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Conservation Commission Rejects Certificate of Compliance Bid for Massasoit Road Property

Gloucester Conservation Commission declines to approve a certificate of compliance for a Massasoit Road property where commissioners found significant unpermitted riverfront disturbance.

Gloucester Waterways Board approves $15,000 float repair transfer, refers $42,000 equipment package to finance

Gloucester Waterways Board unanimously approved a $15,000 free cash transfer for completed emergency float repairs and referred a $42,000 equipment package to finance.

Gloucester ZBA Denies $85,000 Fee Appeal, Approves Two Housing Permits

Gloucester's Zoning Board of Appeals denied an $85,000 inclusionary housing fee appeal and approved two residential permit modifications at its February 26 meeting.

Gloucester School Committee Greenlights Design Phase for O'Malley Courtyard Overhaul

Gloucester School Committee unanimously votes to begin design of a $3 million O'Malley middle school courtyard project.

Gloucester Council Rejects East Gloucester Marine Industrial Rezoning, 6-0

Gloucester City Council unanimously rejected a proposal to rezone 25 East Gloucester marine industrial properties to neighborhood business and confirmed nine new board appointments at its February 10 meeting.

Gloucester Licensing Board Sets $900 Fee for New All-Alcohol Conversion Law

Gloucester's Licensing Board approved a lodging license, new restaurant license, and set terms for a new state alcohol conversion law at its February 10 meeting.

Gloucester Planning Board Advances Draft Ordinance to Consolidate Residential Subdivision Rules

Gloucester's Planning Board moved to consolidate two residential subdivision ordinances into a single open space residential development framework at its February 5 meeting.

Gloucester Board of Health Continues Wingaersheek Road Septic Cases Pending Further Review

Gloucester Board of Health continued two contested Wingaersheek Road septic cases and approved variances for two other residential properties at its February 5 meeting.

Gloucester Conservation Commission Continues Seven Wetlands Cases, Reviews Wingaersheek Dune Plan

Gloucester Conservation Commission continues seven wetlands cases and takes up a new Wingaersheek Beach dune restoration proposal.

Gloucester City Council Votes 9-0 to Ban Cryptocurrency Kiosks Citywide

Gloucester City Council votes 9-0 to ban cryptocurrency kiosks, citing elder fraud.

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