The city is looking for input into the Chelsea Open Space and Recreation Plan. The plan is a city document that is updated every seven years that identifies priorities for parks, recreation, and open space in Chelsea. A link to…
Author: Adam Swift
New Staff Gets Down to Business
Before new City Manager Fidel Maltez was sworn into office in January, the city council had already approved his plan to overhaul the administrative offices in an effort to improve services to the city’s residents. That plan included separating the…
Zoning Board of Appeals Approves Beacham Street Gas Station Proposal
The Zoning Board of Appeals granted a special permit and variances for a proposed 24-hour gas station at 410 Beacham St. at its meeting on Tuesday night. Last month, the Planning Board recommended the ZBA not approve the permit and…
Council Approves PILOT Agreement with Storage Facility
During a special meeting on Monday night, the city council approved a Payment in Lieu of Taxes (PILOT) agreement of up to 20 years with Flatiron Energy. Flatiron Energy is looking to build a battery energy storage structure at 284…
Planning Board Raises Concerns about Proposed Beacham Street Gas Station
Plans for a proposed gas station at 410 Beacham Street failed to gain the support of the Planning Board at its meeting last week. The board voted unanimously to recommend that the Zoning Board of Appeals not approve the requested…
Council Approves Allowing Longer Contract for Trash Disposal
Monday night, the city council approved an order that will give City Manager Fidel Maltez to enter into a new five-year contract with Wheelabrator of Saugus for trash disposal. The current contract with Wheelabrator expires at the end of the…
Fourth Phase of Garden Cemetery Renovations To Begin Soon
The fourth phase of renovations to the Garden Cemetery are slated to get underway this summer, and once completed, the cemetery will once again be open to the public. “Over the past five years, the city council has invested over…
Broadway Bar gets Two-day Liquor License Suspension
Bar La Cueva at 802 Broadway was handed a two-day suspension and a rollback of its operating hours by the Chelsea Licensing Commission at its meeting last week. The penalty was imposed for violations of the bar’s liquor and entertainment…
Over Two Dozen Residents Displaced by Marlboro Street Fire
Nearly 30 people were displaced by fire at a triple decker on Marlboro Street last Friday afternoon. The city’s 911 center started getting calls reporting a building fire on Marlboro Street around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 14, according to…
Neighbors Raise Flooding Concerns About Palmer Street Proposal
Residents of the Palmer Street neighborhood raised concerns about a two-unit, two-bedroom townhouse building proposed for 57 Palmer St. at Tuesday night’s Zoning Board of Appeals meeting. The developers are seeking to demolish a garage that currently exists at 57…