAvoy approved prior executive and open session minutes and the December 2025 Abatements Report in 2-0 votes. The

Manchester Finance Committee Sets Budget Review Schedule, Flags $732K School Shortfall

Manchester-by-the-Sea Finance Committee opens FY27 budget review with a $732,000 school shortfall and a $3.6 million Rotunda funding gap.

Select Board approves updated tree policy definition, eyes major FY27 capital projects.

Select Board unanimously approves revised public shade tree definition while confronting a heavily burdened FY27 capital budget. Chair Ann Harrison and the board voted to amend the tree policy to define public shade trees as "any tree within the boundaries of a public way other than a state highway

Coastal Stream Team reviews water quality data, plans fish surveys

Coastal Stream Team weighs water quality, plans expanded fish surveys. Chair Jessica Lamothe briefed Town Administrator Tony Barletta on the team's efforts to address long-term bacterial contamination in Kettle Cove salt marsh. Northeast Trout Unlimited is planning a grant application for an