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Select Board approves full automation trash contract with 35-gallon totes, relocates spring town meeting to gym.

Select Board approves trash automation contract and moves spring town meeting to gymnasium. The five-member Board unanimously voted to proceed with full automation for weekly trash and recycling pickup using 35-gallon trash totes and 95/96-gallon recycling totes, following Public Works Director

School Building Committee approves 805-student enrollment projection for MSBA submission

School Building Committee submits 805-student enrollment projection to Massachusetts School Building Authority. Chair Michael S. Dougherty and eight committee members voted 8-1 to accept the MSBA's recommendation, overriding Finance Committee Representative Jamie Fay's push for a lower figure of

Waterways Advisory Committee advances wharf and wall engineering designs

Waterways Advisory Committee advances commercial wharf and wall engineering designs. Chairman Chris Murray and seven committee members reviewed three wharf and three wall-dredge concepts from Tighe & Bond, with members expressing strong preference for Wharf Alternate 2 for its space optimization.

Select Board approves 67 commercial shellfish permits for upcoming season.

Select Board approves 67 commercial shellfish permits and two lottery applicants. Chair Charles Surpitski, Vice Chair Michael Dougherty, Sarah Player, and Linda Alexson voted unanimously 4-0 to grant the permits for the year beginning April 1, and voted 3-0-1 to approve commercial licenses for

Open Space Committee Backs Micro Forest Grant Application

Ipswich Open Space Committee unanimously backs Planning Director's micro forest grant application. Planning Director Alan Manoian's Cooling Corridors Grant application, presented by Open Space Program Manager Asma Syed, proposes a Miyawaki pocket forest at Ipswich High School/Middle School grounds.