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…
Author: Adam Swift
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…
Young Voice: Chelsea’s Youth Commission Looking to Address Youth Topics
The newest members of the Chelsea Youth Commission are making sure young people have a say in the policies that affect young people in the city. At a public meeting last week, the commission hit on a number of topics,…
ZBA Approves Innes Development, Marijuana Facility on Eastern Ave.
It was a big night at the Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) Tuesday night for three big projects that have been sitting in the city’s development pipeline for some time. The Innes Development; a 62-unit affordable housing project on Sixth…
City Election Brings Three New Faces to City Council Next Year
There will be three new members of the City Council, as incumbent district councillors Luis Tejada and Joe Perlatonda were defeated, and Todd Taylor won an open seat to replace Robert Bishop in District 1. Melinda Vega Maldonado prevailed in…
Incoming Supt. Almi Abeyta Holds Final Community Conversation
In two months, Almi Abeyta will fully take over the reins of the Chelsea Public Schools from retiring Supt. Mary Bourque. But Abeyta has been doing anything but laying low since coming to Chelsea in the fall. Monday night, she…
Residential Tax Bills to Rise Modestl
Chelsea property owners will see a modest increase on their property tax bills for Fiscal Year 2020, with owners of commercial and industrial properties and apartment complexes of nine or more units shouldering a larger burden of the City’s overall…