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Board of Health approves eight permits and discusses staff hiring

Essex Board of Health approves eight permits for food service and septage operations. The board voted unanimously to approve permits for food service establishments including Essex River Cruises and Charters and Down River Ice Cream, temporary food event coordinators Joan Michelle Pepin and

Selectmen increase boating permits, discuss fiscal 2027 budget overrides

Essex Board of Selectmen approves increased boating permits, discusses fiscal 2027 budget overrides. Harbormaster Tom Shamshak requested increasing non-resident boat launching permits from ten to twelve, and the Board voted unanimously to accommodate all twelve applicants without a lottery. Finance

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.