The public has opportunities to shape policy this week as various Haverhill boards meet. In the interest of transparency in government, WHAV provides this list of upcoming meetings every week on air and online.
A proposal to designate land on upper Hilldale Avenue site as a possible site for any future proposals for a battery energy storage system—or BESS—gets a hearing Wednesday by the Haverhill Planning Board.
The board will hear public comments before deciding whether to recommend zoning changes to the full Haverhill City Council to be heard Tuesday, Oct. 27. Specifically, the Planning Board will consider creating so-called zoning overlay zones in the area for such free-standing battery sites, should any be proposed by private developers.
As WHAV reported first last month, councilors ranked possible sites across the city before a consensus developed around Hilldale Avenue land is currently owned by Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority. The land, next to New England Tractor Trailer Training School, has also been considered a layover location for commuter rail trains.
Members will also hear a special permit request from Pentucket North Development for permission to build six duplex and two single-family homes on land currently owned by Cedardale at 931 Boston Road. The property is currently zoned as Commercial Highway.
The Haverhill Planning Board meets Wednesday, Oct. 14, 7 p.m., at Haverhill City Hall, in Room 202, 4 Summer St., Haverhill.
Tuesday, Oct. 13
The Haverhill Retirement Board is expected to welcome new city and school employees into the system when it meets Tuesday morning.
The board receives enrollments from John M. Maher, Vasiliki Drysdale, Barbara Daigneault, Alex Ruggiero, Mary Miller, Ana Pastrana, Carlie Scacca, Andrea Hoey, Gessika Emile, James Emery, Jarrod Samuel, Chedyson Mendez, Melissa Santos, Graciela Pacheo, Beyounce Mejia, Thomas Trudeau, Kyamalie Quezada, Kelsey Banim, Carrigan MacLeod and Yanelis Santana, all from Haverhill Public Schools. On the city side, those being welcomed are Courtney Holt, Julian White, Marin Marinkovic and Alison Gulubicki (See separate story).
Other enrollees are Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School, John Coco and Karlye S. Kennedy; Haverhill Parks, Zachary Fitzgerald and Wyatt West; and Haverhill Fire, Carl Rizzo.
The Haverhill Retirement Board meets Tuesday, Oct. 13, 9 a.m., Haverhill City Hall, Haverhill Retirement Office, room 303 and online.
The Haverhill School Committee Special Subcommittee on Superintendent Goals and Contract plans a remote meeting to prepare Superintendent Margaret Marotta’s goals for presentation to the full School Committee. The subcommittee meets Tuesday, Oct. 13, from 6-8 p.m., through Google Meet.
Thursday, Oct. 15
The Haverhill Public Library Board of Trustees are scheduled Thursday morning to receive a fundraising update from Campaign Director Cecily Craighill Davis, hear building project progress reports and undertake routine business. The board meets Thursday, Oct. 15, 9:30 a.m., in the Library’s Whittier Board Room, 99 Main St., Haverhill.