Acting Department of Public Works Commissioner Lou Mammolette will be the permanent commissioner as of July 1. City Manager Thomas Ambrosino announced the appointment to the City Council at Monday night’s meeting. “I have been quite satisfied with Mr. Mammolette’s…
Author: Adam Swift
Study finds bus/bike lane a success
Over the summer, a City Council subcommittee will meet to discuss whether to make the Chelsea Broadway bus pilot program permanent. At Monday night’s council meeting, City Manager Thomas Ambrosino presented a study on the pilot program to the council.…
Council approves energy reporting ordinance
The city will now have a mechanism in place to monitor the energy consumption and pollution coming from its largest commercial, industrial, and residential buildings. Monday night, the City Council approved an ordinance establishing building energy reporting and disclosure requirements.…
CPC Recommends Latest Round of Funding
The Community Preservation Committee (CPC) is recommending the City Council approve the use of Community Preservation Act funds for two uses in the latest round of funding. “At its 19 May 2022 meeting, the Community Preservation Committee recommended approval of…
Dr. Jennings Highlights Year’s Equity Efforts
Dr. Aaron Jennings commitment to social service and serving the community makes him a perfect fit in his position as the Chelsea Public School’s Equity, Diversity, and Excellence Officer. “I remember elementary school with my mother and my nephew at…
Council Subcommittee Discusses Rule Changes
The City Council’s rules and regulations subcommittee met last week to discuss several proposed rule changes aimed at improving civility and the level of discourse in the council chambers. District 1 Councilor Todd Taylor proposed several additions to rules governing…
City Solicitor Seeks New Nightclub Regulations
If it’s a late night a restaurant has music and dancing, then it really isn’t all that different from a nightclub, according to City Solicitor Cheryl Watson Fisher. The only problem in Chelsea is that the city does not issue…
Taking Part in U.S. Marshal Process a Tough Choice for Kyes
Chelsea Police Chief Brian Kyes’ only full-time job has been serving the residents of Chelsea on the police force since 1987. Last month, president Joe Biden nominated Kyes to serve as the U.S. Marshal for the District of Massachusetts. Kyes…
Developer Seeks Relief From Having To Pay Community Improvement Trust Fund Fees
The city administration is in support of a request by a developer to increase the affordability of a previously approved 20-unit condominium development in exchange for waiving a payment to the city’s community improvement trust fund. Mikael Vienneau of Broadway…
Council Approves FY23 Budget
Monday night, the City Council approved a $212 million operating budget for the city that creates 13 new positions in the municipal government. The budget funds city expenditures at $94,108,013 and School Department expenditures at $118,236,617, for a total budget…