Winchester's Permanent Street Tree Committee unanimously approved a three-year strategic plan and advanced a $60,000 Community Preservation Act application for planting up to 100 trees, with emphasis on historical value and canopy maintenance. Committee Chair Austin Whitman reported that the
Housing Partnership Board approves MOU for three affordable units at 33 Mt. Vernon Street. The 8-2 vote with one abstention (Tom Howley) authorized Chair John Suhrbier to sign an agreement under which the Winchester Affordable Housing Trust will use $1,685,000 of a $2 million Payment in Lieu to
Trust board maintains investment stance despite market concerns. The Winchester Commissioners of Trust Funds heard a presentation from Rockland Trust, which administers over $9 billion in municipal assets, but declined to alter the current investment allocation. Chair Patrick Campbell led the
The Historical Commission unanimously approved two zoning applications, finding neither presents an adverse impact on Winchester's historical resources.
Winchester Planning Board approves Washington Street two-family project exceeding zoning limits. The board voted unanimously to recommend favorable action on a Zoning Board of Appeals petition for 540-542 Washington Street, with the 6,416-square-foot, two-unit building exceeding the allowed
Conservation Commission approves Certificate of Compliance for Eversource vegetation restoration project. Chair Tracy Olson and the commission voted unanimously to certify that restoration at Wedgemere Train Station and Winter Pond meets compliance standards after two years of work including
WINCHESTER -- May 12, 2026, Winchester Planning Board denies parking waiver for 910 Main Street, reopens a separate Main Street special permit over design concerns. The board unanimously selected Wendy Frontiero as design peer reviewer
Winchester Town Meeting passed a $171 million fiscal 2027 budget without an override, cutting 32 school positions. Finance Committee Chair Derek Ross said free cash sits at $21 million against a $10 million floor the town won't cross, and that balancing the budget took a $3.2 million transfer.
Winchester Town Meeting approved a $171 million fiscal 2027 budget that absorbs 32 full-time equivalent school job cuts after March's override failed.
Housing Partnership Board endorses affordable housing settlement at 33 Mount Vernon Street. Chair John Suhrbier, Vice Chair Felicity Tuttle, and eleven board members voted 8-2 with one abstention to authorize Suhrbier and Legal Counsel David Klebanoff to negotiate a memorandum of understanding
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