Lynn City Hall and Other Public Buildings to Reopen Fully to the Public on Tuesday, June 1st; City Aligns with State Reopening | May 27, 2021

This week Governor Baker filed legislation to extend certain COVID-19 emergency measures, including the provisions of the Commonwealth’s Open Meeting Law and special permits for restaurants offering outdoor dining. If the Governor’s proposed legislation is passed, the Open Meeting Law provisions will be extended until September 1, 2021 and the outdoor dining special permits will be extended through November 29, 2021. Without the legislature’s approval of this extension, special permits granted under the Governor’s 2020 Emergency Order will expire on August 15, 2021. Any restaurant or food establishment wishing to have permanent outdoor dining should file for a permanent extension of premises with the Lynn License Commission. Interested parties may contact Deb Ginivan in the Lynn City Clerk’s Office at dginivan@lynnma.gov for more information.

Meetings of the Lynn City Council, Lynn School Committee and City Boards & Committees may be changed to an in-person only, combination in-person and remote or just a remote meeting, pending passage of the Governor’s proposed Open Meeting Law legislation. Accordingly, residents should check the City of Lynn’s online meeting and events calendar and the Board or Committee’s page for any updated information on the respective meeting and how to access it in accordance with the law.

The above press release was submitted to us by Mayor McGee’s office.