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Select Board approves oyster planting, outdoor dining through Labor Day, and six shellfish permits

Ipswich Select Board approves outdoor dining limits and oyster habitat restoration. Chair Charles Surpitski and members voted unanimously to permit Heart and Soul Café, Brown Dog, and Zabaglione to operate outdoor seating from June 1 through September 1, with Brown Dog reducing parking space use

Zoning Board approves fire-damaged complex unit split as insubstantial change.

Ipswich Zoning Board approves Rosewood Drive unit split from fire damage. The board unanimously found that RDL Properties Southside, LLC's proposal to replace one fire-destroyed unit with three new units (two one-bedroom and one two-bedroom) constitutes an insubstantial change to the existing

Planning Board reviews Great Estates Development concept for inn conversion.

Planning Board reviews Great Estates Development concept for 55 Waldingfield Road. The joint Planning Board and Great Estates Development Review Committee held a concept-review meeting for owner Stuart Albelson's proposal to convert the previously approved corporate retreat into a private inn with

Select Board discusses electric utility financing and policy updates.

Select Board examines municipal electric utility capital financing and policy. CEO Tom Barry presented the MMWEC pooled loan program for infrastructure projects; Board members discussed a possible non-binding ballot question. ELD Manager Dylan Lewellyn proposed revising the distributed generation

Select Board approves $9.8M Public Safety Building funding for voter consideration.

Ipswich boards confirm $9.8M Public Safety Building funding for voter approval. The reduced request reflects updated construction estimates lower than the original $13 million-plus proposal, with plans for builder selection and fall construction targeting winter 2028 completion. The Elementary