Manchester-By-The-Sea Select Board Meeting | November 2, 2026

The Manchester-by-the-Sea Select Board meeting on November 2, 2026, focused on municipal infrastructure and town planning. The Board voted unanimously to allow construction work on the Harbor projects and Lincoln Street well project to begin at 7:00 a.m. Monday through Friday; the earlier start-time request for the Tap/Chapman Street work was deferred while staff consults the contractor and nearby residents. The projects are covered by existing contracts, and no contract awards were made. The Board also accepted the Harbor Management Plan as a working document, with staff to gather updated project status and priority recommendations for further Board review, likely in the first quarter of 2027.

The Board discussed, but did not adopt, a proposed sidewalk snow-clearing bylaw; staff noted that sidewalk equipment needs include a capital request in the upcoming budget and a possible equipment trade-in in a future budget. Members requested cost and enforcement data before revisiting beach-parking stickers. The town’s existing three-year municipal electricity aggregation contract was also discussed, including rate comparisons; staff will review the terms of a separate forthcoming easement proposal. No new procurement award or spending authorization was identified.