Newburyport Council Approves $2.5M Meter Bond, Adopts New Three-Tier Water Rate
Newburyport City Council approves $2.5 million water meter bond and adopts a new three-tier water rate structure projected to raise average bills 7.5 percent.
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Newburyport Council Bonds $2.2 Million for Aging Water Pump Station Replacement
Newburyport City Council approves $2.226 million water pump station bond and clears five year-end free cash transfers.
Newburyport Council Passes Demolition Delay Ordinance and EV Fleet Policy
Newburyport City Council approves demolition delay ordinance and zero-emissions vehicle fleet policy at June 2 meeting.
Newburyport City Council Approves 18-Month Historic Demolition Delay on First Reading
Newburyport City Council voted 9-2 to extend the city's historic demolition delay from 12 to 18 months, advancing Ordinance 217 on first reading at the May 12 meeting.
Newburyport Council Votes 10-1 to Advance $5.3 Million Frog Pond Restoration Bond
Newburyport City Council voted 10-1 to advance a $5.3 million Bartlett Mall Frog Pond restoration, committing to a future $3.5 million Community Preservation Act bond in the largest CPA bond the city has ever taken on.
Newburyport Council Unanimously Confirms Kim Turner as Permanent DPS Director
Newburyport confirms its first female DPS director and approves $350,000 reservoir algae treatment. The City Council voted 8-0 Tuesday to permanently appoint Kim Turner, who has served as interim director since December, marking the first time a woman has held the post in the city's history.
Newburyport Council Unanimously Confirms City's First Female DPS Director
NEWBURYPORT — April 13, 2026 — Newburyport City Council unanimously confirmed Kim Turner as the city's first female Director of Public Works and Infrastructure Services and approved a $350,000 alum treatment of the artichoke reservoirs at its April 13 meeting. Turner, who has served as interim DPS director since
Newburyport City Council Approves $7M School Roof Bond, Bartlett Mall Grant
Newburyport City Council unanimously approved a roughly $7 million school roof bond and voted 10-1 to accept a $775,000 federal grant for the Bartlett Mall frog pond restoration at its March 23 meeting.
Newburyport Council Approves $1.8 Million Boardwalk Repair and Courts Zoning Change
Newburyport City Council approves $1.8 million boardwalk repair package and passes courts-and-lanes zoning change in one night.
Newburyport Council Approves ADU Zoning Update, Refers $6.5M School Roof Bonds to Committee
Newburyport City Council approved an amended accessory dwelling unit zoning ordinance and referred two school roof bond orders totaling more than $6.5 million to committee at its February 9 meeting.