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
Boards clear $21,793 in prior year vendor bills ahead of town meetings. The Select Board and Finance Committee unanimously approved Article Second at a May 5 work session, authorizing payments to four vendors and one individual, including $19,750 to Weston & Sampson and $815.10 to Roberts
Topsfield Select Board approves licenses and authorizes litigation representation. The board unanimously renewed Osteria Peppino Pizzeria's Common Victualler's License through June 9 and approved a 19H Farmer's Pouring License for Alfalfa Farm Cellars at 267 Rowley Bridge Road. The board authorized
Topsfield Select Board approves sale of 10 School Avenue. The board unanimously authorized the sale of the 10 School Avenue property to Topsfield Garages, LLC, and accepted a Grant of Easement preserving the town's access to and use of the sold property. Town Administrator Kevin Harutunian and KP
Topsfield Select Board approves liquor license for Strawberry Festival and enters regional law enforcement mutual aid pact. The board voted 5-0 to grant a one-day liquor license for the Strawberry Festival on June 13, 2026, from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM at the Parson Capen House, Gould Barn, and Town
Topsfield Select Board authorizes $5.4M water bond at favorable rate. Chair Rafael McDonald and his board unanimously approved the bond anticipation notes at a net interest cost of 2.602 percent after competitive bidding with five participants, reducing the rate from 3.5 percent. The notes fund $3
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
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 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
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