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Amesbury Retirement Board approves 3 percent COLA increase for retirees.

Amesbury Retirement Board votes 5-0 to grant 3 percent COLA to retirees effective July 1. The Board unanimously processed five member withdrawal applications, approved the transfer of former Chief Assessor Diana M. Caswell's $43,504.65 account to Middlesex County Retirement Board, and accepted new

Joint Education Committee elects new leaders, outlines Rule 11C collaboration

Joint Education Committee establishes structured city-schools partnership under new rules. The committee unanimously elected Councilor Maryann Welch as lead City Council representative and Dr. Abigail Jurist Levy as lead School Committee member, who will collaborate with Superintendent Elizabeth

Committee approves February minutes, reviews two major development projects.

Open Space, Natural Resources, and Trails Committee flags two development proposals. Chair Jonathan Sherwood said the 385-unit Rocky Hill Development lacks adequate trail and open-space plans despite Planning Board requests; the Committee will hold full review pending resubmission. Members also

Community Preservation Committee approves prior minutes, adopts plan timeline.

The Community Preservation Committee unanimously adopted a schedule for completing its Community Preservation Plan and approved three sets of prior meeting minutes. Chairperson Suzanne Egan said the goal is to have the plan ready by the end of June for a public presentation that month, followed by

City Council approves three grant and transfer orders; continues 40B zoning matter.

City Council approves $69,858 in grants and transfers, restructures committee system. The Council voted unanimously for three separate mayoral orders: a $20,000 pocket park improvement grant (2026-065), $75,000 in budget reserve transfers to revaluation and legal services (2026-066), and a $14,858