Wenham Conservation Commission Delays Gordon College Music Hall Vote, Seeks Peer Review Response Wenham Conservation Commission continues Gordon College music hall permit, recommends new member.
Wenham Board Approves Second Police Hire Wenham Select Board authorizes a second full-time police hire, effectively ending the town's part-time patrol force. Finance Director Ernest Jackson calculated the two-hire approach costs about $15,000 more annually than relying on overtime, a plan the Finance Committee backed 2-1.
Affordable Housing Trust funds $7,250 sprinkler repair Wenham Affordable Housing Trust funds $7,250 in sprinkler repairs for Dexter Lane property. Chair Huntley Skinner and the Trust voted unanimously to pay for systems required under the original subdivision permit, after the property owner declined a town loan and stated he could not cover the cost.
Wenham's Route 1A Traffic Project Won't Break Ground Before Spring 2027 Wenham Select Board learns Route 1A traffic project will not begin construction before spring 2027 and could last two to three years.
Affordable Housing Trust grants $17,500 to Habitat for Maple Street Wenham Affordable Housing Trust approves $17,500 grant to Habitat for Humanity. The Trustees voted unanimously to fund the pre-development phase of a proposed affordable housing project at 7 Maple Street, where Habitat plans to acquire a three-acre property and construct two additional