Newbury Select Board tables Plum Island easement vote after property owners push back
Newbury Select Board hears challenge to Plum Island beach easements, defers any vote.
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Select Board
Members: William DiMaio (Chair), Alicia Greco (Vice Chair), Geoffrey Walker (Member), Leslie Matthews (Clerk), Patrick Heffernan (Member)
Newbury Select Board declares snow and ice emergency amid budget strain
Newbury Select Board votes to declare snow and ice emergency with 129,000 dollar deficit. The board unanimously approved the emergency authorization as the town exhausts its winter budget following the 10th plowable storm of the season. Chair William DiMaio led the board in approving two business
Select Board approves $100,000 climate grant, zoning amendments
Select Board approves $100,000 climate grant and refers zoning amendments. The Board unanimously accepted a $100,000 Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Program 2.0 grant prepared by Conservation Agent Mason Ferrick to fund climate resilience planning initiatives across the town. Unanimously
Newbury Select Board Sends Zoning Overhaul to Public Hearing, Eyes May Town Meeting
Newbury Select Board unanimously refers sweeping zoning overhaul to Planning Board and warns of its tightest budget year in recent memory.
Select Board hears COA recommendation for library facility
Council on Aging Ad Hoc Committee recommends library-adjacent senior facility. The Select Board and COA Ad Hoc Committee heard a recommendation for a 10,000 to 14,000 square foot facility adjacent to the town library, chosen after weighted evaluation prioritizing parking, proximity to municipal