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Members: Marjorie Freiman (Chair), Tom Ulfelder (Vice Chair), Colette Aufranc (Secretary), Kenneth Largess (Member), Beth Sullivan Woods (Member)

Wellesley Select Board renews $7.5 million Hardy School note, switches parking vendor

WELLESLEY -- May 19, 2026, Wellesley Select Board renews $7.5 million Hardy School borrowing and dumps Plymouth County parking contract. The board voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a one-year bond anticipation note awarded to Fidelity Capital Markets at a 3.5 percent coupon with a $67,275 premium,

Select Board approves letter to state on 40 Oakland Street surplus land.

Select Board unanimously approves letter to state on Oakland Street surplus land. Chair Marjorie Freiman led the five-member board in voting 5-0 to send the May 13 correspondence to the Massachusetts Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance (DCAMM) and Housing and Livable Communities

Select Board approves right of first refusal for affordable housing unit.

Select Board unanimously approves affordable housing first refusal. The Board voted 5-0 on a consent agenda that included a right of first refusal for an affordable unit at 12 Hollis Street, which carries an Affordable Housing Deed Rider dated October 24, 2024. The same unanimous vote appointed

Playing Field Task Force opens May meeting with quorum delay

WELLESLEY -- May 8, 2026, Wellesley's Playing Field Task Force opened its May 8 meeting slowly, waiting on members to reach a quorum. Tripp had given advance notice of his absence, and members spent the opening minutes counting heads before calling the meeting to order. The group then turned

Select Board increases Municipal Lien Certificate fees with tiered structure

Wellesley Select Board approves fee increase for demand bills and Municipal Lien Certificates. The Board voted unanimously to raise demand fees from $5 to $10 per bill, expected to generate approximately $35,000 in additional annual revenue, and to maintain the standard Municipal Lien Certificate