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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

Townbrief news summary · May 11

Government

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

Townbrief reporting · May 8

Government · Select Board

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

Townbrief news summary · May 5

Government · Select Board

Wellesley Select Board cuts back fee increase, sets May 11 vote on 40 Oakland Street

WELLESLEY -- May 5, 2026, Wellesley Select Board scales back fee hike and previews Special Town Meeting on state housing plan. The board voted 5-0 to raise the demand fee on overdue tax bills

Townbrief reporting · May 5

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves May 11 Special Town Meeting warrant and motion language on 40 Oakland Street.

Select Board approves warrant and three advisory motions for May 11 Special Town Meeting on 40 Oakland Street development. Chair Marjorie Freiman and all four members voted unanimously to approve the warrant and motions drafted by Town Counsel Thomas Harrington, which ask Town Meeting to choose

Townbrief news summary · Apr 27

Government · Select Board

Select Board sends 40 Oakland Street to Town Meeting as three-way advisory vote

WELLESLEY -- April 27, 2026, Wellesley Select Board sets three-way advisory vote on 40 Oakland Street for May 11 Town Meeting. The board voted 5-0, on a motion by Secretary Colette Aufranc and

Townbrief reporting · Apr 27

Government · Select Board

Select Board debates motion language for Oakland Street land vote

Select Board prepares three motions for Oakland Street land vote. At its April 23 meeting, the board discussed competing approaches for the May 11 Special Town Meeting vote on the sale and development of state-owned land at 40 Oakland Street. Board member Kenneth Largess proposed a two-motion

Townbrief news summary · Apr 23

Government · Select Board

Select Board Policy Subcommittee continues review of municipal policies

Wellesley Select Board Policy Subcommittee advanced four draft municipal policies. Kenneth Largess and Colette Aufranc, Secretary, approved February 26 minutes and directed staff to bring the Naming of Public Assets Policy for first read before the full Select Board after May 11. The subcommittee

Townbrief news summary · Apr 23

Government · Select Board

Select Board debates motion language for May 11 vote on 40 Oakland Street

WELLESLEY -- April 23, 2026, Wellesley Select Board splits over how to frame 40 Oakland Street question for Town Meeting. With the May 11 Special Town Meeting two and a half weeks out, the board

Townbrief reporting · Apr 23

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves Special Town Meeting warrant on 40 Oakland Street land

Select Board OKs Special Town Meeting warrant on Commonwealth's 40 Oakland Street housing proposal. Chair Marjorie Freiman and Town Counsel Thomas Harrington advanced a "bookend" advisory question giving Town Meeting Members a choice between accepting 180 units of housing with 37-38 acres of

Townbrief news summary · Apr 21