The Minute covers the actions and discussions in local government, starting in Ipswich. We work from the public record of the meetings across select board, planning, zoning, school committee, conservation, finance, and publish clear summaries you can read in a couple of minutes.
How we work
Every summary starts from the meeting itself, the recording of what board members and residents said in the room. This is way beyond the official minutes that left something to be desired and are only shared weeks later.
We are not a replacement for local journalism. Reporters interview, investigate, and hold power to account in ways a meeting summary never will, and we cherish the local papers still doing that work. This job is narrower: make sure the record of every public meeting is easy to find and easy to read, whether or not a reporter was in the room.
Who we are
We're a small team of North Shore residents who spend a lot of our own evenings in these meetings, and who kept hearing the same thing from neighbors: town government here is open, but keeping up with it is a part-time job. It shouldn't be.
Questions, corrections, or a board you want covered? Reach out anytime.
ted@civic-minute.com.