City Council special meeting – Apr 29, 2026

Wednesday, April 29, 2026

Where: Not listed on the city's Agenda Center
Time: Not listed

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What was decided

The City Council took up Order #061, a request to start the process of naming the road into Beverly Golf & Tennis as "Matzeliger Way" in honor of Jan Ernst Matzeliger. The council voted to schedule a public hearing on the matter for June 1, 2026, at 7:30 PM.

Decisions recorded

Set a public hearing for June 1, 2026, at 7:30 PM on naming the road into Beverly Golf & Tennis as "Matzeliger Way," as recommended by the subcommittee; motion carried 7-0.

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City of Beverly

Special City Council Meeting

Public Meeting Minutes

Wednesday, April 29, 2026, 7:00 PM

Remote Meeting on Google Meet

Julie Flowers, City Council President, called the meeting to order at 6:01 PM. Assistant City Clerk, Sarah Kirker, took attendance by roll call.

Members Present: Julie Flowers, Steven Crowley, Kathleen Feldman, Scott Houseman, Todd Rotondo, Keith Sonia, Danielle Spang.

Members Absent: Matthew St. Hilaire, John Mullady.

Also Present:

Recorded by: Sarah Kirker

Unfinished Business from a previous meeting:

Order #061-Councilor Rotondo-A request to initiate the process to name the road leading into Beverly Golf & Tennis as "Matzeliger Way" in honor of Jan Ernst Matzeliger.

A motion to set a public hearing for June 1, 2026, at 7:30 PM as recommended by the subcommittee was made and seconded. A roll call vote was taken, and motion carried (7-0).

A motion to adjourn was made and seconded. A roll call vote was taken, and motion carried (7-0). The meeting adjourned at 6:06 PM.

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Minutes posted on the city website (PDF, 159 KB). Saved copy (opens in new tab), saved October 1, 2026.

Agenda

A copy of the agenda wasn't saved here. It is on the city website (opens in new tab).

Source

This meeting's agenda in the City of Beverly's Agenda Center (opens in new tab). First recorded by Beverly Publick on October 1, 2026.