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Advisory Committee

Members: Madison Riley (Chair), Mark Benjamin (Vice Chair), Jay Prosnitz (Vice Chair), Doug Wilkins (Secretary), Susan Clapham (Member), Phil Jameson (Member), Lucienne Ronco (Member), Jay Bock (Member), Rani Elwy (Member), Penny Rossano (Member), Paul Barnhill (Member), Doug Smith (Member), Mariana Vinacur (Member), Daniel Weinger (Member), Aaron Williams (Member)

Advisory rejects amendment to Residential Impact Overlay motion

Wellesley Advisory Committee rejects amendment to eliminate Residential Impact Overlay zoning tool. The committee voted 4-8 on April 6 against recommending the amendment, instead advising unfavorable action despite extensive debate. Chair Madison Riley presided as committee member Doug Wilkins made

Advisory Committee tables Article 32 zoning amendment motion.

Wellesley Advisory Committee tables debate and vote on Article 32 RIO zoning amendment. Vice Chair Jay Prosnitz moved for favorable action on the amendment, which would restrict the Residential Incentive Ordinance — a zoning tool permitting higher-density residential development by special permit

Advisory Committee approves consent agenda, defers RIO amendment vote

Wellesley Advisory approves consent agenda, defers RIO density zoning amendment. The committee voted 12-1-1 on a 16-article consent agenda after Doug Wilkins, Secretary, moved favorable action and Jay Prosnitz, Vice Chair, seconded. Town Meeting member Kara Reinhardt Block urged elimination of the

Advisory Committee approves $218.4M FY27 budget; RIO amendment fails

Wellesley Advisory approves $218.4M FY27 budget after school staffing debate. The committee voted 12-0 to recommend the $121.5 million municipal operations budget and 9-3 to approve the $96.9 million school budget, with Sullivan abstaining from both. Committee members debated whether declining

Advisory Committee rejects partial RIO rollback 0-11, backs FY27 budgets

WELLESLEY -- March 11, 2026, Wellesley Advisory rejects partial RIO rollback 0-11 and endorses FY27 budgets. The Advisory Committee voted unanimously against Article 32, which would have removed the Residential Incentive Overlay from single-residence and several other districts, with Vice Chair Jay Prosnitz recused and new member Gail Sullivan