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Select Board holds candidate forum for School Committee openings

Select Board holds School Committee candidate forum with five applicants. The bi-board meeting on Thursday featured Marc Gucciardi, Christina Elder, Jason Harlow, Andrew Bunnell, and Paul Montanus, each answering six questions on governance, budget experience, capital planning, and the MSBA

Planning Board continues four applications; discusses bylaw amendments

Ipswich Planning Board defers four applications to January 29. The Planning Board voted unanimously to continue four public hearings: a municipal drinking water treatment plant proposed by the Town of Ipswich Water and Wastewater Director at 274 High Street; a subdivision modification by Sharon M.

Select Board rejects working group on long-range capital planning.

Ipswich's Tri-Board rejects strategic planning working group, opts for separate lists. The Select Board, Finance Committee, and School Committee voted unanimously on January 7 to decline forming a collaborative Strategic Long-Range Working Group, instead directing each body to develop separate

Conservation Commission issues Avalon Bay development order

The Ipswich Conservation Commission unanimously approves Avalon Bay's 214-unit residential development at 36 Essex Road. The commission, led by Acting Chair Jennifer Hughes and Conservation Agent Mary Lester, issued an Order of Conditions for the project, which includes three apartment buildings,

Select Board approves Merz reappointment, opens 2026 warrant, pauses on-call fire program.

Select Board unanimously approves five major motions on opening warrant and clamming fees. Chair Charles Surpitski and board members voted to open the 2026 Annual Town Meeting warrant through February 6, schedule the Special Town Meeting for October 20 and 21, and reappoint Kevin Merz as Treasurer