Fill out the Town of Wellesley’s Strategic Housing Plan survey

The Town of Wellesley is conducting a community-wide survey to inform the development of the Town’s Strategic Housing Plan.

Take the survey here. Paper copies available at the Tolles Parsons Center, 500 Washington St., and the Wellesley Free Library, 530 Washington St.

The survey will be available through Nov. 8.

Town Hall’s temporary location at 888 Worcester Street, Wellesley

Providing feedback will help Town staff and consultants take a strategic approach to creating and developing a range of housing types in Wellesley, such as affordable housing, senior housing, and “missing middle” housing, and to strengthening Wellesley’s commitment to Fair Housing. The Plan will propose strategies that expand housing options for low-income individuals and families, housing for middle-income earners, and market-rate housing. Increasing the diversity of Wellesley’s housing options will preserve the economic health and viability of the community while allowing people to choose housing that suits their preferences. This would include an overview of the housing market conditions, an explanation of the barriers to diversifying existing housing, and an implementation process for the emerging goals and strategies to expand housing options in Wellesley.

Multiple community engagement efforts will inform every component of the Strategic Housing Plan development. The planning process will build on a common base of information by encouraging discussions about what people love about Wellesley, what they hope to see in the future, and what concerns they have about housing.

Upcoming development-related meetings

Thursday, Nov. 14, 6:30pm, in-person at Wellesley High School, Community Meeting about the Strategic Housing Plan.

Sunday, Nov. 17, 4pm, on Zoom, Community Meeting about the Strategic Housing Plan, more information to follow.

The Natural Resources Commission will hold a Land Conservation Charrette on Thursday, November 21, 6:30pm–8pm in the Wakelin Room of the Wellesley Free Library. The event’s purpose to gather ideas from the community on a plan to preserve open space in Wellesley.