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Design Review Committee opposes demolition at 910 Main Street, backs adaptive reuse.

Design Review Committee unanimously opposes demolition at 910 Main Street, backing adaptive reuse instead. Chair Adrian LeBuffe and member Ellen Spencer, supported by colleagues Eileen Casciari and Juli Riemenschneider, rejected a proposal to demolish the 1860 Italianate house and construct new

Trust Authorizes Settlement Talks Over Mt. Vernon Litigation

Winchester housing trust advances Mt. Vernon settlement. Chair Marty Jones was unanimously authorized in executive session to finalize negotiations with developer Urban Spaces. The proposed memorandum of understanding calls for $1.685 million in payment and three affordable units at 80 percent area

Town Meeting rejects $3 million Forest Circle land purchase

Winchester Town Meeting kills $3 million Forest Circle conservation land buy, backs literacy funding instead.

Tree Committee approves $60K Community Preservation Act application for spring 2027 plantings

Tree Committee approves $60K Community Preservation Act application for 2027 plantings. The Permanent Street Tree Committee unanimously backed a $60,000 initial CPA application to plant trees in town open spaces, recreation areas, and historic properties, with site-selection details due by June 15.

Town Meeting creates Human Rights Commission, rejects carriage house razing

Winchester Town Meeting establishes a Human Rights Commission and spares a historic carriage house from demolition.