Topsfield Conservation Commission appoints new chair and approves permits. Andrew Mulholland was unanimously appointed chair, replacing Dodds Shamroth, while the board unanimously issued Certificates of Compliance for 11 Meetinghouse Lane and 26 Parsonage Lane and approved determinations of
Select Board accepts $46,420 commonwealth grant for trail maintenance shed and approves signage modifications. The board unanimously approved a reimbursable grant contract from the Commonwealth of Massachusetts for $46,420, offsetting the $45,000 warrant article approved at Town Meeting. The board
Board of Health upholds $1,000 tobacco fine against Topsfield Shell. Chair Sheryl Knutsen presided over a June 17 hearing into the violation, in which the retailer sold a tobacco product to a minor without verifying age during a June 5 compliance check by Healthy Communities Tobacco Control.
Topsfield Finance Committee and Select Board advance amended $28.5 million FY27 budget for special town meeting. Finance Committee Chair Che Elwell won unanimous approval for clarifying language to Article Second, with the committee voting 7-0 to recommend the adjusted motion ahead of the June 17
Finance Committee releases FY2027 budget letter after voters reject overrides. The revised $28,454,186 budget, down $137,000 from May approval, requires three ballot overrides totaling $356,788 to balance, a General Operating Budget override of $123,000, Masco assessment of $140,316, and Essex Tech
Select Board presents budget options and details on school roof project to residents. Select Board Member Robert Kmetz outlined fiscal year 2027 budget options and potential service reductions if override questions fail, while Masco School Committee Chair Adrienne Heaphy-Tenney detailed the
Topsfield Conservation Commission approves nine permits and amends enforcement orders with June 24 deadline. The commission approved Certificates of Compliance for four residential properties, issued an Order of Conditions for a deck expansion and kitchen garden at 76 Campmeeting Road, and
Select Board appoints Council on Aging member, accepts flower donation. The Topsfield Select Board voted unanimously to appoint Anna Colella to the Council on Aging Board for a three-year term, filling one of two current vacancies. The board also accepted a $5,500 donation from the Topsfield
Topsfield Select Board unanimously advances Special Town Warrant to June Special Town Meeting voters. The board approved the warrant packet at its May 27 work session, with all five members voting yes on the motion made by Chair Rafael McDonald. The warrant includes the FY2027 Town Operating
Topsfield Select Board unanimously approves FY2027 budget with twenty-thousand-dollar reductions. The five-member board, led by Chair Rafael McDonald, voted to advance the budget for Special Town Meeting with cuts including elimination of composting services, removal of porta-potties, reductions in
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