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Manchester Planning Board Unanimously Approves Special Permit for 214 Summer Street Project
Manchester-by-the-Sea Planning Board approves special permit for 214 Summer Street and advances housing plan.
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Planning Board approves driveway safety standards, continues permit hearing
The Planning Board unanimously approved revised driveway regulations establishing fire-apparatus-access standards and continued a contested permit hearing for 214 Summer Street. Director Marc Resnick led the year-long regulatory update with the Department of Public Works and fire chief, now
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Manchester Planning Board Reviews Draft Housing Plan With 5 Percent SHI Rate
Manchester-by-the-Sea Planning Board holds public forum on housing plan update, with rental vacancy at zero and median home price at $1.35 million.
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Planning Board continues review of Deer Hill Road duplex proposal, approves tower modification
Planning Board approves 5G tower modification with surety bond requirement. The Board unanimously approved a Special Permit for Cellco Partnership, LLC d/b/a Verizon Wireless to remove three antennas and install six new antennas and additional hardware on the existing monopole at 17 Ashland Avenue,
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Manchester Planning Board Approves Verizon 5G Tower Upgrade at Ashland Avenue
Manchester Planning Board approves Verizon 5G upgrade at Ashland Avenue cell tower while opening review of first MBTA-zone duplex project.
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Planning Board elects Olney vice chair; continues wireless tower hearing to June 8
Planning Board elects Olney vice chair; continues wireless tower hearing to June 8. Chair Sarah Creighton presided as the Board welcomed new member John Harden and elected Christopher Olney as Vice Chair unanimously. The Board continued a public hearing on Cellco Partnership d/b/a Verizon
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Manchester Planning Board Continues Verizon Tower Hearing, Advances Housing Plan Review
Manchester Planning Board opens Verizon tower hearing, defers decision amid questions on surety bonds and federal eligibility rules.
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Planning Board charts 2026-2027 work plan with six committed projects.
Planning Board names 2026-2027 work agenda led by four ongoing projects. Chair Sarah Creighton and the five-member board identified Driveway Regulation Adoption, Housing Production Plan, General District Planning Study, and Downtown Streetscape Plan as committed initiatives, with Director of Land
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Joint Board Negotiates Senior Center Design Funding with Checkpoints
Joint boards approve $250K Senior Center design phase with mandatory checkpoints. The Select Board, Planning Board, and Finance Committee unanimously recommended a $250,000 appropriation from the Parks and Recreation Revolving Fund for the Senior/Community Center project at the former Masonic
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Planning Board endorses Union Street property division
Planning Board unanimously endorses property division at 21 Union Street. The board approved a motion to divide the Zaiger property into two parcels, preserving the required 60 feet of frontage for the main dwelling lot, as proposed by Adam and Cynthia Zaiger. The board also unanimously adopted
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