Legal Notices

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING – Whittier Regional Vocational Technical School District’s School Committee

In accordance with Chapter 71, Section 38N of the Massachusetts General Laws, the Whittier Regional Vocational Technical School District’s School Committee will hold a public hearing on the FY 2024-2025 annual school budget at 6:45 p.m. in the School Committee conference room at the Whittier Regional Vocational Technical High School, 115 Amesbury Line Rd., Haverhill, MA on Wednesday, April 10, 2024. A copy of the FY25 Recommended Budget may be downloaded from the school district website https://whittiertech.org/district-landing or will be available in the office of the School Business Administrator beginning Wednesday, April 3, 2024 until Wednesday, April 10, 2024 from 8:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. 3/27

LEGAL NOTICE – PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL HEARING – Community Preservation Committee
Tuesday, April 2, 2024

The Georgetown Community Preservation Committee will hold a Public Informational Hearing on Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. to provide the community with an opportunity to learn and comment about projects to be considered for funding by the voters of Georgetown at the May 2024 Annual Town Meeting.
The meeting will be held in person in the 2nd Floor Meeting Room at Town Hall, One Library Street, Georgetown, MA, and virtually via Zoom at https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84830518541; Meeting ID: 848 3051 8541; Passcode: 921767
If approved by the voters, these projects will be paid for with the funds available to Georgetown as defined in M.G.L Chapter 44B, the Community Preservation Act. For more information, visit the Community Preservation Website at https://www.georgetownma.gov/
The Community Preservation Committee welcomes any questions and comments regarding these projects. If you are unable to participate in this meeting, please send your questions or comments to HlaCortiglia@georgetownma.gov.
The Community Preservation Committee would like to thank the residents of Georgetown for their continued support.
H. LaCortiglia,
Chair, Georgetown Community Preservation Committee 3/20, 3/27

Legal Notice – PUBLIC HEARING NOTICE – Georgetown Planning Board
The Georgetown Planning Board will hold a public hearing on 27 March 2024, at 7:00 P.M. in accordance with the state mandated amendment language to MGL C. 40A, Section 3A, i.e., provisions for the town to provide a minimum of 750 non-age restricted multi-family housing units, by right, proposed to be provided within the Town’s Bylaw in Section 165-60, and in accordance with the proposed Zoning Overlay District, to consist of at least 50 acres, and generally identified, herein, as a 61 acre (+/-) area comprised of multiple parcels, developed or otherwise, and in and around the area of Georgetown known locally as “downtown”, and further identified as the vicinity surrounding the intersection of MA Routes 97 and 133 in Georgetown.
Interested persons are invited to participate in the above-cited public hearing, via computer, tablet, smartphone by connecting to the following Zoom Meeting link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89229721740, Meeting ID: 892 2972 1740 One tap mobile, +13017158592 and using said Meeting ID 892 2972 1740.
The above-cited remote meeting connection information will be included on the 27 March 2024 meeting agenda, which will be posted on the Town of Georgetown website no less than 48 hours prior to the meeting. Further, the meeting will be broadcast live on the Georgetown Local Access Cable TV Channel 9. Video recordings of this meeting, and all Georgetown Planning Board meetings may be found at www.georgetownma.gov, by choosing Cable TV option.
Full and complete copies of the above-cited proposed Zoning Bylaw Amendments are available upon request by calling the Planning Office at 978-352-5713. Said amendments, in their entire language can also be viewed on the Town’s website, within the Planning Board’s webpage. Any person interested in being heard at this hearing should login remotely at the time and place cited above. Please note, written correspondence will be accepted and read into the record of the hearing.
Harry LaCortiglia
Chairman of the Georgetown Planning Board 03/13, 03/20

THE COMMONWEALTH OF MASSACHUSETTS
MASSACHUSETTS DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION – HIGHWAY DIVISION
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC INFORMATIONAL MEETING
Project File No. 612076
A Public Informational Meeting will be held by MassDOT to discuss the proposed Bridge Replacement, T-06-013, Perkins Row over Mile Brook project in Topsfield, MA.
WHERE: Public Hall at Town Hall, 8 West Commons Street, Topsfield, MA 01983
WHEN: Thursday, March 28, 2024 @ 7 PM – 8 PM
PURPOSE: The purpose of this meeting is to provide the public with the opportunity to become fully acquainted with the proposed Bridge Replacement, T-06-013, on Perkins Row over Mile Brook project. All views and comments made at the meeting will be reviewed and considered to the maximum extent possible.
PROPOSAL: The proposed project consists of replacing the bridge on Perkins Row. The preliminary design indicates that the overall width of the bridge will remain approximately the same as the existing bridge with similar aesthetics. The project aims to preserve the millstones within the proposed scenic lookouts.
This location is accessible to people with disabilities. MassDOT provides reasonable accommodations and/or language assistance free of charge upon request (including but not limited to interpreters in American Sign Language and languages other than English, open or closed captioning for videos, assistive listening devices and alternate material formats, such as audio tapes, Braille and large print), as available. For accommodation or language assistance, please contact MassDOT’s Chief Diversity and Civil Rights Officer by phone (857-368-8580), fax (857-368-0602), TTD/TTY (857-368-0603) or by email (MassDOT.CivilRights@dot.state.ma.us). Requests should be made as soon as possible prior to the meeting, and for more difficult to arrange services including sign-language, CART or language translation or interpretation, requests should be made at least ten (10) business days before the meeting.
In the event of inclement weather a cancellation announcement will be posted on the internet at https://www.mass.gov/orgs/highway-division/events.

JONATHAN GULLIVER
HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATOR

CARRIE E. LAVALLEE
CHIEF ENGINEER

03/13, 03/20

Legal Notice
ROWLEY CONSERVATION COMMISSION
Invitation for Proposals to Farm
The Town of Rowley has an opportunity for farming on its Bradstreet Farm Conservation Area at 239 Main Street (Map 26, Parcel 26, Lot 1). The area available to be farmed includes two parcels of approximately one acre each starting in the 2024 growing season. The area available to be farmed includes two parcels of approximately 17 acres and 7 acres respectively. The farming would be done under a license issued by the Rowley Conservation Commission and would be revocable at will on thirty (30) days’ notice. The Town is looking for qualified applicants (farmers) from the Town of Rowley or directly abutting municipalities. Applicants would have to provide a detailed planting and pest control plan (IPM) and have liability insurance. Written expressions of interest are requested by April 15, 2024. Interested parties should contact the Conservation Commission’s Agent at 978-948-2330 for further details.
Daniel Shinnick, Chairman, Rowley Conservation Commission 03/13

Legal Notice – ROWLEY CONSERVATION COMMISSION – 1
Invitation for Proposals to Farm
The Town of Rowley has an opportunity for farming on its Pingree Farm Conservation Area at 60 Pingree Farm Rd. (Map 4, Parcel/Lot 12) & 29 Boxford Rd. (Map 5, Parcel/Lot 84) starting in the 2024 growing season. The area available to be farmed includes two parcels of approximately 17 acres and 7 acres respectively which are located in the Town’s Zone II drinking water supply. The farming would be done under a license issued by the Rowley Conservation Commission and would be revocable at will on thirty (30) days’ notice. The Town is looking for qualified applicants (farmers) from the Town of Rowley or directly abutting municipalities. Applicants would have to provide a detailed planting and pest control plan (IPM) and have liability insurance. Written expressions of interest are requested by April 15, 2024. Interested parties should contact the Conservation Commission’s Agent at 978-948-2330 for further details.
Daniel Shinnick, Chairman, Rowley Conservation Commission 03/13

Legal Notice – ROWLEY CONSERVATION COMMISSION – 2
In accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, Section 40, as amended, and the Town of Rowley Wetlands Protection Bylaw, a remote public meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 8:00 pm to consider an Abbreviated Notice of Resource Area Delineation application filed by Robert Nixon Bitterroot LLC for proposed delineation of regulated wetland resource areas (state & local) at 935 Haverhill Street (Map 4, Parcel 31) in Rowley, MA.
Daniel Shinnick, Chairman
Rowley Conservation Commission

Legal Notice – ROWLEY CONSERVATION COMMISSION – 1
In accordance with the Wetlands Protection Act, Mass. G.L. 131, Section 40, as amended, and the Town of Rowley Wetlands Protection Bylaw, a remote public meeting will be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2024 at 7:45 pm to consider a Request for Determination of Applicability application filed by Robert Nixon Bitterroot LLC for after-the-fact establishment of a stockpile area and construction of a gravel access way within the 100’ Buffer Zone to Bordering Vegetated Wetlands and in 200’ Riverfront Area of Muddy Brook at 935 Haverhill Street (Map 4, Parcel 31) in Rowley, MA.
Daniel Shinnick, Chairman
Rowley Conservation Commission

Legal Notice – Georgetown Conservation Commission – 2
1 Library Street, Georgetown, Massachusetts 01833
(978) 352-5712 • FAX (978) 352-5725
A Public Hearing will be held by the Georgetown Conservation Commission on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM, by Zoom Link found on Town Website Calendar date of meeting 23 Charles St., Public Hearing for Notice of Intent
To replace a failing septic system withing in 100 ft of bordering vegetated wetlands.
Contact person: Michèle Grenier, PWS (978) 352-5712

Legal Notice – Georgetown Conservation Commission – 1
1 Library Street, Georgetown, Massachusetts 01833
(978) 352-5712 • FAX (978) 352-5725
A Public Hearing will be held by the Georgetown Conservation Commission on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 7:00 PM, by Zoom Link found on Town Website Calendar date of meeting for Border to Boston rail Trail hearing for a Notice of Intent Application to construct a trail between the Boxford Georgetown town line and West Main St., (Route 97) within100 ft of bordering vegetated wetlands and Riverfront. (Penn Brook).
Contact person: Michèle Grenier, PWS (978) 352-5712