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Select Board approves FY2027 budget override reduction to $317,084

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

Select Board approves liquor license for The Evermore at Peirce Farm.

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

Select Board approves $375,000 FY2027 budget override for Topsfield.

Topsfield Select Board unanimously approves $375,000 FY2027 override. Chair Rafael McDonald moved approval of the override, citing health insurance, pensions, and a $145,000 snow and ice budget overrun as primary drivers. The board also voted 5-0 to approve the FY2027 budget as amended, addressing

Select Board approves liquor license consolidation and water contract amendment.

Select Board approves liquor license consolidation and water work amendment. The board unanimously backed a motion by Member Hook to consolidate three Farmer Series Pouring licenses under a single 19H Farmer's Pouring License for Alfalfa Farm Cellars at 267 Rowley Bridge Road, fulfilling Alcohol

Select Board approves Essex County Regional Shelter Plan agreement

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