MAYOR’S UPDATE September 29, 2020 Mayor Donna D. Holaday MVP Grant for Berm and Revetment: We have submitted in your agenda grant acceptances for the Berm and Revetment Project behind the Waste Water Treatment Facility. Last meeting I reported that the state awarded the City a $1 million MVP grant to fund the construction of […]
Mayor’s Report to City Council August 31, 2020
MAYOR’S UPDATE AUGUST 31st, 2020 Mayor Donna D. Holaday CORRECTION – It was reported at the City Council meeting last night that one of the 5 active COVID-19 cases is a toddler. This is not correct. There have been no toddler aged COVID-19 cases in Newburyport. Non-Essential Water Restriction and Reservoir Algae Bloom: […]
Mayor’s Report to City Council August 10, 2020
MAYOR’S UPDATE AUGUST 10th, 2020 Mayor Donna D. Holaday Safe Routes to School Update: The state contractor has almost completed the drainage upgrades along the Safe Routes to Schools project on High Street, and has been waiting for National Grid to physically hold a couple of utility poles that are in close proximity to […]
Mayor Donna Holaday and City Marshal Mark Murray Announce Review of Police Response to Assault during June Protest
NEWBURYPORT — Mayor Donna D. Holaday and City Marshal Mark Murray report that the City of Newburyport has contracted with a veteran criminal justice expert and academic to conduct an administrative review of the facts surrounding an alleged assault between civilians at a protest last week and the Newburyport Police Department’s response to that incident.