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 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
Topsfield Select Board signals operational override for FY2027 budget. The board voted during its March 2 work session to lay out 10 roads for acceptance as public ways and approved three liquor licenses for Alfalfa Farm Cellars contingent on occupancy approval. The board unanimously transitioned
Topsfield Select Board reviews warrant and budget pressures. The board worked through capital articles and addressed three-year trends driving the need for a budget override: health insurance costs up nearly $1 million and pensions up over $250,000, both mandated by law. Capital items under review
Topsfield approves $22,500 in grants, delays roadway-hearing vote. The Select Board unanimously accepted a $10,000 grant from the Massachusetts Interlocal Insurance Association for early detection of precancerous conditions in Fire, Police, Public Works, and dispatch employees, and approved a
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
The Topsfield Select Board approved prior meeting minutes and attended a joint Finance Committee presentation on the FY27 budget. Vice Chair Michelle Mercier-Link and Members Boyd Jackson and Marshall Hook voted unanimously to approve minutes from January 5 and 12. The school committee outlined
The Topsfield Select Board approved omnibus budget version 2.0 with a projected $288,000 over ask. Chair Rafael McDonald and Members Michelle Mercier-Link, Boyd Jackson, Marshall Hook, and Robert Kmetz voted unanimously to adopt the revised budget, which includes a new half-time planner position at
Select Board approves $34,477 ADA self-evaluation contract, unanimously backs spending increase for third firefighter shift. Chair Rafael McDonald and members Boyd Jackson, Marshall Hook, and Robert Kmetz reviewed FY2027 budget requests across departments, including salary increases flagged by Town
Select Board approves expanded liquor license for Evermore at Peirce Farm. The board voted 5-0 on Member Marshall Hook's motion to permit the Evermore to use the full mansion, including basement and third floor, for liquor consumption and storage. During a lengthy FY2027 budget review, Highway
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