Manchester Select Board unanimously approved its Housing Production Plan and lifted water restrictions following improved drought conditions. The plan, required under Massachusetts housing law to secure safe harbor status, addresses housing diversity, senior housing, and accessory dwelling units;
Two multimillion-dollar sales headline Manchester-by-the-Sea's newest round of real estate deed filings. From our own coverage: Two multimillion-dollar sales anchor latest deed filings. Also in today's brief (6 items): Select Board meets Monday at Town Hall; Conservation Commission meet…
Fourteen deeds were recorded in Manchester By The Sea from Aug. 21 to Sept. 19, with six listing a sale price so far, ranging from $654,000 to $4,800,000 and a median of $1,087,500. The period's largest recorded sale was 6 Jersey Ln Pcl B & D, which sold for $4,800,000 on Aug. 31 from Mia Schlappi
Housing trust signed grant, explored regional housing as Powder House project stalled. Chair Rosemary Costello and trustees signed a $100,000 Community Preservation Committee Grant Agreement and explored forming regional housing initiatives with roughly 15 communities.
Manchester-by-the-Sea recorded 11 property transfers between Aug. 14 and Sept. 12, per Essex County Registry of Deeds data. Only four sales had a price recorded, ranging from $1,075,000 to $4,800,000, with a median of $1,207,500 among those four. The month's top transaction was 6 Jersey Ln Pcl B &…
Historic District Commission authorized preservation consultant search. The Manchester-by-the-Sea body voted unanimously to hire a consultant estimated at $6,000 to $7,000 to facilitate community engagement workshops and review a draft demolition delay bylaw, with consultant selection by October 1.
Manchester Board of Health unanimously approves four residential septic and sewer system design plans. The board cleared six-bedroom and five-bedroom sewage disposal plans for 15 Old Neck Road and 6 Highland Avenue, an accessory dwelling unit connection for 36 Masconomo Street, and a remedial water
Manchester Board of Health approves three residential septic system plans. At its September 10 meeting, the board unanimously approved sewage disposal designs for 15 Old Neck Road, 36 Masconomo Street, and 6 Highland Avenue, with the third plan subject to three conditions regarding force main
Council on Aging announced expansion plans for senior services. Director Mary Miner reported that a grief support group will launch in late October and First Parish Church will provide additional weekday programming space.