Essex

Schools · School Committee

Essex School Building Committee Unanimously Adopts Option F as Preferred Design

ESSEX -- April 16, 2026, Essex Elementary School Building Committee picks Option F in a four-minute unanimous vote. The committee, meeting Thursday evening, voted 7 to 0 to designate Option F, identified in the

Townbrief reporting · Apr 16

Government · Planning Board

Essex Planning Board Backs Associate Member Article, Opposes OSRD Repeal at Town Meeting

ESSEX -- April 15, 2026, Essex Planning Board votes 5-1 against recommending repeal of open space residential development bylaw. The board, chaired by Peter Webster, sent two zoning articles to Annual Town Meeting on

Townbrief reporting · Apr 15

Schools · School Committee

Essex School Building Committee straw poll backs Option F for new $93 million school

ESSEX -- April 14, 2026, Essex school building committee takes near-unanimous straw poll favoring Option F for new $93 million elementary school. The Essex Elementary School Building Committee voted on all routine business unanimously

Townbrief reporting · Apr 14

Government · Select Board

Essex Board Opens Grown-Ups 3 Talks, Votes to Pursue Location Deal at Centennial Grove

ESSEX -- April 13, 2026, Essex Select Board opens negotiations with the Grown-Ups 3 production company over summer use of Centennial Grove, while tabling a commercial shellfish permit cap reduction until data arrives. Chair

Townbrief reporting · Apr 13

Schools · School Committee

Manchester Essex School Committee Backs 3.5 Percent Budget, Debates Override Messaging

ESSEX -- April 7, 2026, Manchester Essex School Committee backs 3.5 percent FY27 budget and debates how to communicate ahead of Essex's May 4 override vote. The committee reached informal consensus Tuesday

Townbrief reporting · Apr 7

Government · Planning Board

Essex Planning Board Hears Legal Limits on Preserve Subdivision Review, Continues Hearing

ESSEX -- April 1, 2026, Essex Planning Board narrows scope of its Preserve at Essex review after Town Counsel briefing. The board held a third session of the public hearing on Bell Point LLC'

Townbrief reporting · Apr 1

Schools · School Committee

Essex School Building Committee Approves Invoices, Eyes April Cost-Estimate Meeting

Essex Elementary School Building Committee sets April 14 cost-estimate review as design alternatives remain unresolved.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 24

Schools · School Committee

Essex School Building Committee Approves $6,201 in Invoices, Sets April 14 Cost Estimate Review

ESSEX -- March 24, 2026, Essex school building committee sets April 14 cost-estimate meeting as design decision nears. The Essex Elementary School Building Committee voted unanimously at its March 24 session to approve two

Townbrief reporting · Mar 24

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief reporting · Mar 23

Government · Planning Board

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

Townbrief reporting · Mar 18