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Beverly council approves grants and gifts, sets tax‑levy public hearing and other items
Summary
The Beverly City Council on Nov. 10 approved a package of routine orders including a $60,000 state tourism grant for Independence Park and a $174,544 elder‑affairs formula grant, and scheduled public hearings on the FY26 tax levy and a building‑naming proposal.
The Beverly City Council on Nov. 10 approved a series of routine orders and referrals covering grants, gifts, appointments and permitting, voting unanimously on items recommended by subcommittees.
In mayoral communications the council accepted Order 247, a $60,000 grant from the Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism’s Destination Development Capital Program to fund updates at Independence Park related to Beverly’s 400th anniversary preparations; the council’s finance committee recommended approval and the full council recorded the vote in favor. Councilors also accepted Order 248, a $1,750 gift from the University of Massachusetts Lowell Digital Equity…
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