Conservation Commission approves retaining wall at Lake Attitash, schedules peer reviews for Rocky Hill development. Chair Fred Zackon, Vice Chair Jamie McCarthy, and Members Michael Fallon and Matt Mohr voted unanimously to authorize the 1- to 2-foot retaining wall at 68 and 70 Lake Attitash Road
Amesbury Retirement Board approves new member and authorizes $750,000 PRIT transfer. The Board unanimously enrolled Christina Boucher as a new member and approved a $924.41 buyback for payroll analyst Nicholas Gilmore covering August through December 2025. Two transfer-ins were accepted: Roy L.
Open Space committee appoints Craige Hird to the Community Preservation Committee. The unanimous vote filled the vacancy created by Michelle Faucher's resignation; Sherwood noted a prior applicant may fill Faucher's OSNRTC seat. The committee heard presentations on Batchelder Park, where a
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,
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
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
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
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
Amesbury Cultural Council approves prior minutes and defers Cultural Center vote. The council unanimously authorized a $200 annual Chamber of Commerce dues payment and scheduled a grant reception and artist mixer for March 24 from 5 to 7 p.m. at the soon-to-open Cultural Center. The Cultural Center
Amesbury City Council approves 21 board reappointments and appointments in unanimous votes. The council unanimously confirmed reappointments of Jane Snow to the Cemetery Advisory Commission, Fred Zackon to the Conservation Commission, Sally Nutt to the Cultural Council, and nine others to various
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