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The committee unanimously recommended that the full City Council consider Amesbury’s 2024–2029 Housing Production Plan and referred it to the Planning Board and Amesbury Housing Trust. The committee also advanced recommendations for $513,316.36 in FY2027 capital spending, $55,000 for emergency wastewater treatment plant repairs, and several grants and fund allocations.
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The housing plan sets five-year strategies to expand affordable housing and encourage a wider range of housing types, but the full City Council must still act on it. The committee also recommended using $55,000 in sewer funds for emergency repairs after a sludge-processing centrifuge failed on May 6, 2026. Other recommendations included fire-safety grants totaling $9,587.11, a $15,000 library accessibility grant, and required Community Preservation Act reserves of $59,427 each for open space, historic resources, and community housing.
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