The Ipswich Waterways Advisory Committee advanced planning for a commercial wharf and wall grant project, targeting the 2028 budget with backing from 40 harvesters and six waterfront businesses.
Ipswich Select Board adopts six fiscal 2027 goals after acknowledging most prior-year targets went unmet. Chair Mike Dougherty led the board through a SMART goal-setting framework, carrying forward electric light governance and downtown community planning while deferring a formal charter commission
Ipswich shellfish subcommittee discussed potential permit fee and harvest limit changes.
Finance Committee approved $197,758.72 in appropriation transfers to cover year-end deficits. Town Accountant Terri White presented transfers needed for snow and ice removal, police and fire department costs, and legal services, which the Committee voted unanimously to support.
Historical Commission approved $350 in spending on third-grade lessons and fall events.
Select Board approves letter to legislature on electric utility governance. Chair Michael Dougherty and the five-member board voted unanimously to transmit the Home Rule Petition approved at Annual Town Meeting, after requesting revisions including addition of ELD Manager Dylan Lewellyn to the copy
Select Board rescues special election vote after YMCA polling location falls through. Chair Michael Dougherty explained that new information regarding YMCA availability triggered a scheduling review of the previously approved July 28 Special Town Meeting and August 11 Special Election. After
Ipswich approved opioid recovery fund providing up to $1,000 per resident annually, with applications launching July 1, 2026.
Ipswich School Committee rates Superintendent Brian Blake "needs improvement" as he enters his final year in the district.
The Water and Wastewater Subcommittee discussed potential reductions to the seasonal water rate factor at its June 3 meeting, directing staff to model the impact through fiscal 2028. The current factor of 1.5 has grown elevated due to rising infrastructure costs.