Meetings

AUG 18, '25

AUG 18, '25

The agenda includes the Poet Laureate application and search process — setting guidelines, marketing, and opening/closing application dates — and the welcoming of new member Everett Himmel.

AUG 18, '25

AUG 18, '25

Agenda includes a facility update on a water leak at the Cultural Center and a discussion of its impact on the Trails and Sails open house event.

AUG 13, '25

Trustees approved a recurring half-hour delayed opening each month for staff meetings, authorized adjusted library hours on Oct 27–28 for staff conference attendance, and approved using unrestricted Trust funds to hire a leadership coach for the director.

AUG 13, '25

AUG 13, '25

AUG 12, '25

AUG 11, '25

Planning Board approved sign permits for a new restaurant drive‑through at 37 Clarks Rd and an updated hanging sign at 26 Market St, and approved a site plan to convert a detached shed into a ~700 sq ft detached ADU at 28 Back River Rd (with a stipulation requiring return if the façade or footprint changes).

AUG 7, '25

Approved roof snow-fence installation at 15 Sparhawk St; Commission agreed to provide a revised letter of support for 45 Main St (Fuller Building) state tax-credit application; determined 38–44 Prospect St historically eligible for a Historic Preservation Special Permit and adopted new two-week submission deadlines for applications.

AUG 5, '25

Agenda includes discussion and a vote on 2025 grant priorities, budget votes for the Cultural Center general supplies, and a vote to waive Open Studio artist fees for SNAP/Medicaid/WIC recipients. Updates planned on Open Studios 2025, Art @ City Hall, Public Art Projects, and the Poet Laureate.

AUG 5, '25

Design Review Committee reviews a continued sign application for Starbucks at 37 Clarks Rd and a new sign application for Lamacchia Realty at 26 Market St.

AUG 4, '25

The committee will consider approval of Heritage Academy as a non-public school (vote expected) and review student handbooks on a first read.

AUG 4, '25

Approved: NOI 002-1351 for 15 & 22 Cedar Street (roof drainage/stormwater work); Partial Certificate of Compliance and lifting of Enforcement Order 002-1299 for 12–14 South Hunt Road with a 2‑year monitoring condition; Certificates of Compliance for 24 Old Merrill Street and 128 Kimball Road; ratified Emergency Certifications for 61 Haverhill Road and 14 Merrimack Street (14 Merrimack ratification requires an after‑the‑fact NOI).

AUG 4, '25

Agenda includes a facility update on a water leak at the Cultural Center and a discussion of its impact on the Trails and Sails open house event.

JUL 28, '25

Board approved an ANR for 39-41 Hillside Ave and heard presentations on redevelopment of 5 & 9 School St.; a detailed pre-application was presented for a 152-unit 27.5–29 Clarks Road 40R rental development, and the Board moved to have staff draft a decision on the Historic Special Permit and Site Plan for 38–40 Prospect St.

JUL 28, '25

Agenda includes review of a draft Cultural Center space‑use procedure and reservation request form, and discussion of a September open house during Trails and Sails — including a potential art show and recommending a hanging system purchase.

JUL 23, '25

Committee reviewed two City Council referrals concerning 24 S Hampton Road (2025-82: Order to Dispose; 2025-83: Ordinance to Amend Zoning Map) and endorsed an outline for an August CPC presentation on CPA open-space and recreation priorities tied to the 2020–2027 Open Space and Recreation Plan.

JUL 22, '25

Council approved purchase of 128 Kimball Road for water-supply protection (2025-072) and accepted a $122,661 Drinking Water Supply Protection grant (2025-073); approved an appropriation for temporary repairs on private ways (2025-081); accepted an easement at 12 Elizabeth Street (2025-053); adopted an ordinance establishing a crosswalk at Merrimack River Condominiums (2025-074); and referred disposal and rezoning proposals for 24 South Hampton Road (2025-082, 2025-083) to multiple committees with hearings set for Sept. 23.

JUL 21, '25

Agenda items include planning and logistics for a Flatbread Fundraiser and the Poet Laureate report, plus consideration of the Poet Laureate application and search process.