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Council approves routine items: election calendar correction, event permits, licenses, and roadway opening
Summary
A number of routine administrative items received council approval: the election calendar was corrected to meet state timing, a roadway opening for water/sewer at 17 White Street was authorized, the draft housing production plan was placed on file for a May 6 presentation, and multiple event and one-day liquor licenses were granted.
What the council approved in brief (roll-call outcomes as recorded):
- Election calendar correction: City Clerk Caitlin Wright explained a clerical timing correction to align the vote-by-mail timeline with state law (moving several dates back one week). Motion to approve the corrected 2025 election calendar passed by roll call (10 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent).
- Road opening at 17 White Street: Motion to authorize the opening of the roadway for installation of sewer and water services passed by roll call (10 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent).
- Haverhill Housing Production Plan (2025–2030): Community development staff submitted a draft plan and the council voted to place the plan on file and schedule a presentation for May 6, 2025. Motion passed by roll call (10 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent).
- Amusement/event permits and one-day liquor licenses: The council approved a series of event permits and corresponding one-day beer-and-wine licenses for Ciderfest at Harbor Place, and multiple “Taste” events at Tattleshall/Tatterstall Farm (June, July, August dates). Each permit and corresponding one-day license passed by roll call (multiple items recorded as 10 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent).
- One-day liquor licenses and event approvals (selected): Cider Feast (Harborplace Courtyard, 44 Merrimack St., June 19) approved; Tatterstall Farm Taste events approved for June, July, and August (dates noted in filing). All event permits and related one-day licenses were approved by roll call.
- Junk-dealer/collector license renewal: TJ’s Metal Recycling (James Smith) license renewal with police approval passed by roll call (10 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent).
- Additional routine approvals: Several other administrative items (e.g., amusement events, licenses, proclamations) were approved as presented with roll-call votes recorded in the minutes (majority recorded as 10–0–1). The city clerk called the roll for each item as part of the meeting record.
Votes requiring special note: A proclamation recognizing April 24 as Armenian Holy Martyrs’ Day was approved (roll call reported as 9 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent). The meeting adjournment vote likewise recorded as 9 ayes, 0 nays, 2 absent in the minutes.
