Amesbury Council on Aging Board unanimously approved prior meeting minutes and reviewed financial statements showing a combined balance of nearly $24,614 across operating accounts as of December 2025. Vice Chair Margaret Miller presented year-over-year statistics noting a decline in Social Services
The Amesbury Cultural Council's Cultural Center Subcommittee elected Bonnie Brady and Kristen Costa as co-chairs to rotate meeting facilitation and minute-taking, with the pair to assume leadership at the next meeting on January 20. The subcommittee approved the September 4, 2025 minutes and
Amesbury Cultural Council unanimously elects officers and backs community commitments. Co-Chairs Ann Johnson and Sally Nutt, Secretary Margaret Leahy, and Treasurer Joanne Barnes take office for 2026. The council voted to award a $500 stipend supporting the YWCA's MLK Day Commemoration Breakfast
Amesbury Conservation Commission approves one wetland delineation and orders peer reviews on three pending projects. The commission unanimously approved a peer review contract with Weston and Sampson for the TAP Transmission Line project after an initial motion to discontinue the review failed, and
Amesbury planning subcommittee backs $500,000 high school field improvements with unanimous vote. The Planning and Development Subcommittee voted to send Order 2025-021 to the full City Council with a positive recommendation, appropriating $500,000 from Free Cash for improvements to the city's only
Amesbury planning committee sends Elm Street transfer to full council. The Planning and Development Committee voted unanimously to advance 2024-164, an order rescinding Bill 2019-042 and formally accepting a portion of Elm Street as a city public way, following a year-long state-initiated
The Amesbury Lakes Commission reviews stormwater compliance needs and defers Lake Attitash weed treatment. The Lakes and Waterways Commission heard from Director of Public Works Joseph Buckley, who reported that the city is working to establish funding for Municipal Separate Storm Sewer System
Lakes and Waterways Commission names interim harbormaster while three seats sit vacant. Chief Craig Bailey will serve as interim harbormaster pending a permanent hire. Acting Chair Tom Murphy offered the permanent chair position to the four attending members, but none accepted. Murphy said he would
Amesbury Lakes and Waterways Commission addresses watershed water quality challenges. Tom Murphy, acting chair, reported that above-normal water levels caused by heavy rain have decreased raw water quality, requiring increased chemical treatment at the drinking water plant; the DPW plans an
Lakes and Waterways Commission forwards solar farm concerns to Planning Board. Acting Chair Tom Murphy reported the Commission raised concerns about stormwater run-off from a proposed solar farm potentially impacting Meadowbrook Pond and Lake Attitash; Murphy sent a letter to the Planning Board and
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