Trustees Adopt Encroachment Policy, Fund Hills Mural

Library Trustees · Meeting of August 11, 2026

Wellesley Library Trustees adopted a revised encroachment policy and questioned who owns a stalled HVAC project. The board voted unanimously to approve a revised townwide encroachment policy giving DPW and the Facilities Management Department surveying responsibility on library and school land, and approved $1,800 in state aid for the library's annual report design and $3,450 for a Hills Library ceiling mural. Foundation president Tripp Sheehan reported two new board members, attorney Mark Borden and CPA Reza Mahbaba.

Trustees pushed back on a Capital Planning Committee form naming the library "proponent" of a 2003-era HVAC replacement, with chair Marla saying, "that seems to me what was facility management department's job." The Hills Library renovation remains on track for an October 6 public reopening.

In the full story:

• Minutes and Staffing Report
• Friends and Foundation Update
• Hills Library Renovation Update
• Parking Lot Construction
• Annual Report to the Community
• Veterans Day Breakfast Request
• Encroachment Policy Revision
• Capital Planning Committee Project Planning Form (HVAC Replacement)
• Retreat Planning and Closing Items
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,289 words

Source: the Library Trustees meeting of August 11, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.