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

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

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

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

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

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