Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen)

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Select Board Approves Sewer Extension at Jeffrey's Neck Road

Ipswich Select Board advanced water infrastructure and approved town meeting warrant.

Townbrief news summary · Jul 13

Government · Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen)

Select Board Develops Criteria for Capital Project Ranking

The Select Board continued its strategic planning exercise on capital investments, assigning Sarah Player to draft a prioritization rubric.

Townbrief news summary · Jul 8

Government · Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen)

Select Board approves liquor license transfer, opens town warrant

Ipswich Select Board approved a liquor license transfer and opened the town meeting warrant. The board voted 5-0 to approve S & M Morning, Inc.'s transfer of on-premise all-alcohol license at 0 Central Street following a public hearing with no public comment.

Townbrief news summary · Jul 6

Government · Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen)

Select Board Approves Five FY27 Strategic Goals

Ipswich Select Board adopted five fiscal 2027 strategic goals in a unanimous vote: Electric Light Governance and Transition, Downtown Community Planning, Town Charter Review, Select Board Operations and Policies, and Long-Term Financial Planning.

Townbrief news summary · Jun 22

Government · Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen)

Select Board schedules September meeting for Public Safety Facility

The Ipswich Select Board voted to schedule a September 8 Special Town Meeting for the Public Safety Facility project, moving the vote forward to control construction costs escalating at approximately 32,000 dollars per week.

Townbrief news summary · Jun 15

Government · Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen)

Select Board sets six goals for fiscal 2027, defers charter review

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

Townbrief news summary · Jun 10

Government · Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen)

Select Board approves letter to legislature on electric utility governance.

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

Townbrief news summary · Jun 8

Government · Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen)

Select Board rescues special election scheduling after YMCA polling location falls through.

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

Townbrief news summary · Jun 5

Government · Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen)

Select Board schedules special town meeting on public safety building project.

Select Board schedules special town meeting on public safety building project. Chair Michael Dougherty opposed the 4-1 vote to hold a Special Town Meeting on July 28 and special election on August 11, citing procedural concerns and precedent, while board members Sarah Player, Linda Alexson, and

Townbrief news summary · Jun 1

Government · Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen)

Select Board sets 30-60-90 day work plan with new Town Manager.

Select Board maps operational priorities for new Town Manager Brendan Sweeney. The Board, led by Chair Mike Dougherty, approved a 30-60-90 day work plan addressing budget finalization, trash conversion communications, capital project tracking, and staffing assessments. Sweeney committed to weekly

Townbrief news summary · May 26