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Technical Review Committee hears 230 Main Street mixed-use proposal, flags parking shortage

Technical Review Committee reviews competing development demands on downtown corridors. Two pre-application presentations, a 68-unit mixed-use project at 230 Main Street and a six-unit residential conversion at 29 Water Street, prompted extended committee discussion of parking waivers, site design,

Health Care Trust approves four cases, denies one, updates bylaws.

Amesbury Health Care Trust approved four assistance cases and denied one at its February meeting. The commission, working from a January 31 balance of $156,525.24 after $15,572.36 in monthly expenditures, approved $250 to Beth Israel Lahey Health, $125 each for two separate Beth Israel cases, $120

Subcommittee approves 13 of 15 orders for City Council consideration

Budget and Finance Subcommittee sends 13 of 15 orders to full City Council. The three-member subcommittee voted to recommend approval of orders totaling approximately $1.05 million in grant funding and earmarks, including $91,983 from the North Shore HOME Consortium for housing rehabilitation and

Library Board approves FY27 budget with two new positions

Amesbury Library Board approves $5,000 facilities boost, advances budget with two new positions. Chair Makeighlee Marstaller and six trustees unanimously approved an additional $5,000 for facilities (raising the request to $8,500 after the city had cut it to $3,500) and advanced a FY27 budget that

Energy Committee extends Colonial Power contract, launches solid waste ordinance review.

Amesbury Energy Committee extends Colonial Power contract through 2026. The five-year contract extension with the aggregation consultant runs through August 25, 2030; a mailing notifying new residents is set for March 13. Chair Bill Messner and Vice-Chair Nancy Maynes moved to establish a task