Essex Conservation Commission approves salt marsh restoration extension. The Commission voted unanimously April 21 to issue a two-year extension to DEP Order #021-0728 for ongoing salt marsh restoration activities, with representatives from Rimmer Environmental and the Trustees of Reservations
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 votes 5-1 against recommending repeal of open space residential development bylaw.
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 selectmen vote to endorse two override articles on May 4 annual meeting warrant in a 2-1 split decision. Selectmen Peter D. Phippen and Ann O. Cameron backed the endorsement, while Chairman Alva A. Ingaharro opposed it. The board also unanimously approved revisions to the Essex Housing
Essex Board of Selectmen opens negotiations with the Grown-Ups 3 production company over summer use of Centennial Grove, while tabling a commercial shellfish permit cap reduction until data arrives.
Board of Health offers Administrative Clerk position to Kerrin Nixon pending background check. The Essex board interviewed three candidates at its April 9 meeting and voted unanimously to extend the conditional offer to Nixon, with Board of Health Administrator Erin Kirchner outlining required CORI
Essex Council on Aging unanimously approves new Bluezone Nutrition Program for May launch. Director Tess Leary introduced the nine-pillar program, based on international longevity research, featuring workshops, cooking classes, and food items from Marshview Farm for seniors. Board members
Essex Planning Board continues Preserve at Essex hearing, approves garage siting. During the third session of the public hearing on the proposed 36-lot Open Space Residential Development, Town Counsel Amy Kwessel clarified that the Planning Board's authority in subdivision control is limited to
Essex Planning Board narrows scope of its Preserve at Essex review after Town Counsel briefing.
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