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 "city": "Haverhill",
 "state": "MA",
 "page": "https://mytown.theboringparts.com/city/haverhillma.gov/",
 "attribution": "MyTown / The Boring Parts — CC BY 4.0. Summaries AI-generated from official sources.",
 "license": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/",
 "generated": "2026-08-05",
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 "recent": [
  {
   "date": "2025-05-13",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to consider $14.7M loan for sewer separation project",
   "summary": "The Haverhill City Council will consider a $14,667,000 loan order to fund Phase 2 of the Locke Street Combined Sewer Separation Project. The council will also hold hearings on proposed zoning amendments for solar energy systems and floodplain overlay district updates. Several event permits and annual license renewals are up for approval.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/0iopudqk/comp-agenda-may-13-2025.pdf",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-05-06",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to vote on license for Greenbelt to use city easement at 915 North Broadway",
   "summary": "The City Council will vote on granting a license to Essex County Greenbelt Association, Inc. to use a city easement at 915 North Broadway for pedestrian access to a 33-acre open space parcel. The council will also consider a home rule petition to waive the maximum age requirement for a police officer candidate, a proposed 24-bed geriatric unit addition at Haverhill Pavilion, and the 2025-2030 Housing Production Plan. Several routine items such as appointments, license renewals, and event permits are also on the agenda.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/tflhihbf/comp-agenda-may-6-2025.pdf",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-05-01",
   "body": "License Commission",
   "headline": "License Commission to hold show-cause hearings for three liquor stores over underage sales",
   "summary": "The Haverhill License Commission will hold show-cause hearings for Academy Liquors, Grab N Go Market, and Bradford Liquors over alleged sales of alcohol to persons under 21 on April 22, 2025. The commission will also consider several new entertainment, common victualler, and alcohol licenses, as well as one-day liquor permits for events. A discussion item regarding business practices at Royal Crest Motors is also on the agenda.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/cgdpacae/may-1-2025.pdf",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-04-29",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to hear update on The Beck development in Bradford",
   "summary": "The City Council will hold a hearing on a zoning amendment for Battery Energy Storage Systems, continued from March 18. Councilors will also hear updates on The Beck development in Bradford and discuss the future of Youth Services & Mental Health funding after ARPA. Several event permits and license renewals are on the agenda.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/2lylw1rl/agenda-april-29-2025.pdf",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-04-15",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to review 2025-2030 Housing Production Plan and approve sewer work at 17 White St",
   "summary": "The City Council will consider approving the 2025-2030 Haverhill Housing Production Plan and authorizing the mayor to submit it to the state for certification. They will also vote on opening the roadway at 17 White Street for sewer and water service installation. Several event permits and one-day liquor licenses for Cider Feast and Tattersall Farm tastings are up for approval, along with annual license renewals. The council will also discuss a road to the proposed NECC and Whittier Vo-Tech Joint Campus.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/tv2o4g1r/agenda-april-15-2025.pdf",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-04-08",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to vote on 5-year Flock license plate camera contract",
   "summary": "The City Council will consider authorizing a contract with Flock Group Inc. for license plate monitoring cameras and software for the Police Department. The council will also hear updates on the Whittier Vo-Tech project and the city's drought emergency, and vote on a $500,000 transfer for youth mental health programs.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/14bomskb/comp-agenda-april-8-2025.pdf",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-04-03",
   "body": "License Commission",
   "headline": "License Commission to hear show-cause hearings for three businesses",
   "summary": "The Haverhill License Commission will hold show-cause hearings for three businesses over alleged violations, including permitting illegality on premises and serving alcohol to minors. The commission will also consider several one-day liquor license applications, a new entertainment license, and a new common victualler license.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/wkckqvsh/lic-comm-4325.pdf",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/uarbecyb/april-3-2025.pdf",
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-04-01",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to accept $60,000 gift for police fitness room, consider Target storage containers",
   "summary": "The City Council will vote on accepting a $60,000 gift from Cedar's Mediterranean Food for remodeling the Haverhill Police Department fitness room. They will also hold a hearing on a request from Target Corporation to keep temporary storage containers at 35 Computer Dr during store remodeling. Several ordinance amendments related to conservation, including changes to chapters on boats, firearms, and parks, are introduced and filed for 10 days.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/bp2jed0g/agenda-4125.pdf",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-03-25",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to hear proposal for 4-unit condo building at 0 Nichols St",
   "summary": "The City Council will hold a public hearing on a request to build a 4-unit condo building at 0 Nichols Street in the RU Zone. The agenda also includes accepting a $75 gift for a St. Patrick's Day party, a no-parking ordinance on Cottage Street, and several annual license renewals. Most other items are procedural or ceremonial.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/1gelhagy/agenda-32525.pdf",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-03-18",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to vote on Golden Hill school project, drought emergency",
   "summary": "The City Council will consider authorizing a Statement of Interest to the Massachusetts School Building Authority for the Golden Hill Elementary School project at 140 Boardman Street, and will receive a declaration of a drought emergency effective March 19, 2025, prohibiting all non-essential outdoor water use. The council will also hold hearings on several zoning amendments, including changes to accessory dwelling units, mixed-use, and battery energy storage systems.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/ckndnyd3/comp-agenda-march-18-2025.pdf",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-03-14",
   "body": "License Commission",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": null,
   "minutes_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/g2xfgsmf/march-14-2025-minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-03-11",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to hear about tax abatements, fuel storage, and disability commission changes",
   "summary": "The Haverhill City Council will hear presentations on tax abatement programs ahead of the April 1 deadline and on efforts by Ruth's House Inc. It will also hold a hearing on a flammable license amendment for 44,000 gallons of fuel storage at 123 Railroad Ave and consider an ordinance to amend the Commission on Disability Issues membership requirements.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/5m3dbabo/comp-agenda-march-11-2025-color-001.pdf",
   "minutes_url": null,
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-03-06",
   "body": "License Commission",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": null,
   "minutes_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/ydvbsgnj/march-6-2025-minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-02-25",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": null,
   "minutes_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/0updnonv/citycouncil_22525.pdf",
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-02-11",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": null,
   "minutes_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/awbagppo/citycouncil_21125_minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-02-04",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to accept gifts for senior programs, hear transit fuel storage plan",
   "summary": "The Haverhill City Council will vote on accepting three gifts totaling $1,950 for senior programs, including a St. Patrick's Day party and taxi vouchers. A public hearing is scheduled for March 11 on a request to store 40,000 gallons of fuel at 123 Railroad Avenue. The council will also confirm appointments to the Planning Board and other boards, and hear an update on the HP3 workforce development program.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/5fvf3ieh/comp-agenda-feb-4-2025.pdf",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/trxdaipy/citycouncil_2425.pdf",
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-01-28",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to vote on $1.5M in school facility bonds and hear solar permit update",
   "summary": "The Haverhill City Council will meet to consider two loan orders totaling $1.5 million for school facility studies and hear updates on a large-scale solar field permit and utility pole work. The meeting includes routine approvals, license renewals, and appointments.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/nyaaoatt/comp-agenda-jan-28-2025-color.pdf",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/ydxdrahn/citycouncil_12825_minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-01-14",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Haverhill declared compliant with MBTA Communities Act zoning law",
   "summary": "The City Council will hear that the state has determined Haverhill is compliant with the MBTA Communities Act, allowing as-of-right multi-family housing in designated overlay districts. The council will also hold a continued hearing on a special permit for a large-scale solar field off Lovers Lane and receive a request for a public hearing on a zoning amendment for Accessory Dwelling Units. Several routine license renewals and appointments are on the agenda.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/g2ndhvjq/comp-agenda-jan-14-2025.pdf",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/elsjaamo/citycouncilmtg_11425.pdf",
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-01-14",
   "body": "License Commission",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": null,
   "minutes_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/rmsjq0uz/01142025minsigned.pdf",
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2025-01-07",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": "Council to set 2025 election dates, early voting, and polling places",
   "summary": "The City Council will vote on the 2025 election calendar, including a preliminary election on September 9 and general election on November 4, and opt-in for early voting and vote-by-mail. They will also consider four zoning amendments, including corrections/updates, a waterfront zone line adjustment, mixed-use zoning, and battery energy storage systems. Other business includes appointing Cultural Council members, approving handicap parking ordinances, and paying $5,265 in prior-year bills.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/f0fnzhqw/comp-agenda-january-7-2025.pdf",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/dqufxbax/citycouncil_1725_minutes.pdf",
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2024-12-17",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": null,
   "minutes_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/uqapbto3/citycouncilminutes_121724.pdf",
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2024-12-10",
   "body": "License Commission",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": null,
   "minutes_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/sqdctg3q/12102024minsigned.pdf",
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2024-12-10",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": null,
   "minutes_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/rdjcq1rq/citycouncil_121024.pdf",
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2024-12-05",
   "body": "License Commission",
   "headline": "License Commission to consider show cause hearings for The Fat Greek and 978 Lounge",
   "summary": "The Haverhill License Commission will meet to approve minutes, the 2025 meeting schedule, and various annual license renewals. The commission will also hold show cause hearings for two establishments: The Fat Greek for failure to attend mandatory meetings, and 978 Lounge for an alleged liquor license violation. Additionally, a new all-alcohol license application for Damgeuda at 21 Washington Street will be considered.",
   "agenda_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/mmkd2y2w/december-7-2024-agenda.pdf",
   "minutes_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/nyypxtzf/december-5-2024-minutes-approved.pdf",
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  },
  {
   "date": "2024-12-03",
   "body": "City Council",
   "headline": null,
   "summary": null,
   "agenda_url": null,
   "minutes_url": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/media/jyxpgoak/citycouncil_12324.pdf",
   "source": "https://www.haverhillma.gov/government/agendas-and-minutes/agenda-archive/"
  }
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