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Councilor McGinn, chair of the Finance Committee, summarized the request and said it included funds to address a number of projects: roof replacement and mechanical upgrades for municipal buildings, equipment purchases, park improvements and cemetery expansion. The bond order language read into the record listed specific line items including $210,000 for park improvements, $80,000 for equipment, $335,000 for building and mechanical upgrades, $200,000 for cemetery expansion and $60,000 for technology upgrades, for a total of $2,350,000.

Committee members said some items were time-sensitive, particularly roof work and mechanical upgrades at the Council on Aging. The finance committee unanimously recommended advertising the bond order for council consideration. The council then voted by roll call to move the order as advertised; the motion carried 11-0.

Councilors requested that the mayor and director of finance include a capital schedule in the upcoming budget package so the council can see how this bond order interacts with previously approved capital projects.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Peabody City Council Regular Meeting - May 22, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Finance committee recommended and the full council voted to advertise a bond order totaling $2,350,000 for city capital projects, including roof replacements, park improvements, vehicle and equipment purchases, cemetery expansion and technology upgrades.","taxTitle","Peabody City, Essex County, Massachusetts","taxId",5128,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6226796,"Ad hoc committee endorses Aggregate Industries 2024 report; calls for added noise and groundwater monitoring",205,3060000,3265000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3503848-2d2905c0a4dd2125bd9483c1203c5b83&start=3060&end=3265","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3503848-2d2905c0a4dd2125bd9483c1203c5b83/thumbnail_3060000.jpg","/articles/6226796/Peabody-City/Essex-County/Massachusetts/Ad-hoc-committee-endorses-Aggregate-Industries-2024-report-calls-for-added-noise-and-groundwater-monitoring","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6226796-bf0c669307ff68ab530e034975fb04de/orig.mp4?Expires=1770407521&Signature=BWnEMi9wKxOHK3oRRQoOmdtXTeP-YSDu7aLgeV5yRVMtnQjJbko8Csfb9C2PIuiEP93Ze98YbqPbTeI9ctjDefXy-YBPfVA0SrS~MsDLUwSBGrK7RPhEIVnUaRhph3grthw9x4hTjmBIj7sx8sel1nD7hjpKhwouifsbc8s0GiRLhZC-K~WgVzzSY5ghWG9JuqpeByxV49N7zf136jzhlFI1vSvT~RAvzC57pYflff06kCpY9A8Ecq6a2JB08MwFz3Od9eOfQCMvrL7ykxeXIs2a~f7WMt7GLt4ZZo2DU0~HlWxo2sVc1ZjA3np7OKHVSxLZtVQ5~a9WgISIwCngAA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Peabody City Council received a unanimous recommendation from its Ad Hoc Committee on Aggregate Industries to accept Aggregate Industries' 2024 annual report and to adopt five committee recommendations aimed at improving monitoring and community notifications.

Committee chair Councilor Higgins summarized the meeting and the committee's unanimous vote to accept the report. The committee heard from city staff including Sharon Cameron of the Health Department and Bill Stanfield from Engineering, who reviewed noise, air and water quality testing and reported compliance with the special permit and Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection standards.

The committee noted a reduction in blasting events from 19 in 2024 to a planned seven in 2025. The subcommittee's recommendations, brought forward to the full council, included: updating the pre-blast property-survey notification language to ensure homeowners receive survey copies; additional noise-mitigation efforts to avoid exceedances of the 10 dB increase-over-background limit at any point; continued groundwater sampling in spring when groundwater tables are higher; twice-yearly noise monitoring in spring and fall while the facility is operating; and strict adherence to the 2002 special-permit conditions.

Councilors voted to receive and approve the subcommittee report and recommendations by roll call.","An ad hoc committee reviewed and unanimously accepted Aggregate Industries' 2024 annual report, noted a drop in blasting events, and recommended expanding noise mitigation and groundwater-sampling timing.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6226801,"Council approves conversion of contractor shop to two-family at 58 Tremont Street with neighbor protections",342,741000,1083000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3503848-2d2905c0a4dd2125bd9483c1203c5b83&start=741&end=1083","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3503848-2d2905c0a4dd2125bd9483c1203c5b83/thumbnail_741000.jpg","/articles/6226801/Peabody-City/Essex-County/Massachusetts/Council-approves-conversion-of-contractor-shop-to-two-family-at-58-Tremont-Street-with-neighbor-protections","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6226801-cc6d50b89fb1a9d2bce7709ea1619f8e/orig.mp4?Expires=1770407521&Signature=mOUchCk-ee7Sgmxj6oh4y5rf5iotZbzKL6s-BTX~sv5Kk--hSr6Wn-y0HJ0c5XPhrow07ap5-vAD-pwYatj1gSC-pAFAhEjHSe9ypc8zbuxUcVjIN13-8QPVw3P1qrpROd4ZIOLzTXIo5KkTV4R6-SzC~zF7-bZ3s2B253pbKnO3xybHooJJE2~eq7vqNPdhe5xXVSiwc4Si2CGL8UnJY3~rIB3Wix-yD~AEn03EP-4-ePU7TSy3cGEB1g8EHIT6yTlTEVdmqYp~uE5JsQJ0Tk461iNN4ULEUjgKVEYLD7EoSuL4oriLYqb3i5lKAnNiM~RZZHpvs8fiHLC~ldVVoA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Peabody City Council on Thursday approved a special permit permitting Dela Rosa Construction and Design Corp. to replace a preexisting contractor shop with a two-family residential structure at 58 Tremont Street. The motion carried unanimously, and councilors attached conditions to address neighbors' drainage and lighting concerns.

Attorney John Kelty, representing the owner, said the project replaces an existing garage and that the applicant had already obtained conservation-commission permission and zoning-board approvals necessary to situate the new building similar to the demolished structure. Kelty noted neighbor discussions about tree removal and drainage, and said the design will continue to accept the existing drainage pattern rather than redirect water away from the lower-lying property.

Councilor Peach, who brought the motion, said he had spoken with the applicant and the abutters and proposed three conditions: no outward-facing exterior lighting that would cause light pollution onto abutting properties, no grading changes that would impede drainage from 11 North End Street, and that infrared technology be used for utility placement when recommended by Public Services. Kelty said the applicant accepted the conditions.

Peach moved to close the public hearing and to approve the special permit with the three conditions. The motion carried by roll call, 11-0.

The council record notes that the applicant had already received a ZBA approval and a \"concom\" letter and that the conservation commission had reviewed the work. Peach said the conditions reflected negotiations with abutters and public-services comments.","Peabody City Council approved a special permit allowing Dela Rosa Construction to replace a preexisting contractor shop with a two-family residential building at 58 Tremont Street, adding conditions to protect drainage, limit light pollution and require infrared utility placement as needed.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6226805,"Peabody council approves 12-unit Monroe Street project with conditions, including two affordable units",1821,1176000,2997000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3503848-2d2905c0a4dd2125bd9483c1203c5b83&start=1176&end=2997","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3503848-2d2905c0a4dd2125bd9483c1203c5b83/thumbnail_1176000.jpg","/articles/6226805/Peabody-City/Essex-County/Massachusetts/Peabody-council-approves-12-unit-Monroe-Street-project-with-conditions-including-two-affordable-units","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6226805-ad5e4c616f6031b95e21dfc1b0b208c3/orig.mp4?Expires=1770407521&Signature=AtR9bjH2DnOhNKbjoaO2zfQs7wQYRN~2FCH0y4aDjUgb~m7j0BNrX-Y0aoIXL2yf8CiSMjVVRMfgxsL1AILaMfVxsAJQDhsMSmV1oZTTvbT9YmKNWaR~egYaZJttpwIPA2QjaX7pc2CO1qa94wgvc0u81Wz~VYswpl6~E6wVZ2sbrpty7HrWLqz06vf0X0Pbs3YVlgf6V~Llcqz7SfHnb5WHp55~-L5ff-r40bn9q80dPj6pXNoRK-nQV1thsLEJK2cBWB8ISRvYiglc4T6SQCrdxBHOBImlLODGkp2lxu8dDJBXLV5kauvJdep44BAUsHv7C50ievNMuNe-Y5S6sQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Peabody City Council on Thursday approved a special permit allowing 10 Monroe Realty LLC to build a 12-unit multifamily building at 10-12 Monroe Street, a parcel rezoned to Business Central in June 2023. The permit passed 10-1 after a lengthy public presentation and a string of conditions addressing environmental, design and affordable-housing obligations.

Attorney John Kelty and architect Joe Bettencourt described the proposal as two residential floors above ground-level parking to comply with the site's floodplain constraints. Bettencourt said the building footprint would provide 28 parking spaces on the ground floor (including two ADA spaces) with six units on each residential floor for a total of 12 units; each unit is approximately 1,100 square feet and designed as two-bedroom apartments.

Councilor Peach, who led the discussion for the planning and zoning matters, emphasized that the project has undergone a multi-year review: the parcel was rezoned from R-2 to Business Central in June 2023; the conservation commission issued an order of conditions following peer review on Nov. 27, 2024; and the planning board completed site-plan review on April 3, 2025. The council's approval incorporated numerous conditions from those reviews and added city-level requirements.

The council's conditions include compliance with Robert Langley's March 19, 2025 communication (items 1'11), adherence to the conservation commission's order of conditions, and two permanently affordable units under the city's inclusionary-zoning rules. Councilor Peach's motion also required removal of existing vegetation and fencing on the site, adherence to downtown design standards, and referral of minor future design changes to Community Development for approval.

Councilor McGinn voiced opposition, repeating earlier concerns about permitting residential development in the floodplain and the broader implications of rezoning parcels to BC. \"I've been consistently against residential development in the floodplain,\" McGinn said, and cast the sole no vote. Supporters, including councilors who had worked on revisions and negotiated conditions with neighbors, said the site has been vacant for decades, has environmental remediation requirements (a former tannery site with an Activity and Use Limitation, or AUL), and that the limited scale of 12 units is appropriate.

The council required the project to retain a licensed site professional (LSP) during construction to certify compliance with the AUL and required that groundwater and remediation steps follow the conservation and health-department protocols. The motion carried by roll call, 10 in favor and 1 opposed.

The council recorded that some environmental remediation work must follow the AUL prepared by consultants and that Arcadia had provided recommendations; the council included a condition that the applicant retain an LSP during construction to ensure AUL compliance.","Council granted a special permit to 10 Monroe Realty LLC to build a 12-unit, two-story-over-parking multifamily project at 10-12 Monroe Street, requiring two affordable units, conservation compliance and other conditions; vote was 10-1.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6226808,"Peabody council approves special permit for dog-training business and seeks solicitor guidance on new 'kennel' law",5082,244000,5326000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3503848-2d2905c0a4dd2125bd9483c1203c5b83&start=244&end=5326","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3503848-2d2905c0a4dd2125bd9483c1203c5b83/thumbnail_244000.jpg","/articles/6226808/Peabody-City/Essex-County/Massachusetts/Peabody-council-approves-special-permit-for-dog-training-business-and-seeks-solicitor-guidance-on-new-kennel-law","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6226808-f817f4a82a36b34b7a594afe20e44ef2/orig.mp4?Expires=1770407521&Signature=DTYQq6iKzQXNMnmqGPERNiauQZ4Akpwl2P~peJL0QoT8RM4UrWVs6Qaoo6Zh6jWCQy-uabHYfffffv6owuEnOfoCTKbsdHMGtstJ2GNAkRZJ5rY-oE-SSYtJYgsuvDi8efAD8-5vRr2icFXRIWSBC4XDHlfMCBUP4hA924wU-Nu4qD7cZZQdl1Vo5kiv2XXJVWjVwSS5FMb5qfiM7Ft8ptOr7j0Pxh2qGtRZqIETXuvW-C3mJzp0W0GdxoZok8BFWQsghZMxC4XwtQ-VcpAp8aoDsFLnm~xmMSGBr5Nx-1Cbf9dn98ZeOU~39ITkYsJoPNTLJwa7fs1U0v1eO0adWA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","Peabody City Council on Thursday approved a special permit allowing a dog-training business to operate at 1 Sylvan Street as a training facility with no overnight boarding, and later asked the city solicitor to advise whether the state's new kennel requirement can be handled by an administrative transfer rather than repeated special-permit hearings.

The permit for the applicant identified in meeting materials as Bria Tero was approved on a motion that included nine standard health-related conditions supplied by the health department. Councilor Peach moved to approve the special permit; the motion carried by an 11-0 vote.

Attorney John Kelty, representing the applicant, told the council the business has operated at the location for years and that recent state rule changes now require what the state calls a kennel license even for training and day-use facilities. \"The state has changed some of the rules and regulations with respect to this kind of activity,\" Kelty said. \"They have indicated that dog training, dog discipline, etcetera ' is all going to require a kennel license on the local level.\" Kelty also confirmed the applicant will not add overnight stays and said the facility will remain in the same space.

Councilor Turco asked whether the property owner had been contacted about unpaid taxes; Kelty said he had spoken to the owner, who pledged to attend to an outstanding real-estate tax bill.

Later in the meeting several councilors raised the broader issue that the state's definition could force long-established grooming, training and daycare operations to seek special permits. The city clerk summarized the state requirement as coming from \"Ollie's law,\" describing the change as expanding the state's kennel-license requirement to some training and day-use operations. \"Most of them are not going to have any boarding or kenneling of animals. And once we can issue the license, then [state inspectors] go down and inspect to make sure it's a safe facility,\" the clerk said.

Councilor Rosignol moved, and the council approved, a referral to the city solicitor asking whether the new state requirement can be implemented via an administrative transfer (for businesses already in good standing) instead of requiring each to reappear before the council. Several councilors said the intent is to limit the financial and time burden on longtime local businesses while ensuring health- and safety-related conditions are satisfied.

The council's action on the permit itself included the health-department conditions referenced in the staff packet; councilors also recorded concern about unpaid property taxes tied to the building owner (not the applicant). The city clerk's description of the state rule and the council's referral to the solicitor were explicit parts of the record.","The council approved a special permit allowing a dog-training business to continue operating at 1 Sylvan Street with conditions, and later asked the city solicitor for guidance on implementing a new state requirement that broadly defines kennel licenses.","actionData","errors"]

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