A sampling of Wellesley, Mass., meetings and agenda items for the week of Sept. 14, 2026:
Board of Public Works (Sept. 14, 5pm, online)
Capital Planning Committee Update; Drought Status Update; Fall Special Town Meeting Discussion; FY28 DPW Omnibus Budget – Version 1
Planning Board (Sept. 14, 6:30pm, onine)
Inclusionary Zoning Special Permit for 26 Washington Street; Zoning Board of Appeal Cases – Site Plan Approvals
Historical Commission (Sept. 14, 7pm, online)
Public Hearings – Preservation Determination— DR-2026-32 – 17 Monadnock Road; Public Hearings – Waivers— 34 Sheridan Road, 22 Standish Road, 62 Pine Plain Road, 53 Hunnewell Street
Board of Health (Sept. 15, 9am, online)
Chair, Nurse Supervisor and Director reports; Opioid Abatement Funds Update
Select Board (Sept. 15, 6:30pm, town hall & online)
Public Hearing: National Grid Grant of Location Lincoln Road, Lincoln Circle, and Inverness Road; Discuss and Receive Public Comment on Report Recommendations of Fire Station Master Plan Siting; FY28 Budget Guidelines Discussion; Executive Session (not open to public) · M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(3), to conduct strategy with respect to negotiation with the Wellesley Patrol Officers Association and Wellesley Firefighters, IAFF, Local 1795 · M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(3), to conduct strategy with respect to litigation with Albany Road-Wellesley, LLC · M.G.L. c. 30A, § 21(a)(3), to conduct strategy with respect to potential litigation regarding 140 Weston Road
Advisory Committee (Sept. 16, 6:30pm, town hall)
Special Town Meeting articles (Select Board) • Article 3 – Supplementals • Article 6 – Rescind Debt • Article 7 – Amend Town Bylaw – Article 2; Special Town Meeting article (School Committee) • Article 13 – Amend Town Bylaw – Article 19.44.b.3 to extend bus contract; Discuss and vote Bylaw Article 11 amendment language – Advisory
Council on Aging Board (Sept. 17, 4pm, Tolles Parsons Center, 500 Washington St.)
Chair’s Report—Board retreat, FY28 finance working group, meet and greet on Sept. 18, staff; Budget / Finance • Finance Update; Operations • Transportation updates /MWRTA coordination • Staffing Transition and Departmental Operations: Director assuming responsibility for all department operations, including payroll, accounts payable, transportation management, and expanded staff supervision; Programming & Community Partnerships • August/September Program Highlights • Upcoming Programs • Walk & Talk Health program at Babson College • Holiday Open House event planning; Policy / Board Work • Art Policy Working Group Update
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