Join us Wednesday February 11 and 25 from 6:00 to 6:45 PM in the library and on Zoom.
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For information on our current topics visit these pages:
What are the salaries of Town employees?
https://opengovpay.com/employer/ma/town-of-rockport (2015 -2023)
Should Rockport move to remote town meetings?
Read the League of Women Voters presentation and weigh in at the the Civic League meeting on whether we should support this.
Should Rockport become a Climate Leader Community?
This is the state program for Green Communities (which Rockport became in 2017) satisfying more criteria to become eligible for energy grants up to $1 million. Here is an overview of the program.
As a result of the town election on 13 May 2025, we welcome new Select Board member Dwight Valentine and new Library Trustee Bill Hanscom.
Candidates for Select Board
We invited Dwight Valentine and Jonathan Lilja to take questions from the public moderated by the Cape Ann League of Women Voters on 3 May.
Candidates for Library Trustee
We invited Randy Hock and Peter “Bill” Hanscom to take questions from the public moderated by the Cape Ann League of Women Voters on 12 April.
Should Town Administrator duties be codified in Town bylaws as the state recommends?
In Rockport these duties are in an employment contract.
For the state recommendation see page 2 of this document from the Massachusetts Division of Local Services.
Update on Select Board Minutes
Executive-session minutes that have been released as public records are not posted on the Town website. They are filed in the Town Clerk’s office. For these or any other public records, you can file a Public Records Request. Start at this page on the town website.
Here are links to the Select Board minutes on the Town website, where they are posted by year:
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State Election on 5 November 2024 Results for Rockport
Long Term Topic: Long Beach Leases
Coastal Zone Management Flood Predictions
from the state agency’s updated flooding viewer
2030 – Click to enlarge.
2050 – Click to enlarge.
Decisions by the Board of Selectmen
Two hours after high tide on 13 January 2024, about ⅔ of Long Beach “cottages” still inaccessible by road.
The predictions are coming true!
Our Meetings
We meet in person two Wednesdays a month at 6 PM with a connection via Zoom. To receive the details for our next meeting, Rockport residents can join our mailing list by sending us your name, address, and email in the form below. You can unsubscribe from the mailing list at any time.
Favorite Quotes
“The great lesson of government is not only do you have to listen to people, but you have to take them seriously. You have to understand their advice.” 1
“Secrecy is a form of regulation. It is unlike public regulation in which government tells you [what you] have to do, secrecy is government regulation which tells you what you may know.” 2
1 Reporter Bob Woodward
2 Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan