Council Votes to Accept Millbrook Road as Public

Select Board · Meeting of October 19, 2026

BEVERLY — The Beverly City Council voted 8-0 to accept portions of Millbrook Road as a public way, finishing a three-step legal process. Assistant City Solicitor Jesse Dole walked councilors through orders 264 and 264A, the final steps after an earlier order referred the layout to the Planning Board. The council also approved 8-0 a waiver letting an affordable-housing unit at 348 Rantoul Street resell, renewed a Michael's Auto Body motor vehicle license, and set November 23 public hearings on National Grid utility work on Woodbury and Dane streets.

During public comment, Ward 5 resident Patrick Lucci argued Beverly's sewer billing, tied to water use rather than discharge, could generate "$639,000" a month in disputed irrigation-season charges citywide. Ward 3 resident John Dudley pressed the council on the city's Flock camera contract, saying the company "proven themselves to be liars to the city of Boston." The council also surprised Councilor Scott Houseman with a resolution crediting him with saving the Cabot Theater in 2013.

In the full story:

• Public Comment: Sewer Billing Dispute
• Public Comment: Automated License Plate Reader Contract
• Resolution Honoring Councilor Scott Houseman
• Millbrook Road Easement and Public Way Acceptance
• Affordable Housing Resale Waiver and Routine Committee Business
• National Grid Utility Petitions and Public Hearings Scheduled
• Finance and Property Subcommittee: Human Rights Committee Appropriation
• Announcements
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,466 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of October 19, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.