Select Board authorizes $16 million in bonds, notes
Winchester Select Board authorized $16.3 million in bonds and notes and cleared seven Community Preservation Act project applications.
Select Board · Meeting of June 29, 2026
Winchester Select Board authorized $16.3 million in bonds and notes and cleared seven Community Preservation Act project applications. Treasurer Ann Gill confirmed the sale of $7.96 million in general obligation bonds to Fidelity Capital Markets and $8.35 million in notes split between Fidelity and Oppenheimer & Co. The board voted 4-0-1, with Vice Chair William McGonigle abstaining, to approve a care/custody/control memo for seven WCCP projects including the Leonard Field Pavilion and Packer Ellis tennis courts.
Member Michael Bettencourt clashed with Town Assessor Dan McGurl over a residential tax exemption memo, saying "I think that there's a very small percentage of the population that doesn't like it," while Michelle Prior criticized the Board of Assessors for unanswered outreach emails. The board also appointed Olga Lane to the Capital Planning Committee and heard the MBTA will close one Cross Street Bridge lane to alternating traffic for 90 days starting July 19.
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Source: the Select Board meeting of June 29, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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