Select Board approves four firefighter appointments and bank project traffic recommendation.
Wellesley Select Board unanimously appoints four firefighters and approves bank project traffic study. Fire Chief Stephen Mortarelli recommended Padraic Lydon, Matthew Montgomery, Brennan Polimeno, and Ryan Piersiak, all contingent on background checks, physicals, academy completion, and probation.
Select Board · Meeting of March 10, 2026
Wellesley Select Board unanimously appoints four firefighters and approves bank project traffic study. Fire Chief Stephen Mortarelli recommended Padraic Lydon, Matthew Montgomery, Brennan Polimeno, and Ryan Piersiak, all contingent on background checks, physicals, academy completion, and probation. The Board also voted 5-0 to approve a traffic study for a proposed First Citizens Bank redevelopment at 26 Washington Street, rejecting restrictions on left turns from the site and noting that trip-generation estimates may overstate actual impacts.
The Board approved summer Town Hall hours and Article 8 of the annual budget. Executive Director Meghan Jop reported a bond sale of approximately 13.8 million dollars with the lowest interest rate at 2.78 percent, significantly below projections.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of March 10, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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