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Essex Select Board Approves FY27 Warrant Requiring Two Proposition 2½ Overrides

ESSEX — March 23, 2026 — Essex Select Board closes annual town meeting warrant with two override questions totaling $454,449. Finance Committee Chair Jody Harris presented a total FY27 operating budget of $24,541,614 at the March 23 board meeting, requiring a $268,722 Proposition 2½ override for the general

Essex Planning Board Continues 36-Lot Subdivision Hearing to April 1

ESSEX — March 18, 2026 — Essex Planning Board unanimously continues 36-lot subdivision hearing to April 1 as environmental and school concerns mount. The board reopened and then continued the Definitive Subdivision Plan public hearing for Bell Point LLC's proposed Preserve at Essex development — a 36-lot Open Space

Essex School Building Committee Clears Invoices, Sets November 2026 Vote Target

ESSEX — March 10, 2026 — Essex Elementary School Building Committee advances four design schemes toward cost estimating, targeting a November 2026 town meeting. The committee, meeting March 10, approved two consultant invoices — $46,010 to Dorne Whittier and $35,077.13 to JCJ Architecture — and heard that all design documents would

Essex Select Board Approves Fire Position Rename, Earmark Bid, and Landing Upgrades

ESSEX — March 9, 2026 — Essex Select Board advances federal water main earmark, fire position rename, and harbor pile-sharing plan. The board voted unanimously Monday to ratify a House of Representatives earmark application for up to approximately $1.1 million to replace the town's aging transite water main

Essex Planning Board Opens Public Hearing on 36-Lot Open Space Subdivision

ESSEX — March 4, 2026 — Essex Planning Board opens hearing on a 36-lot residential subdivision off Essex Park Road, with more than 70 percent of the 82-acre site proposed as permanent open space. Chair Lisa O'Donnell convened the first session on the definitive application by Bellpoint LLC

Manchester-Essex School Committee Trims FY27 Budget to $33.7 Million

ESSEX — March 3, 2026 — Manchester-Essex School Committee amends FY27 budget to $33,737,241, lowering growth rate to 3.5 percent. The committee voted 6-0 Tuesday to revise its previously approved fiscal year 2027 operating budget after the district's health insurance premium renewal came in at

Essex Building Committee Advances Three-Story School Design, Plans March Community Meeting

ESSEX — February 24, 2026 — Essex Elementary building committee advances new three-story school design option with expanded athletic fields. The Manchester Essex Regional School District Essex Elementary School Building Committee reviewed seven design alternatives at its February 24 remote meeting, including a newly introduced Option F that places the building

Manchester Essex School Committee unanimously adopts $33.8 million FY27 budget

Manchester Essex Regional School District School Committee unanimously adopted a $33,853,368 operating budget for FY27, a 3.87 percent increase, at its February 10 remote meeting.

Essex Select Board Approves Warrant Framework With Two Override Questions Pending

ESSEX — February 9, 2026 — Essex Select Board advances bicycle charity event, defers senior tax relief warrant article to fall. The board unanimously directed Town Administrator Brendan Kelly to coordinate with public safety officials on a proposed July 18 charity bike ride through Essex organized by Changing Futures, a cystic fibrosis

Essex School Building Committee Approves $84K in Invoices, Eyes Three-Story School Design

ESSEX — February 9, 2026 — Essex's Elementary School Building Committee weighed a three-story school building concept as site constraints tighten. Meeting February 9, the committee received an architectural update from JCJ Architecture presenting five phasing approaches for new construction and two refined addition-renovation schemes for the Essex

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