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Council denies Kimball Farm food‑truck festival permit amid property investigations

Haverhill City Council · August 5, 2025
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Summary

The council voted 1–9 to deny a special‑event permit for a food‑truck and craft beverage festival at Kimball Farm on Oct. 25 after noting ongoing investigations into farm property issues; the applicant was waiting for a final decision.

Councilors denied an amusement‑event application for a food‑truck and craft beverage festival proposed for Oct. 25 at Kimball Farm, 791 East Broadway.

The clerk and council members discussed that regulatory and wetlands investigations at the farm were ongoing, and that the applicant had been patient as the council postponed action pending resolution. Given the unresolved issues at the site, a motion to approve the permit failed and the council voted 1 in favor, 9 opposed, with 1 member absent, denying the special event permit.

The applicant may revisit the request once outstanding property and regulatory matters are resolved, but as of the council action the permit was denied and the event cannot proceed at that location under this application.