The countdown to Town Meeting 2024 is now on. The Select Board officially opened the 2024 Town Meeting warrant on Wednesday during its regular meeting, opening the window for articles to be submitted by the public, the town, and municipal boards for approval. Town Meeting will take place on Monday, May 6 at 7 p.m. at the Veterans Middle School auditorium. There will be … [Read more...] about Select Board opens 2024 Town Meeting warrant
Marblehead Town Meeting
Town begins Fiscal Year 2025 discussions
Preparations are already underway among town leaders to begin putting together budgets for Fiscal Year 2025. The town’s Finance Committee met Monday night to provide an update on the FY25 calendar and a revenue forecast, in addition to a budget-process update. Committee member Alec Goolsby, who was re-elected as chair at the meeting, laid out key dates that will ultimately … [Read more...] about Town begins Fiscal Year 2025 discussions
Road beginning to open for Traffic Safety Committee
The creation of the new Traffic Safety Advisory Committee (TSAC) is reaching its final steps, and will soon have an influence on creating safer roads and sidewalks for both drivers and pedestrians in town. At Town Meeting in May, Article 49 was passed, allowing for the creation of a TSAC with the purpose being “to implement the Marblehead Complete Streets Policy and evaluate … [Read more...] about Road beginning to open for Traffic Safety Committee
Marblehead overrides the override at town election
MARBLEHEAD — After months of debate and conversation, the saga of the nearly $2.5 million town override came to a conclusion Tuesday night as voters rejected Question 1 on the town-election ballot by a margin of 3,399 to 2,992. Question 1, the lone question on this year’s ballot, asked voters if the Town of Marblehead could assess $2,472,056.00 in real-estate and property … [Read more...] about Marblehead overrides the override at town election
Bret Murray wants to ‘give back’
After a six-year hiatus, a familiar face is once again running for a spot on the Select Board. Bret Murray, who served on the board from 2011 to 2017, is one of six candidates running for five seats, and is the only candidate who is not currently on the board. Murray grew up in town and graduated from Marblehead High School in 1992. Growing up, he was heavily involved … [Read more...] about Bret Murray wants to ‘give back’