Methuen Conservation Commission continues Sawyer Place addition review. Chair Matthew Davidson's commission voted unanimously to continue the Request for Determination of Applicability for a second-floor addition at 2 Sawyer Place, requiring applicant Angel Cedano and Albelly Manon to resubmit
Methuen City Council appoints Traci Lavigne Milnes to Board of Health Alternate and approves three resolutions on grants and funding sources. The Council voted unanimously to accept a FY25 Community Development Block Grant and a FY26 Shannon Community Safety Initiative Grant, and authorized
Community Development Board defers two development hearings. The board heard a 168-unit residential application at 11 Cross Street featuring 25 percent affordable housing, 274 parking spaces, and a projected $186,104 annual net fiscal impact, but continued the hearing to March 11 pending
The Methuen Licensing Board approved a new Club, All Alcohol license for American Legion Post 122 at 190 Broadway after a management transition created a lapse in state renewal. Chairman Bryan Chase, Esq., Commissioner Larry Giordano, and Commissioner Ana Camargo voted 2-1 (with Camargo abstaining)
Methuen Cultural Council votes unanimously to commit $4,500 to summer programming coordinated with the Mayor's office, allocating $1,500 each to June, August, and September activities. Chair Ellen Baranowski reported twelve grant payments issued January 29 with nine more to follow February 19; five
Methuen Commission on Disability unanimously names July fair after deceased former member. The "Yes We Can" disability awareness event will launch July 25 at the Merrimack Valley YMCA at 11 a.m., following a food drive serving nearly 300 families. Chair Brad J. Gosselin noted the commission's
Methuen City Council approves FY 2025 Community Development Block Grant for housing and youth services. The Council unanimously added an Economic Development Coordinator at roughly 80,000 dollars and a Sanitation/Zero Waste Coordinator to the Department of Public Works, with the latter's cost
Methuen Zoning Board rejects special permit for contractors yard. Chairman Matthew D'Agostino led the board's unanimous five-to-zero denial of Dana Kilroy's application to operate equipment storage on a four-thousand-square-foot parcel at 151 Center Street in a business-highway zone. Abutting
Conservation Commission approves garage and deck project, adopts tree guideline. Chair Matthew Davidson and Commissioners Dave Di Zazzo, Sandra Boulay, and Rachel Lecher unanimously issued a Negative 3 Determination for a two-car garage with living space, deck replacement, and driveway widening at
Methuen City Council approves $235,820 LED lighting contract and Greater Lawrence Technical School hangar purchase. The Council unanimously backed contracts for field lighting, flooring, and fire alarm engineering totaling $343,124, while Chair Neily Soto guided adoption of amended City Council