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Select Board meeting transcript unavailable; $400,000 snow request was on agenda

WELLESLEY -- February 24, 2026, Wellesley Select Board meeting record unavailable as $400,000 snow request, Town Meeting motions await action. The Wellesley Media transcript of the Feb. 24 Select Board meeting contained only a

Townbrief reporting · Feb 24

Government

Candidates night recording cuts off before forum begins

WELLESLEY -- February 12, 2026, Wellesley's Meet the Candidates Night yields no reportable record. The available Wellesley Media transcript of the League of Women Voters of Wellesley forum contains only an opening housekeeping

Townbrief reporting · Feb 12

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves $3,443.15 Campana Fund expenditure; RIO development agreement motion fails.

Select Board rejects mandatory RIO development agreement requirement in close vote. Voting 3-2 against, the board cited legal enforceability concerns, concerns about conditioning zoning rights on agreements, and questions about whether the approach actually addresses Town Meeting concerns about

Townbrief news summary · Feb 10

Government · Select Board

Policy Subcommittee approves appointments policy, discusses capital planning.

Wellesley Select Board Policy Subcommittee approves appointments policy with counsel edits. Kenneth Largess and Colette Aufranc voted unanimously to finalize the updated appointments policy on January 29 after incorporating feedback from Town Counsel and the full Select Board at the January 6

Townbrief news summary · Jan 29

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves 592 Washington Street traffic review with concerns about delivery management

Select Board approves traffic review for 592 Washington Street residential project. The 4-1 vote accepted Tighe and Bond's professional traffic assessment for the proposed 19-unit multifamily development, though board members requested the recommendation letter reflect concerns about on-site

Townbrief news summary · Jan 27

Government · Select Board

Select Board holds retreat on facilities planning and fiscal priorities

Select Board retreat charts town-wide facilities planning and capital priorities. Marjorie Freiman, chair, led the full board through a detailed review of fiscal 2026 work plan items and advancing priorities including establishment of a town-wide facilities master plan encompassing the fire

Townbrief news summary · Jan 26

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves DPW feasibility study, budget plan using Free Cash for health insurance

Wellesley Select Board endorses $858,000 DPW feasibility study and budget plan using Free Cash. The Board unanimously approved a two-part strategy to close a $2.1 million FY27 deficit: reduce cash capital by $1 million through project deferrals and apply $1.1 million in Free Cash to offset a 12.5

Townbrief news summary · Jan 20

Government · Select Board

Select Board amends traffic regulations, approves bylaw committee charge.

Wellesley Select Board votes on traffic regulations and MassBay update. The board unanimously approved amendments adding a stop sign at Ivy Road and Poplar Road and prohibiting parking on Halsey Avenue and Turner Road near Morses Pond. Chair Marjorie Freiman reported that Secretary Ed Augustus

Townbrief news summary · Jan 13

Government · Select Board

Select Board Policy Subcommittee discusses Town-Wide Capital Planning Committee draft

The Select Board Policy Subcommittee met with the Climate Action Committee to gather feedback on a draft Town-Wide Capital Planning Committee designed to bolster the Select Board's capital planning responsibilities. Colette Aufranc presented the proposed structure, current process review, and draft

Townbrief news summary · Jan 9

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves revised appointment policy and advances 2026 warrant with 37 articles.

Wellesley Select Board advances shortest warrant in recent memory with 37 articles for 2026 Annual Town Meeting. The Board unanimously approved an amended Appointments Policy clarifying the Select Board's authority over appointments while ensuring appointed boards retain appropriate input in the

Townbrief news summary · Jan 6