Select Board Enters Executive Session on Property Litigation and Labor Talks
Wellesley Select Board holds closed-door strategy sessions on property and labor matters. Chair Marjorie Freiman and the five-member board voted unanimously (5-0) to enter executive session discussing potential Commonwealth litigation over 40 Oakland Street, with a separate unanimous vote on labor
Select Board · Meeting of May 15, 2026
Wellesley Select Board holds closed-door strategy sessions on property and labor matters. Chair Marjorie Freiman and the five-member board voted unanimously (5-0) to enter executive session discussing potential Commonwealth litigation over 40 Oakland Street, with a separate unanimous vote on labor contract negotiations involving Wellesley Local 1795 IAFF and AFSME Local 49 Custodian Union. Town Counsel Eric Reustle, Special Counsels Nicholas Shapiro and Robert Hopkins, and Fire Chief Steve Mortarelli participated in the closed-door sessions.
No public decisions were recorded during the two-hour meeting.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of May 15, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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