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
Board of Health meets briefly to discuss hiring process following administrative staff transition. Chair Dr. David Driscoll, Member Peter Hoare, and Member Travis Good unanimously approved bills payable #775 totaling $858.55. Board of Health Administrator Erin Kirchner outlined next steps in hiring
Essex Finance Committee directs Fire Department to cut $75,000 from FY27 budget proposal. Chair Jodi Harris and the Committee expressed concern over a 76 percent increase in Fire Department spending, citing questions about sustainability of the on-call staffing model following a 25 percent hike the
Essex selectmen authorize $280,000 Public Safety Facility siding project. The board voted unanimously to direct Town Administrator Brendhan Zubricki to take to bid a vinyl panel replacement addressing peeling stain on the facility's wooden shingles. The board also voted unanimously to approve a new
Essex Board of Selectmen advances federal water main earmark, fire position rename, and harbor pile-sharing plan.
Essex Council on Aging Strategic Planning Committee affirms three-goal strategic plan for 2026-2030. Chaired by Curt Siebert, the committee confirmed objectives for Goal 2 on senior health and well-being, including fall-risk assessments and Chebacco Terrace collaboration, and Goal 3 on community
Planning Board opens public hearing on Bell Point LLC's proposed 36-lot subdivision. The Planning Board opened a public hearing on a Definitive Subdivision Plan for a 36-lot Open Space Residential Development at 0 Essex Park Road and 0 Pond Street Rear under applicant Bell Point LLC, presented by
Essex Planning Board opens hearing on a 36-lot residential subdivision off Essex Park Road, with more than 70 percent of the 82-acre site proposed as permanent open space.
Essex Council on Aging unanimously approves salary increases and event management framework. The council approved salary increases for two positions: the Outreach Coordinator salary rose to $29 per hour, at the maximum of the $23-29 wage range recently established by the town, and the Volunteer and
Board of Health grants one-year variance for early compactor collection. Applicant Eian Woodman requested permission to have waste-compactor equipment removed and returned outside the standard 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. collection window due to the vendor facility's schedule and resulting 24-hour gap in
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