Amesbury Council on Aging Board welcomes new director; center expands to full-time operation. Arthur Levine, Chair, formally introduced Sarah Player as the new Director of Healthy Aging. The center is now operating Monday through Friday, 8 a.m. to 4 p.m., with Player working to expand programming
Committee discussed trail stewardship plan and agreed to protect Battis Farm during bird nesting season.
Amesbury Community Preservation Committee votes to eliminate local priority language. The committee voted 4-3 to delete language that would have prioritized local residents and city employees in community preservation project funding decisions, with Suzanne Egan, Joel Nice, Andrew LaFleur, and
City Council adopts Housing Production Plan, approves waterfront investment. The Amesbury City Council unanimously adopted a five-year Housing Production Plan developed in collaboration with the Merrimack Valley Planning Commission and unanimously approved a $1,199,660 amendment to a Massachusetts
Amesbury Planning Board approves Congress Street project with landscaping conditions. The board voted 6-0-1 to approve a site plan and special permit for 84 Congress Street, with Eric Girard abstaining, requiring that the final vegetation buffer and planting plan receive Office of Community and
Amesbury City Council committee advances $1.2M seaport grant and solid waste fee plan. The Standing Committee of the Whole unanimously recommended seven orders to the full City Council on June 16, including a $1,199,660 amendment to a Massachusetts Seaport Economic Council grant for the Washington
Amesbury Zoning Board reviews substantially revised 27 Kimball Road comprehensive permit plans. Applicant MP Properties IV scaled back the Chapter 40B project from 95 units in 51 buildings to 86 units in 45 buildings, with 25 percent deed-restricted for low or moderate income housing; the revision
Amesbury Library Board approves $12,400 admin assistant to handle vendor work. The Board unanimously approved using state aid to hire a 10-hour-per-week administrative assistant after learning that Ingram, the library's primary book vendor, would double or triple its item processing charges in the
Amesbury Planning Board backs Housing Production Plan with amendments. Board Member Tracey Chalifour moved to recommend the city's housing strategy to City Council with corrections to the Amesbury Priority Housing Target Areas table on page 38, citing misaligned project phases and unit counts. The
Amesbury Poet Laureate Support Committee plans summer events, fundraising. The committee authorized Storywalk funding and scheduled a karaoke fundraiser July 15 at BareWolf with a 50/50 raffle and DJ, an Evening with the Poets on August 12 at the Cultural Center to be televised, and open mics
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