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The latest issueNo. 8 · November 2
- Apartments at the Stop & Shop site: a first hearing, and a return November 17
The plan to replace the Stop & Shop on Enon Street with 179 apartments, next to the North Beverly train station, had its first Planning Board hearing. About a dozen residents spoke, most about traffic. The board continued the hearing to November 17, when the applicant's traffic consultant presents.
- Senior housing proposed off Boulder Lane, and a community meeting November 5
A developer has proposed 250 to 300 units of 55-and-older housing, including assisted living, on private land off Boulder Lane in Centerville, the Mayor's office told residents. Nothing has been filed, and no city board has acted. The Mayor's office has called a community meeting for November 5 at 6:45pm at Centerville Elementary.
- The Planning Board backs the data center pause, 7-0
The Planning Board voted 7-0 to recommend that the Council adopt the proposed pause on data center applications, which would run through November 30, 2027, or end sooner if the city writes rules for them. The Council's hearing is November 9.
- A bill to track and publish Beverly Airport noise passes the House
The state House passed a bill that would have the state publish noise complaints and counts of practice landings at Beverly Regional Airport every spring and summer, require a public meeting on noise when two airport commissioners ask, and give the airport yearly guidance for pilots. It is now in the Senate.
- No essay on the elementary MCAS, and a rule for e-bikes on school grounds
Students in grades 3 to 5 will no longer write an essay on the state's English test this spring, and no grade will be tested on narrative writing. A proposed policy on powered e-bikes and scooters on school grounds comes up for a vote November 18.
- Nine affordable condos for buyers 55 and older on Balch Street
Beverly Landing, a new condominium building for buyers 55 and older at 50 Balch St, is taking applications for nine affordable units, first come, first served, for households earning up to 80% of the Boston-area median.
- Lynch Park: the city asks for its share of the seawall design
The city has applied to its Community Preservation Committee for $107,614, the city's 20% share of the cost to finish designing and permitting the Lynch Park seawall; a state grant covers the rest. Seven other projects have asked for about $1.45 million in the regular round.
- PlanBeverly, the city's long-range plan
PlanBeverly is the city's long-range plan for where to add homes and jobs and what to protect. State law calls it a master plan. It guides city boards, but it is not law: it changes what can be built only when the city rewrites its zoning to match.
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