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Gloucester ZBA Approves Eight Permits, Splits on Washington Street Variance

GLOUCESTER -- May 14, 2026, Gloucester Zoning Board approves eight applications and splits 4-1 on a contested Washington Street variance at its May meeting. The board's most debated item pitted architect Joseph

Townbrief reporting · May 14

Schools · School Committee

Gloucester School Committee Hears Public Pleas to Close $1.35 Million Budget Gap

GLOUCESTER -- May 13, 2026, Gloucester school supporters pack committee meeting to oppose a $1.35 million funding gap threatening 22.5 positions. More than two dozen speakers testified during a formal public hearing Tuesday

Townbrief reporting · May 13

Government · Select Board

Gloucester Council Approves Applied Materials Height Variance, School Advocates Demand Budget Action

GLOUCESTER -- May 12, 2026, Gloucester council approves Applied Materials expansion permit as school advocates pack public comment. The Gloucester City Council voted 7-0 at its May 12 meeting to grant a special permit

Townbrief reporting · May 12

Government · Planning Board

Gloucester Planning Board Continues 40-Unit Main Street Project Review to May 21

GLOUCESTER -- May 7, 2026, Gloucester Planning Board unanimously delays review of 40-unit mixed-use project at 150 Main Street. The board voted 6-0 at its May 7 meeting to continue the major

Townbrief reporting · May 7

Government · Select Board

Gloucester City Council Unanimously Accepts $178.7 Million FY2027 Budget for Review

GLOUCESTER -- May 6, 2026, Gloucester City Council votes 9-0 to accept Mayor Lundberg's $178.7 million FY2027 budget and open a 45-day review. The council convened a special meeting May

Townbrief reporting · May 6

Government · Select Board

Gloucester City Council Votes 9-0 to Accept $178.7 Million FY27 Budget

GLOUCESTER -- May 5, 2026, Gloucester City Council unanimously accepts $178.7 million FY27 budget for 45-day review. The council voted 9-0 on May 5 at a special meeting to formally receive Mayor

Townbrief reporting · May 5

Government · Zoning Board

Gloucester Zoning Board Approves 29-Unit Downtown Affordable Housing Project Under 40B

GLOUCESTER -- April 29, 2026, Gloucester's Zoning Board of Appeals approved a comprehensive Chapter 40B permit for a 29-unit downtown rental development and cleared seven other property applications at its April 29

Townbrief reporting · Apr 29

Government · Select Board

Gloucester City Council Approves Tax Title Fund, Hears $218 Million Sewer Financing Plan

GLOUCESTER -- April 28, 2026, Gloucester City Council hears $218 million wastewater plant financing plan and votes to create a tax title collection fund. CFO Connor McCorkle told councilors Tuesday that the mandated wastewater treatment

Townbrief reporting · Apr 28

Government · Planning Board

Gloucester Planning Board Continues Applied Materials Hearing, Approves Energy North Subdivision Plan

GLOUCESTER -- April 16, 2026, Gloucester planners advance Applied Materials' 276,000-square-foot logistics warehouse while keeping the public hearing open. The Planning Board voted unanimously at its April 16 meeting to continue

Townbrief reporting · Apr 16

Government · Select Board

Gloucester City Council Hears $218 Million Sewer Plant Financing Plan, Confirms New Board Member

GLOUCESTER -- April 14, 2026, Gloucester City Council gets first look at $218 million wastewater plant financing as debt service projected to peak at $10 million annually by 2031. CFO Connor McCorkle told the council

Townbrief reporting · Apr 14

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