Essex Select Board Approves FY27 Warrant Requiring Two Proposition 2½ Overrides
Essex Select Board closes annual town meeting warrant with two override questions totaling $454,449.
Planning Board continues hearing on 36-lot residential subdivision, table decision to April
Planning Board continues hearing on Bell Point LLC's 36-lot subdivision proposal without final decision. The March 18 Essex Planning Board reopened and continued its public hearing on The Preserve at Essex, a proposal for 36 residential lots on approximately 74 acres with over 50 acres preserved as
Essex Planning Board Continues 36-Lot Subdivision Hearing to April 1
Essex Planning Board unanimously continues 36-lot subdivision hearing to April 1 as environmental and school concerns mount.
Finance Committee approves FY27 budget, Fire Ambulance funding
Essex Finance Committee approves FY27 budget with Fire and Ambulance allocations. Chair Jodi Harris and the Finance Committee unanimously approved Fire and Ambulance budgets of $636,195 and $172,660 respectively after reducing Fire Department expenses by approximately $43,000 through adjustments to
Board approves water tank upgrade, starts rate study
Essex Board of Public Works approves $1.1M water tank upgrade and rate study. Chairman Nick Ellis will initiate vendor outreach for a rate study to address approximately $6 million in anticipated secondary treatment costs, with approximately $2 million in state funding expected. The board also