Good Morning Gloucester

Entr’acte…

Mayor Verga writes:

I hope everyone had a nice holiday season and a great New Year!

Here are a few updates and highlights from the Mayor’s office and City Hall this week:

• The Private Road Working Group will give a formal presentation of their final recommendations and findings at the City Council meeting on Tuesday, January 10th. The group will present their recommendations to the full council and explain their process. Also included in the meeting are several recommended ordinance changes that were a direct result of the group’s work. Learn more about the presentation and proposed ordinance changes here: https://bit.ly/3X7ufGR
• The Department of Revenue approved the City’s “Free Cash” General Fund as of July 1, 2022, in the amount of $4,304,608. My office has recommended a new annual allocation of 10% from “Free Cash” for paving and sidewalk work in an effort to close the funding gap. This new allocation is another result of the final recommendations from the Private Roads Working Group to help address the conditions of our City’s municipal streets and work towards improving our private roads. Learn more about the approved “Free Cash” and new allocation in the upcoming City Council Meeting Packet: https://bit.ly/3GMvQMv
• Season 2 of Project: Pop-Up Gloucester has been extended into 2023, and Detali will be expanding into the entire space. Project: Pop-Up is an innovative program to help remove many of the barriers for small businesses to expand into brick-and-mortar spaces and is a recommendation out of the Local Rapid Recovery Plan. The program highlights the incredible partnerships with several community organizations, and the extension is due to collaboration with Action Inc. Learn more about the program here: https://bit.ly/3QjaTMe

I welcome any questions or feedback, so don’t hesitate to contact my office by email (mayor@gloucester-ma.gov) or phone (978-281-9700). A reminder that comments are not monitored 24/7 – phone or email is the best way to contact my office.

I saw a Facebook post questioning the presence of a bunch of large rocks on Pavilion Beach so I went down to take a look. To be clear, I do not know why there are apparently several new rocks down there but I can say that there appears to be no evidence of construction machinery recently on the beach, though they could have been deposited from above…..but not all of them. So, here it is for you to see for yourself.

I know the loss stings.

But a real offensive coordinator. Better help on the offensive line. I think they’re in the mix.

They had just a few really shitty plays and a few really shitty calls away from being a real playoff team.

That being said The Bengals and the Chiefs look like they are playing at a higher level than anyone else in the league.

Cleft…

Sharing information from the Gloucester 400 Facebook page. You’re going to want to give them a follow for all the celebration events to celebrate our 400th anniversary this year. The kick off is scheduled for Sun Jan 15 at 1:30 in the Putnam Auditorium at the high school. Event free, but registration is required. More information and reserve tickets here.

The sun came back out in brilliant fashion yesterday and we went down to Wingaersheek Beach to enjoy it. Many others, mostly dog owners, had a similar idea.