Meetings

MAR 2, '24

The agenda includes a session to open and/or deposit early voted ballots at Amesbury City Hall on Saturday, March 2 at 8:00 AM; processed early ballots will be added to Election Day totals and posted after polls close on March 5.

FEB 29, '24

Public hearings: Rita Stogryn (66 Clinton St) seeks a special permit/finding under Section XI (Special conditions K.2) for an in‑law apartment; Allison and Stephen Watt (7 Old County Rd) seek a special permit/finding under Section XI.K.1 to convert a one‑family dwelling to a two‑family.

FEB 29, '24

FEB 28, '24

Discussion of a grant-funded coastal redevelopment proposal to upgrade the City Marina (sidewalks, crosswalks, and a boarded-accessible boardwalk to Alliance Park), ARPA-funded Mass Audubon planning for Woodsom Farm (Town Forest) and Battis Farm–Powow Hill, and consideration of a USDA 'Farmlands of Local Importance' review for Amesbury agricultural parcels.

FEB 27, '24

Design Review Committee agenda includes a Sign Application for 23 Rocky Hill Rd and a Preapplication review for 2 Merrimac St.

FEB 27, '24

FEB 26, '24

Agenda includes a FY25 budget presentation for the Amesbury Public Schools.

FEB 26, '24

Pre‑application review for a proposed synthetic practice field and 51 additional parking spaces at 12 S Hunt Rd.; the Board approved a modification at 130 Market St. permitting a $300,000 payment‑in‑lieu for one required affordable unit (to be paid $30,000 per unit sale) and voted to send recommendations to the Amesbury Housing Trust on use of those funds.

FEB 26, '24

Conservation Commission site visits to Bailey’s Pond at 24 Pond View Avenue (9:00 AM) and to 14 S Hunt Rd (10:30 AM) on Monday, February 26, 2024.

FEB 22, '24

Public hearings on special permits: 66 Clinton St — application for an in‑law apartment under XI.K.2; 7 Old County Rd — application to convert a one‑family dwelling to a two‑family under Section XI.K.1.

FEB 22, '24

Subcommittee appointed Attorneys Leonard Johnson and Bethany Raffa as non-voting members and accepted the 2024 meeting calendar; consideration of City Council rules-change ordinances (2024-002 and 2024-016 through 2024-022) was continued to the next Ordinance & Administration Subcommittee meeting.

FEB 22, '24

Agenda items: ballot testing for the Presidential Primary Election and a discussion of Election Day assignments.

FEB 21, '24

FEB 21, '24

Finance & Facilities Subcommittee meets as a whole to review and discuss the Amesbury Public Schools Fiscal Year 2025 (FY25) budget.

FEB 20, '24

Pre-application review of a redevelopment at 2 Merrimac St (revised plan for an 85-seat restaurant, marina facility, and associated parking) and an update on the scheduled installation and life-safety plans for an air-supported dome at 12 S Hunt Rd.

FEB 20, '24

Orders 2024-014 and 2024-015: an order to create an Opioid Settlement Special Revenue Fund and appropriate $114,123.63 from Free Cash (2024-014), and an order requesting City Council authorization for the DPW to overspend the FY2024 snow & ice appropriation of $250,000 (2024-015).

FEB 16, '24

Board voted unanimously to interview three firms—Bruner Cott, CBT, and Oudens Ello—to advance the Amesbury Public Library Facilities Master Plan proposal.

FEB 15, '24

Council approved two mayoral appointments (2024-024: Michael Hogg to the Energy Committee; 2024-025: Thomas Maclachlan to the Council on Aging) and referred several budget orders — 2024-026 (school collective bargaining settlements), 2024-027 (Cashman Playground), and 2024-029 (renewal agreement with ACTV) — to the Budget & Finance Subcommittee.

FEB 15, '24

FEB 14, '24

Board approved the FY25 Amesbury Public Library budget at the MAR totaling $904,856 (including $1,500 added to Library Training and $500 to Dues & Memberships). City Council will join the board on March 13 to appoint three new trustees.