Essex School Building Committee Unanimously Adopts Option F as Preferred Design Essex Elementary School Building Committee picks Option F in a four-minute unanimous vote.
Planning Board rejects OSRD bylaw repeal, backs associate member amendment Planning Board rejects OSRD bylaw repeal but backs associate member amendment. Essex planners voted 6-0 to recommend Article 14, formalizing the appointment process for associate members, for May 4 Annual Town Meeting action. The board voted 5-1 against recommending Article 28, a citizen petition
Essex Planning Board Backs Associate Member Article, Opposes OSRD Repeal at Town Meeting Essex Planning Board votes 5-1 against recommending repeal of open space residential development bylaw.
Finance Committee approves minutes, reviews budget year spending Finance Committee reviews FY26 spending and discusses $6 million sewer project funding strategy. Chair Jodi Harris led the Committee in approving corrected prior minutes unanimously and reviewing year-to-date expenditures, noting particular concerns about DPW snow and ice operations exceeding
Essex School Building Committee straw poll backs Option F for new $93 million school Essex school building committee takes near-unanimous straw poll favoring Option F for new $93 million elementary school.