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Winchester Select Board votes to cut retiree Medicare Part B benefits for future retirees

WINCHESTER -- June 15, 2026, Winchester Select Board restructures retiree health benefits and accepts $200,000 Rotary amphitheater gift. The board voted unanimously Monday to shift all retirees to a 50 percent Medicare premium-sharing level, fix Part B support for current retirees at $200 per month, and eliminate Part B

Planning Board clears Mt. Vernon Street development path

Affordable Housing Trust advances 33 Mt. Vernon project after Planning Board approval. The Planning Board voted June 9 that the unit-mix change is non-substantial, allowing Town Planner Taylor to grant administrative approval without a public hearing, clearing the path for Urban Spaces to finalize

Affordable Housing Trust approves $50,000 HVAC upgrade at 160 Forest Street

Affordable Housing Trust approves $50,000 HVAC upgrade at 160 Forest Street with no cost to the Trust. Chair Marty Jones oversaw unanimous approval of a contract with Weathervane, a Mass Save contractor, to install two HVAC units, upgrade electrical service from 100 to 200 amps, and install a new

Design Review Committee rejects two major residential projects over massing and proportions.

Design Review Committee rejects two single-family home projects on design grounds. The committee voted unanimously to recommend unfavorable action on demolition and reconstruction applications at 17 Dix Street and 189 High Street, citing excessive massing, disproportionate basement height,

Housing Partnership Board amends affordable housing agreement at 33 Mt. Vernon Street

Housing Partnership Board approves amended affordable housing accord. The board voted 7-2, with 2 abstentions, to amend the Memorandum of Understanding with developer Urban Spaces and the Affordable Housing Trust for three deed-restricted units at 80 percent of area median income in a 34-unit

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