Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen)

Select Board approves three-year contract with new Town Manager Brendan Sweeney, effective May 26. Chair Charles Surpitski was authorized to sign the agreement in Executive Session, with Michael Dougherty, Vice Chair, Sarah Player, Linda Alexson, and Carl Nylen voting unanimously to approve.

Select Board and Electric Light Subcommittee jointly reviewed capital infrastructure planning with no formal project votes. ELD Manager Dylan Lewellyn and Electric Operations Manager Anthony Calascibetta discussed upgrades at Fowler's Lane and High Street substations, with the High Street project

Select Board approves Building Department permit fee increases, with effective date of July 1, 2026. Building Commissioner Jim Bone presented Option B, which the five-member board approved unanimously after reviewing fee adjustments for building, mechanical, plumbing, gas, fire, signage, and

Select Board unanimously extends outdoor dining season through Labor Day. The Board voted 4-0 to approve the expansion from the Friday before Memorial Day through the Friday after Labor Day, responding to a request from Bud Siciliano, co-owner of Heart and Soul Café, to add May and September to the

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