The rate decrease is about 0.52 percent for residential customers.
Most city officials are in the dark about the redevelopment in Peabody, which would create up to 135 units.
The new proposal follows $1.4 million the city borrowed for upgrades at the rink in 2012.
The Department of Public Health ordered CareOne at Peabody to stop admitting new residents.
While the tax rate is lower, rising property values mean most homeowners will pay more next year.
City Council will consider the increase, which is $195 for the average homeowner, at 6:30 on Thursday.
The city is holding more than $20,000 in unclaimed money.
Veterans who volunteer can earn up to $400 in tax credits.
The district will use the money for security cameras at Peabody High School.
The upgrades being proposed by Mayor Ted Bettencourt would address low pressure and discoloration, as well as other problems in the system.
Former State Sen. Fred Berry, who represented Peabody, Beverly, Danvers, Salem and Topsfield for 30 years, died Tuesday.
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City Council members said the proposed location in a shopping plaza that attracts young people prompted the decision.
City Council will hear the proposal by Scott MacGregor of South Hadley on Thursday.
The funding includes $1.2 million to create a children's museum.
A fire at the plant last year led to this year's increase in water rates for Peabody residents and businesses.
Joel Saslaw, the loan city council member to vote against Peabody's recreational marijuana ban, is pushing for a ballot question.
In an anticipated move, Peabody City Council voted to ban retail sales while approving two medical marijuana dispensaries.
The water main breaks also mean several residents in the area have low or no water pressure.
The city wants to prevent future problems like this spring's algae bloom, which left residents complaining of drinking water odors.
The increased prices come more than a year after the city's Coolidge Water Treatment Plant caught fire.
Lynnfield Town Meeting considered a motion Monday night to have a former Peabody City Councilor booted from the venue.
Peabody Citizens for the Legalization of Recreational Cannabis will hold an informational meeting on Tuesday night.
The wait time for a repair can be several years in the city, which has more than 300 miles of sidewalks.
The results will be available later this week, but in the meantime the city is taking steps to fix the problem.
City Council will consider new rules that have already been unanimously approved by the city licensing commission.
Weeks after an odd odor was supposed to have left their tap water, Peabody residents say they are still catching a stench.
The classes will be held each Wednesday from 6pm-9pm through June 13th, 2018.
The eight minute PAT video address gives an update on recent doings in Peabody.
In a March 1 letter, Mayor Ted Bettencourt "strongly urged" council to ban "any and all recreational marijuana operations in Peabody."
The issue, which was caused by the recent warm weather, should resolve itself naturally within the next few days.
A Peabody ordinance calls for an automatic raise for City Council every time the body votes for an increase in the mayor's pay.
The payments, plus a $79,200 to an accounting firm, bring to a close a case that started in 2005 when Jack Brophy fell asleep on the job.
The city will pay tribute to George Peabody with a $90,000 statue in the park.
Communities are looking at rules for designated smoking areas to make sure they don't include loopholes that would allow marijuana smoking.
Eight of the 21,600 sites the EPA tracks that could release toxic chemicals during a flood are in Peabody.
Ward 1 Councilor Jon Turco says trash blows out of the smaller bins and that they fill up too quickly.
Peabody City Council agreed to pay former police Lt. Edward Bettencourt a $154,115 settlement in a case that took a decade to resolve.
Also on Monday, Ward 4 Councilor Ed Charest was named City Council President for the coming year.