Facilities Planning Committee moves to hire project manager for campus facilities study. The committee agreed in consensus to develop a Request for Qualifications for an Owner's Project Manager, expected to begin in April. Director of DPW Chuck Dam presented preliminary cost estimates ranging from
Select Board approves National Grid petitions and Pride Month proclamation. The five-member board unanimously approved two National Grid utility conduit installations on Union Street and Pulaski Drive, and voted unanimously to proclaim June as LGBTQ+ month with a proclamation to be presented May
Manchester Coastal Stream Team plans year-round eDNA fish monitoring across Sawmill Brook tributaries. Chair Jessica Lamothe's team reviewed data from November showing an absence of brook trout in upper Sawmill Brook and Cat Brook, attributed to a depleted water table. Carl Soderland of Northeast
Board of Health discusses digitization grant project governance and Manchester's opt-out from regional system. The five-member board met with Health Director Rebecca Hansbury, who confirmed plans to hire a Title 5 specialist to assess digitization project viability using Cape Ann Public Health
Finance Committee examines $28 million capital agenda and regional school spending. Manchester Essex Regional School District's $33.9 million FY27 budget, serving 1,156 students, is down $600,000 from December projections thanks to increased Circuit Breaker funding, lower health insurance costs,
Board of Health approves prior minutes, hears grant and regulation updates. The board unanimously approved minutes from December 18 and January 8 meetings and heard Public Health Agent Wendy Hansbury report on the Cape Ann Public Health Alliance's record digitization initiative under a Public
Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously rejected appeal of 2 Blossom Lane enforcement. Chair Sarah Mellish, Members John Binieris, Georgia Pendergast, and Colleen Moore found no violations of the Zoning By-Law or the 2019 Special Permit after examining the Byrnes' complaints regarding pool house use,
Conservation Commission unanimously approves Central Street landscaping after extensive public hearing debate. The commission voted unanimously to approve a hardscape and landscape plan for 48 Central Street (MassDEP #039-0945), resolving questions over unpermitted generator and air conditioning
Planning Board continues 22 Union Street special permit hearing due to snowstorm. Chair Sarah Creighton cited the Governor's emergency declaration, Town Hall closure, and widespread power outages as obstacles to meaningful public participation and moved to open and immediately continue the hearing
Finance Committee approves $5.9 million in FY27 operating budgets across all town departments. Chair Sarah Mellish and the seven-member committee voted unanimously on eight departmental budgets, including $240,788 for the Assessor's Office and $2,498,122 for benefits and insurance. Town
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