Haverhill City Council approves 2025 election calendar, refers multiple zoning amendments to planning board and confirms cultural council reappointments

The Haverhill City Council approved the 2025 election calendar, designated the basement room at City Hall as the early‑voting location, and opted into in‑person early voting and vote‑by‑mail for all 2025 elections. The calendar lists a preliminary (primary) election on Sept. 9, 2025, and the general election on Nov. 5, 2025.

City Clerk Caitlin Wright presented the election calendar and related materials — including polling locations and poll worker lists — and the council approved the package by roll call (10 yeas, 0 nays, 1 absent). The clerk also reported that the board of registrars had met and approved the items prior to the council meeting.

Economic Development and Planning Director William Pillsbury asked the council to refer several zoning amendments to the planning board for public hearings scheduled March 18, 2025. The council placed the following zoning items on file for 10 days and referred them to the planning board for hearing: a zoning corrections update (chapter 255), a waterfront zone C parcel inclusion (parcel 103‑3‑1A), a mixed‑use zoning amendment, and a new…