Poet Laureate Support Committee approves updated guidelines and maps spring event calendar. The committee unanimously approved changes to its Poet Laureate Support Guidelines and agreed to present both marked-up and clean copies to the Amesbury Cultural Council. Bryan Riley, the current Poet
Zoning Board opens review of 95-unit Chapter 40B development on Kimball Road. The Board, led by Chair Sharon McDermot, authorized staff to solicit peer review quotes in four categories--civil and stormwater design, hydrology, traffic, and local conservation compliance--and scheduled a special
Technical Review Committee hears pre-application on 10 Chestnut Street improvements. Ben Becker and civil engineer Dan MacRitchie presented plans to repave, relocate a utility pole and fire hydrant, add parking, and address on-site drainage on the 1.6-acre site. Nipun Jain directed the applicant to
Amesbury Historical Commission unanimously deems 19 Prospect Street eligible for preservation special permit. Chair Joseph Finn and six commissioners approved the determination, allowing Graf Architects' plan to restore the historic structure and add a second residential dwelling. The project
Amesbury Library Board postpones major preservation grant application. APL Director Aimie Westphal requested deferral of the Massachusetts Preservation Project Grant, available to the library's National Register-listed building, citing unavailable matching funds and pending architectural work. The
Amesbury City Council advances budget and appointments in streamlined session. The council unanimously approved eight mayoral reappointments to municipal boards and committees and passed 14 budget, grant, and capital orders, with the notable exception of an order to appropriate $100,000 from Free
Amesbury Energy Committee advances multi-site LED replacement and waste oversight. City Energy Manager Dave Johnson reported Project Lumos will retrofit fluorescent lights to LEDs across five municipal sites before October rebate expiration, with an RFQ issued late March. The committee extended its
Amesbury Cultural Council unanimously approves operational framework for new Cultural Center. The council set a $25-per-hour rental fee with a $100 half-day minimum, approved $500 for speaker fees supporting free community programming on topics from grant writing to artwork pricing, and allocated
Planning Board hears preapplication for six-unit residential conversion of historic mill at 29 Water Street. Applicant 21 Water Street Realty Trust, represented by Mike Sanchez of Construction Operations Group, seeks a Historic Special Permit to add condos on floors two and three of the 1878
The Amesbury Cultural Council's Cultural Center Subcommittee established rental fees of $100 per half-day and $200 per full-day at the 37 Millyard facility. Bonnie Brady, Amy Vander Els, and Joanne Barnes voted unanimously to approve February meeting minutes and finalized operational details
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