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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 -- 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 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 City Council approves $1.8 million boardwalk repair package and passes courts-and-lanes zoning change in one night.

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.