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Economic & Community Development Council

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Aug 14, 2026

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Beverly Advances Housing Rehabilitation Plans

Published Aug 14, 2026

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Briefing

Jul 23, 2026

Economic development planning advances

Beverly’s Economic Development Action Plan is complete and available on the city website; consultants will prepare an action matrix, while the Council considers a press release and City Council presentation. A planned block party was postponed because staffing and funding were unavailable.

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Briefing

Jun 25, 2026

Council advances economic development priorities

The Council reviewed an Economic Development Action Plan containing 85 actions across six business-sector categories and began prioritizing which initiatives can move forward. Members unanimously elected Zach Servideo as chair and Chris Wrenn as vice chair, with a 10-0 vote.

1 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

May 28, 2026

Economic development council meeting summary

The Council took the first of two necessary votes to raise the trash fee; the proposed increase is lower than the mayor requested but would cover a substantial share of trash and recycling costs while leaving the City with a remaining balance.

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Briefing

Apr 23, 2026

Economic Development Action Plan Takes Shape

The council reviewed the emerging Economic Development strategy, which will next be turned into a detailed Action Plan with priorities, resources, timelines, and implementation structures.

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Briefing

Mar 26, 2026

Economic development plan moves to draft

Public engagement for Beverly’s Economic Development Action Plan is complete, and a draft is expected to come to the Council for review within one month.

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Briefing

Feb 26, 2026

Council reviews housing development challenges

Affordable housing projects may take approximately 5–6 years to complete and can involve 10–12 funding sources.

2 min readMunicipal coverage

Briefing

Jan 22, 2026

Beverly Advances Housing Rehabilitation Plans

Beverly received an $850,000 FY25 Community Development Block Grant and plans to launch a housing rehabilitation program, potentially through Habitat for Humanity.

2 min readMunicipal coverage