It was a quiet night for the Planning Board Tuesday, as the two biggest projects on the agenda were continued to a future meeting. A number of residents had filed into the Senior Center to express concerns about a 33-unit…
Author: Adam Swift
Salvation Army Project on Track for Proposals
A pre-permitting process could help set the stage for the development of the abandoned Salvation Army building at 440 Broadway. The building was taken by the City after it went vacant, but the wheels are now in motion to develop…
Avellaneda Leads First Council Meeting of Year Monday Night
When he was elected as the new City Council President earlier this month, Council President Roy Avellaneda promised to bring some changes to how the board operates. The first change was visual. Rather than remaining seated during the meeting, Avellaneda…
Councillors Vote to Reconfigure Broadway Traffic
After years of planning, design, and debate, the City Council has given the go-ahead for a shared bike and bus lane on Broadway, at least temporarily. Monday night, the Council voted 9-2 to approve a nine-month pilot program making Broadway…
Unanimous: Committeewoman Kelly Garcia Elected Chair of School Committee
Kelly Garcia was unanimously selected as the new School Committee Chairperson during the Committee’s first meeting of the year last Thursday, Jan. 2. The energetic District 7 representative was nominated by the outgoing Chairperson, District 2 representative Jeanette Velez. “I’m…
Last Milestone: Council Unanimously Approves TIF Agreement for Central Avenue
It was an early Christmas present for the residents of the Innes Apartments and Corcoran Development at the City Council’s Dec. 23 meeting. The Council voted 9-0 to approve a Tax Incremental Financing (TIF) agreement allowing Corcoran Development and the…
Council Deliberates on Central Ave. TIF: Sends It to Subcommittee Ahead of Hearing
During its final meeting of the year, the City Council will hold a public hearing on the proposed tax breaks for the Innes Apartment Redevelopment Project. The hearing will be held during the Council’s regularly scheduled meeting on Monday, Dec.…
Council Calls for More Television Coverage Of City Boards and Commissions
In a world of online streaming and nearly limitless television viewing choices, Chelsea residents may soon be able to add Zoning Board and Licensing Commission hearings to their watch lists alongside ‘Game of Thrones’ and ‘The Crown.’ City Council President…
License Commission Allows Late Hours for New Year’s Eve
Anyone who wants to party late, but keep it local, will have that chance once again this New Year’s Eve. At the last meeting of 2019, the Licensing Commission unanimously approved allowing bars and restaurants to stay open until 2…
Council Sets This Year’s Property Tax Rates With Concerns on Values
The City Council passed two orders Monday night that essentially set the property tax rates for Fiscal Year 2020, but one Councillor did attempt to hold the line on tax increases, raising questions about how the Assessing Department values larger…