Manchester Council on Aging learns Senior Center redesignated as community space with $7 million cost. Director Mary Miner reported on ongoing programming including lunch activities, museum trips, and AARP tax preparation services, while one van driver retired and per diem coverage continues. The
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 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
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 Conservation Commission endorses $5 million MVP grant application for environmental restoration. The board provided enthusiastic endorsement for Sue Croft's application for Massachusetts Resilience and Adaptation Fund grants to replace lost BRIC funding for culvert and pond restoration.
Select Board approves National Grid underground conduit installations on two streets. The board unanimously backed petitions to install PVC conduit on Bennett Street and 27 Masconomo Street, completing public hearings with confirmation from Town Administrator Antonio Barletta that the Department of
Planning Board unanimously appoints two associate members and advances four zoning articles for Town Meeting. Nancy Garvey, a 20-year resident and former six-year Planning Board member, and Isabella Bates, an 82-year-old full-time resident of 16 years, were appointed to one-year terms expiring June
Planning Board holds public forum on proposed senior housing bylaw. Member Christopher Olney presented the first age-restricted zoning provisions in Manchester's history, aimed at retaining the town's 1,500 seniors currently lacking appropriate downsizing options; the bylaw would permit independent
Manchester-by-the-Sea Finance Committee unanimously approves FY27 operational budgets for harbor and finance departments. The committee approved $317,838 for harbor operations on January 29 at Town Administrator Tony Barletta's recommendation, a 1.54 percent increase that addresses Harbormaster
Facilities Committee reviews $16.5 million Lincoln Street Well and facilities consolidation plans. Director of DPW Chuck Dam presented the Lincoln Street Well project, now 90 percent complete in design with an estimated cost of $16.5 million and construction scheduled to begin in June if Town
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