Government · Planning Board
Peabody Planning Board Recommends ADU Ordinance, Seeks Parking Rule Revision
Peabody Planning Board recommends ADU zoning ordinance 8-0, flags parking rule as potentially unlawful.
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Government · Select Board
Peabody Council Approves FY27 Budget Sections, Cuts Own Raises and Several Line Items
Peabody City Council approves FY27 budget sections totaling $217 million, trims pay raises across the board.
Government · Zoning Board of Appeals
ZBA approves Margin Street ADU variance
Peabody's Zoning Board of Appeals approved an ADU setback variance but stalled two other cases on a missing fifth member.
Government · Select Board
Peabody City Council Unanimously Authorizes $1.2 Million Bond for School Roofs
PEABODY -- June 11, 2026, Peabody's City Council unanimously authorized $1.2 million in borrowing for school roof replacements and approved four fund transfers totaling more than $758,000 at its June 11
Government · Conservation Commission
Peabody Conservation Commission Denies Both Lowell Street Projects 5-1
PEABODY -- June 10, 2026, Peabody Conservation Commission voted 5-1 twice to deny proposed developments on Lowell Street, turning away a group residential facility for Northeast Arc and a duplex proposal by Cosmo and
Government · Select Board
Peabody Finance Committee Advances $200 Trash Fee and Water Rate Hikes
PEABODY -- June 2, 2026, Peabody Finance Committee votes 4-1 to advance a $200 annual residential trash fee to the full City Council. Mayor Edward Betancourt, citing a $6.2 million health insurance cost
Government · Municipal Light Commission
Light Commission accepts audit, OKs $308,472 transfer
The Peabody Municipal Light Commission accepted a clean fiscal 2025 audit and voted to move $308,472 into its retiree health trust fund.
Government · City Council
Council doubles mattress disposal fee to $40
The Peabody City Council voted 11-0 to double the mattress and box-spring disposal fee from $20 to $40 and sent Salem and Beverly's mattress ordinances to Community Development for review of curbside pickup contracts.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Endorses Sparrow Lane Lot Split
Peabody Planning Board approved a two-lot subdivision at 18 Sparrow Lane for the Belanger family.
Government · Board of Appeals
Peabody board upholds ADU setback ruling
Peabody's Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-0 to uphold a building inspector's letter requiring larger setbacks for an accessory dwelling unit at 11 Bristol Road.
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