Manchester-by-the-Sea Conservation Commission approves drainage amendment, votes enforcement letter. The commission unanimously approved an Amended Order of Conditions for 12 Boardman Avenue that replaces a failed subsurface drainage system with a drip edge detail flowing water into existing lawn
Affordable Housing Trust reinvests maturing certificate of deposit and readies Powder House Lane Regulatory Agreement for state submission. Sarah Mellish reported the Select Board-approved agreement is poised for delivery; the Trust rejected an external consultant for its Strategic Plan, deciding
Select Board authorizes National Grid utility installation and removes two heritage trees for PFAS compliance project. The Board unanimously approved National Grid petition WR#31289848 to install 200 feet of underground PVC conduit on Highland Avenue and voted unanimously to fell two Red Oak trees
Board of Health unanimously approves building permits, advances grant-funded digitization and prevention work. The board approved a building permit with a garbage disposal removal requirement and unanimously specified that the basement at 2 Blossom Lane remain unfinished, limiting room count to 14.
Historic District Commission unanimously approves two Certificates of Appropriateness. The board cleared applications from Martha Farmer and Steven Carhart for a basement-level accessory dwelling unit at 12 Bridge Street and from 22 Union Street, LLC for a revised three-unit residential building
Manchester Finance Committee approves $18M regional school budget with 5.4 percent increase. Chair Sarah Mellish and the Committee unanimously backed the Manchester Essex Regional School District operating budget of $18,058,187.50, along with a $2,573,924.16 capital budget and the North Shore
Manchester health board approves conditional building permits. The Board of Health unanimously approved a building permit for 2 Blossom Lane, conditioned on garbage disposal removal and requiring the basement remain unfinished to keep the home to 14 rooms for septic compliance. A second discussion
Harbor Advisory Committee endorses Area 7 moorings with Army Corps approval pending. Chair Carl Doane and the panel learned that Harbormaster Brian Pike has received positive feedback from the Army Corps of Engineers regarding installation of 38 to 48 moorings in Area 7 using a helical mooring
Manchester Planning Board unanimously recommends four zoning articles for the 2026 Annual Town Meeting. Chair Sarah Creighton presented proposals creating two downtown districts to preserve mixed-use character and eliminate commercial parking requirements, a new senior housing bylaw addressing
Finance Committee unanimously approved a $31.9 million capital budget with $29 million in new borrowing for PFAS remediation, Rotunda restoration, and Central Street Culvert work. Finance Director Andrea Mainville projected tax rate increases to $9.05 with full debt service, a 2.18 percent
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