City Council Meeting
Councilors took up the 27 Kimball Road (40B) request for comment (2026-069), heard resident safety and runoff concerns, approved a Teams page to compile councilor comments and continued consideration; the Council adopted revised Rules and Procedures (2026-008) restructuring standing committees into a Committee of the Whole. The Council also approved a $20,000 pocket-park earmark (2026-065), transfers from Budget Reserve to Revaluation and Legal Services (2026-066), and acceptance of a $14,858 MIIA wellness grant for public safety (2026-067), and reappointed Craig Bailey to the Retirement Board (2026-070).
The Council opened with announcements of vacancies on the Planning Board and Library Board of Trustees and discussed scheduling for upcoming budget hearings. Multiple residents spoke during public comment about safety and water-runoff concerns tied to the 27 Kimball Road 40B application; councilors responded by acknowledging the concerns and noting departmental input. Councilors voted to take the Kimball Road item out of order, created a Microsoft Teams page to compile their comments on the application, and ultimately continued further consideration of the 40B request.
On formal business, the Council adopted revised Rules and Procedures for the Fifteenth Session (2026-008) after committee-recommended edits — a change that replaces several standing committees with a single Committee of the Whole and allows clerical edits by the clerk. The Council approved multiple fiscal and grant items: acceptance of a $20,000 legislative earmark for pocket-park improvements (2026-065), transfers from Budget Reserve totaling $75,000 allocated to Revaluation Services and Legal Consultant Services (2026-066), and acceptance of a $14,858 MIIA wellness grant for public safety (2026-067). The Council also approved the mayoral reappointment of Craig Bailey to the Amesbury Retirement Board (2026-070).
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