Topsfield Select Board approves 2026 Annual Town Meeting warrant. The board unanimously endorsed version 12.01 on April 1 after reviewing revisions requested in previous meetings and by the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Changes included removing elementary school language from Article
The Topsfield Select Board unanimously accepted $55,000 in state budget earmarks for library infrastructure and grounds equipment. Select Board Chair Rafael McDonald and colleagues voted to authorize Town Administrator Kevin Harutunian to accept $20,000 for ADA-compliant automated library doors and
Topsfield Finance Committee endorses Article 3 motions with split vote on one element. The committee unanimously approved its warrant letter and authorized Chair Che Elwell to make non-material revisions. Motion A to Article 3 passed unanimously, while Motion B passed 5-2, with members expressing
Board of Assessors approves motor vehicle commitment and reschedules meeting. Chair Lynn Conant, Clerk John Minnehan, and Member Robert Kanter unanimously approved Motor Vehicle Commitment 2026 #2 in the amount of $136,296.67, due April 29, 2026. The Board also approved the March Motor Vehicle
Topsfield Sustainability Advisory Committee clears annual report and composting rebate using grant funds. Chair Zillie Bhuju confirmed the town finance team and outside legal counsel approved a $45 rebate for residents enrolling in six-month Black Earth curbside composting; the committee
Select Board unanimously approves reduced FY2027 budget override and town meeting warrant articles. Chair Rafael McDonald and Vice-Chair Michelle Mercier-Link guided approval of a $317,084 override, down from $375,000, expected to raise average household property taxes by approximately $138
Topsfield Finance Committee votes on 2026 town meeting warrant articles. The seven-member committee unanimously recommended the General Operating Budget and police capital requests for Articles 17 and 18, replacing tasers no longer supported by the manufacturer and updating the Chief's Command
Topsfield Board of Health unanimously hires returning contractor for summer camp inspections. The board voted 4-0 to engage Julia Lobel RN for the 2026 camp inspections, estimating the work at no more than 14 hours using existing Professional Services funds. Health Director Jon Bouley reported 28
Topsfield Select Board unanimously approves all-alcohol license for The Evermore at Peirce Farm. Chair Rafael McDonald, Vice Chair Michelle Mercier-Link, and members Boyd Jackson, Marshall Hook, and Robert Kmetz voted 5-0 to issue the license to Michael Gallant of Topsfield Functions LLC for 116
Finance Committee votes Masconomet FY27 assessment to warrant. The committee, reviewing the Masconomet School Committee's March 11 approval, recommended the district's $44,951,409 operating and capital budget for the warrant, apportioning $36,907,691 total to the three member towns. Topsfield's
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