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What the Chelsea City Council Actually Did on September 14: Both Solar Deals and the Development Chief Went to Committee

September 18, 2026

Forty items, no public speakers, and the three biggest all went to committee. The votes, the tallies and who was in the…

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Chelsea Council Sends the Economic Development Chief to Committee on a 5-3 Vote. ‘At the Very Least $100,000’

September 18, 2026

Three councillors wanted the job created on the spot. Five wanted a hearing first. The debate took 27 minutes and turned on…

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Chelsea’s Solar Deals Went to Committee Without a Vote. The City Manager Says Electricity Choice Has Already Saved $3.8 Million

September 18, 2026

No paperwork, no sign-up, and more than $400,000 a year for low-income households, the City Manager says. The council wants to hear…

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Chelsea Wants a New Fire Station and Owns No Land to Put One On. The Estimate Is $6.08 Million

September 17, 2026

Six bunk rooms, a day room and a $6,079,260 estimate on land the city does not own, offered by a nonprofit with…

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Chelsea Voted on Solar Deals and Land Takings Two Days Ago. There Is No Public Record of How

September 17, 2026

The votes live in the minutes, and the minutes surface weeks or months later as pages buried in a several-hundred-page PDF. An…

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A Chelsea Community Center Would Cost Between $45 Million and $63 Million. The City Has No Plan to Pay for It

September 17, 2026

Generations of talk, and now a number. Four sites, a $17.65 million spread, and a five-year forecast that shows deficits starting in…

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Chelsea Zoned for 15-Story Buildings on the Revere Line to Replace 198 Public Housing Units

September 17, 2026

Twenty-three acres, a 20 percent affordability requirement, and the tallest buildings permitted where Chelsea meets Revere. The relocation plan for current residents…

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Chelsea Put $200,000 Into a Bronze Statue and Zeroed Out a Homeowner’s $44,374 Preservation Grant

September 17, 2026

Ways and Means worried about the cost of the statue and sent it out anyway. The homeowner got an apology and a…

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Chelsea Bought a Six-Unit Building for $2 Million and Became a Landlord. The Rents Are Meant to Buy the Next One

September 17, 2026

Six three-bedroom apartments, a lottery with priority for families, veterans and residents with disabilities, and a fund built so a good year…

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Chelsea Cut Public Speaking Time From Four Minutes to Three in the Year Residents Most Wanted to Speak

September 17, 2026

Almost nobody speaks at a Chelsea council meeting until something enormous is at stake. The new limit only binds on those nights.

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