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The City Council unanimously approved $513,316.36 in fiscal 2027 capital funding and $55,000 for an emergency wastewater treatment plant repair. It also approved $119,000 in Community Preservation reserves, two fire-safety grants totaling $9,587.11, and a $15,000 library sustainability grant.
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The approved spending supports planned city capital purchases, an urgent wastewater treatment plant repair, and required reserves for open space, historic resources, and community housing. The council also accepted grants for fire-safety education and library sustainability without identifying any city match for the fire-safety grants. The proposed 2024–2029 Housing Production Plan was not adopted; consideration was continued to June 23, 2026, for recommendations from the Planning Board and Amesbury Housing Trust.
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