Government · Planning Board
Essex Planning Board Continues Bell Point Subdivision Hearing Toward June 9 Deadline
Essex Planning Board advances first-ever OSRD subdivision toward a June 9 decision deadline.
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Government · Council on Aging
Essex Council on Aging elects Kay Joseph as new chair
Essex Council on Aging elects Joseph as new chair. Kay Joseph, who had served as Past Chairman, was unanimously elected Chair, replacing Diane Polley as Vice Chair. The board unanimously reappointed Pamela Liaperdos, Diane Polley, and Curt Siebert to three-year terms while accepting the resignation
Government · DocumentCenter
Essex Approves $23 Million Budget and New River Use Fee
Essex voters approved $23 million in combined operating and school budgets at the annual town meeting, with 247 residents present. The appropriations included $10.5 million for general operations, $10.9 million for the Manchester-Essex Regional School District, and $257,127 for the Essex North
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Committee endorses FY27 budget and voter override questions
Essex Finance Committee backs FY27 budget with two voter override questions. Chair Jodi Harris and the Committee unanimously approved approximately $48,000 in supplemental transfers to cover increased Fire and Ambulance Department expenses, including $35,500 to Ambulance Salaries, $4,000 for
Government · Board of Selectmen
Essex Selectmen approve manager change, authorize software agreement
Essex Selectmen approve store manager, authorize software licensing. The Board unanimously approved Tessa Doe as manager of Marshview Farm General Store and authorized the board Chairman to sign an OpenGov work order and asset management software agreement contingent on annual town meeting funding
Government · Town Meeting
Essex Town Meeting Approves Two Override Questions Totaling $454,449 for May Ballot
Essex Annual Town Meeting approves two Proposition 2.5 overrides and a new river user fee, sends both to May 11 ballot.
Government · Board of Selectmen
Selectmen and Chamber plan downtown visioning forum
Essex selectmen and Chamber of Commerce plan downtown visioning forum for fall. The Board of Selectmen met quarterly with the Greater Cape Ann Chamber to discuss planning for a Downtown Essex Visioning Forum tentatively scheduled for late September or October in the Town Hall auditorium. The forum
Government · Board of Selectmen
Selectmen defer shellfish permit decision, seek state study
Selectmen defer shellfish permit decision, seek state study. Shellfish Constable William Knovak and commercial clammers requested that the annual limit on commercial permits be lowered from 94 to between 60 and 70, citing depleted beds, but the Board asked staff to consult with the state Division
Government · Board of Public Works
Board approves well contract, faces infrastructure capital challenge
Essex Board of Public Works approves well contract, outlines infrastructure capital needs. Chairman Nick Ellis and Commissioner Westley Burnham unanimously approved meeting minutes and awarded a $19,590 well-cleaning contract to Maher Corp. The board approved a two-bedroom sewer flow addition at
Government · Board of Selectmen
Essex Board of Selectmen Defers Shellfish Permit Vote, Seeks State Resource Study
Essex Board of Selectmen defers action on reducing commercial shellfish permits, directing staff to consult state fisheries officials before setting a new cap.
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