Select Board approves Iron Ox Farm sign, authorizes payroll signatory for Treasurer Collector. The Board voted 3-1-1 to grant the non-conforming sign permit at 241 Ipswich Road despite neighbor Howard Leavitt's concerns over visual clutter; Member Gregory Cerino opposed and Vice Chair Michelle
Finance Committee backs special town meeting warrant on split vote. The committee voted 4–3 to recommend positive action on the June 16 special town meeting warrant containing the town operating budget and contingent cuts if proposed overrides fail, with members expressing concern about reserve
The Topsfield Select Board finalized the FY2027 budget presentation format for a June Special Town Meeting. Chair Rafael McDonald and the board approved an itemized reduction approach showing each line item cut tied to the three proposed overrides, with Town Administrator Kevin Harutunian and
Topsfield Finance Committee schedules joint Select Board meetings to finalize budget override language. The committee approved prior minutes and scheduled sessions for Tuesday, May 26, at 6 p.m. and Wednesday, May 27, at 6 p.m. to recommend warrant language and spending cuts tied to the failure of
Topsfield Conservation Commission approves tree removal and issues four compliance certifications. Vice Chair Jennifer DiCarlo led the meeting in the absence of Chair Dodds Shamroth, approving a Determination of Negligible Impact for removal of two dead or declining trees at 32 Summer Street with a
Board of Health approves FY27 calendar and designates signatories. Chair Sheryl Knutsen, Ellen Eaton RN, and Amy Lischko MSPH, DSc voted unanimously to adopt 12 regular meeting dates beginning July 15, 2026, and to authorize Knutsen as Primary Signatory and Lischko as Alternate Signatory for
Topsfield Select Board charts FY2027 budget course toward June town meeting vote. Town Administrator Kevin Harutunian will present the base budget May 26, with the Special Town Meeting warrant nearly complete. The board will incorporate community amendments to the Town Override Summary, which
Select Board approves cable programming contract and sustainable purchasing policy, defers liquor licenses. Chair Rafael McDonald, Vice Chair and Clerk Michelle Mercier-Link, and Member Gregory Cerino voted unanimously to approve a $35,000 contract with Jonathan Rivers of Holliston for fiscal year
Topsfield Select Board refines FY2027 budget approach for Special Town Meeting. The board reduced the above-guidelines funding request to $123,000 by removing a firefighter position, planning administrative support, and two family insurance plans from the override request. Town Administrator Kevin
Finance Committee joins Select Board to chart override strategy after ballot failure. Chair Che Elwell reviewed the statutory warrant timeline with the Select Board planning to finalize override language by May 13 for a June 16 Special Town Meeting and June 18 election. The committee discussed
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