The Select Board voted unanimously to reappoint all volunteer positions at its meeting last Wednesday night. The group voted on 13 regular-business agenda items before an open discussion about the latest draft of the policy and procedure document. This discussion eventually led to the board deciding to resume the reappointment of volunteer-board positions, which was … [Read more...] about Marblehead Select Board reappoints volunteers at latest meeting
Erin Noonan
Select Board approves 3 projects, reviews policies and procedures
The Select Board met Wednesday, July 26 at Abbot Hall. This meeting came on the heels of a more than three-hour convene two weeks earlier that consisted mostly of the volunteer appointment discussion. Two resolutions of that discussion on July 12 were the decision to elicit feedback from current volunteers and the development of policies and procedures for the board to follow. … [Read more...] about Select Board approves 3 projects, reviews policies and procedures
Marblehead discusses MBTA zoning
The town’s Housing Production Plan Implementation Committee discussed the public process and timeline for MBTA communities zoning at a meeting held at Abbot Hall Tuesday evening. In 2021, the Commonwealth of Massachusetts instituted a law mandating that MBTA communities “shall have at least one zoning district of reasonable size in which multi-family housing is permitted as … [Read more...] about Marblehead discusses MBTA zoning
Select Board reaches temporary compromise on volunteer reappointment
Debate continued at the Select Board's July 12 meeting following the board’s newest member Bret Murray's motion to postpone volunteer-board appointments on June 28. While the board previously voted 4-1 in favor of the volunteer-board reappointment pause, it was evident there was still much discussion to be had. Thus the meeting’s three-hour duration mostly consisted of more … [Read more...] about Select Board reaches temporary compromise on volunteer reappointment
New-look Select Board assembles, elects new chair
The Select Board assembled just one day after last week's town election. The main goal of the meeting on Wednesday, June 21 was to elect a new chair for the year. Erin Noonan was the sole nominee. The newest Select Board member, Bret Murray, previously served on the board from 2011 to 2017, and he did not have to wait long to return to the Selectmen’s Meeting Room. The … [Read more...] about New-look Select Board assembles, elects new chair