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.
Plans to add nine condominium units above a commercial building near the entrance to downtown Haverhill will be heard Wednesday by the city’s Zoning Board of Appeals.
H & C Rental of Haverhill seeks variances for parking and rear setback for the property at 135 Washington St. The company, managed by Chi Lan Nguyen, plans a mixed-use building with ground-floor commercial space and nine homes above. The property, according to city records, was built as a store in 1950 and is across Washington Avenue from the downtown MBTA commuter rail station.
A rear setback variance is requested for 2.79 feet from the property line instead of the required 20 feet and a parking variance for nine spaces where 25 are required in the Commercial General zone.
The board will also hear requests from RJCS Consulting for variances to create a new building lot at 32 S. Pine St. to build a new two-family building; Zachary Sindoni requesting to change the nonconforming use of property at 746 Amesbury Road from a small engine repair and retail to a building/showroom and woodworking shop; and Wolpk Realty for area and frontage variances to build a single-family home at 0 Nineteenth Ave.
The Zoning Board of Appeals meets Wednesday, 7 p.m., at Haverhill City Hall, room 202, 4 Summer St.
Monday, Oct. 19
The Haverhill City Council’s Planning and Development Committee meets Monday to discuss a proposal by City Council Vice President John A. Michitson to assess the state of the city’s infrastructure.
The request came following June’s force sewer main break that send millions of gallons of untreated sewage into the Merrimack River for several days and brings a $26 million repair and replacement bill. It also builds on Michitson’s historical inquiries into the city’s long-term planning.
Michitson proposes to work with the city administration and appropriate departments on an initial risk-based assessment, beginning with the wastewater and drinking water systems.
The Planning and Development Committee meets Monday, Oct. 19, 6 p.m., Theodore A. Pelosi Jr. Council Chambers, room 202, Haverhill City Hall, 4 Summer St., and via Google Meet.
The Haverhill School Committee Special Subcommittee on Superintendent Goals & Contract plans a hybrid meeting to prepare the superintendent’s goals for presentation to the full School Committee. It meets Monday, Oct. 19, from 6-8 p.m., at City Hall, conference room 206, at 4 Summer St., and Google Meet.
Tuesday, Oct. 20
The Central Business District Parking Commission meets Tuesday to discuss adding 15-minute parking spots on Merrimack Street, adding two-hour as well as 15-minute parking spots in the Locke Street parking lot and parking causing problems near the entrance to the new Merrimack Street parking garage.
It meets Tuesday, Oct. 20, 6 p.m., at City Hall, room 300, 4 Summer St.
Wednesday, Oct. 21
The Haverhill Cultural Council meets to discuss grant request and methods of scoring applications when it meets Wednesday, Oct. 21, 6:30 p.m., at the Citizen Center, 10 Welcome St.