Topsfield Select Board signals operational override for FY2027 budget. The board voted during its March 2 work session to lay out 10 roads for acceptance as public ways and approved three liquor licenses for Alfalfa Farm Cellars contingent on occupancy approval. The board unanimously transitioned
The Topsfield Finance Committee unanimously approved February meeting minutes and received a comprehensive update on a regional capital project. Che Elwell briefed members on a $70 million Roof and HVAC Project for Masco District, with the Massachusetts School Building Authority funding 40 percent
Topsfield Select Board reviews warrant and budget pressures. The board worked through capital articles and addressed three-year trends driving the need for a budget override: health insurance costs up nearly $1 million and pensions up over $250,000, both mandated by law. Capital items under review
Topsfield approves $22,500 in grants, delays roadway-hearing vote. The Select Board unanimously accepted a $10,000 grant from the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association for early detection of precancerous conditions in Fire, Police, Public Works, and dispatch employees, and approved a
Finance Committee approves prior minutes and reviews zoning bylaw amendments. Chair Che Elwell explained the Consent Agenda process for the May 2026 Annual Town Meeting, which has over 50 warrant articles, and invited Finance Committee members to volunteer for a state-funded review of town
Board of Health approves January minutes, discusses grant-funded nurse hire and fair participation. The Board unanimously approved the January 21, 2026 meeting minutes in a 4-0 vote, with Chair Sheryl Knutsen RN, William Hunt Esq., Ellen Eaton RN, and Karl Ackerman present. Health Director Jon
Select Board unanimously backs Essex County Regional Shelter Plan. Chair Rafael McDonald's motion to enter the mutual aid agreement and authorize Fire Chief Collins-Brown to sign passed 4-0 on Wednesday, with funding obligations triggered only after mass disasters and scaled proportionally to
Topsfield Conservation Commission deferred two major redevelopment hearings at Topsfield Garages LLC's request. Chair Dodds Shamroth and members Andrew Mulholland, Maureen Bresnahan, and Ben Caiella voted unanimously to continue NOI 307-0873 (School Avenue redevelopment) and NOI 307-0872 (School
The Topsfield Select Board approved prior meeting minutes and attended a joint Finance Committee presentation on the FY27 budget. Vice Chair Michelle Mercier-Link and Members Boyd Jackson and Marshall Hook voted unanimously to approve minutes from January 5 and 12. The school committee outlined
Topsfield Finance Committee approves FY27 elementary school budget without override request. Superintendent Scott Morrison presented a budget of $10.4 million in salaries, up 4.48 percent from FY26, built using FY25 actuals with a three percent inflation factor and meeting the committee's
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