Board OKs Promotion, Appointments, Fall Warrant Review

Select Board · Meeting of September 28, 2026

Winchester's Select Board reviewed a 44-article Fall Town Meeting warrant and took several unanimous votes on appointments and donations. The board approved Derek Meaney's promotion to water and sewer foreman and appointed Chris Noble to the Energy Management Committee and Marlene Durand to the Wildwood Cemetery Advisory Committee, all 4-0. Winchester Committee on Community Preservation Chair Christina Marshall presented $920,500 in recommended projects, while Capital Planning Committee representatives flagged a $19 million funding gap, $12 million of it tied to an unresolved Town Hall renovation.

Town Manager Christopher Senior and Comptroller Stacie Ward outlined roughly $191,000 in first-year costs for new ClearGov and OpenGov software. School Committee Chair Tim Matthews, speaking personally, asked the board to publicly oppose hate incidents tied to a McCall Middle School banner, saying "no one in Winchester should have to fear that they are unsafe, unwelcome, or unseen here." The board also approved the town's early voting schedule for the November 3 election.

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Source: the Select Board meeting of September 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.