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Select Board (Formerly Board of Selectmen)

A collection of 30 issues

Select Board approves donation, appoints shellfishing task force members

Select Board unanimously accepts donation, appoints shellfishing task force. The Board voted to accept a $2,000 donation from New England Biolabs for the Council on Aging's Friends of Ipswich Elderly Newsletter and confirmed Paul Damon and Michael Walker to the State Legislative Organized

Select Board allows commercial shellfish permit to continue with residency verification conditions

Select Board keeps fisherman's permit intact pending residency proof. The board voted unanimously to let Steven Hemeon retain his commercial shellfish permit through March 31 as long as he provides weekly proof of stay at the Arbor Inn to the police department, with automatic revocation if

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

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

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