Wenham Select Board updates climate targets to 2050. The board voted April 9 to amend its Climate Resolution 2022, targeting carbon neutrality by 2050. Present were members Deirdre Pierotti, Gary Cheeseman, and Peter Clay; Benjamin Tymann was absent. Town Administrator Steve Poulos and Assistant
Wenham Planning Board adopts federal stormwater management rules to comply with EPA permit. The board unanimously approved amendments to its Rules and Regulations adding new Construction and Post-Construction Stormwater Management standards, presented by Tim Deguglielmo of Weston & Sampson,
Select Board presents 23-article warrant ahead of April 9 town meeting. The Board unanimously recommended two articles: an operational override for Hamilton Wenham Regional School District (Article 2) and a bylaw restricting simultaneous service on key town boards (Article 18). Notable articles
Wenham Select Board backs $100,000 for Dexter Lane affordable housing. The board voted unanimously to authorize the Affordable Housing Trust to spend the funds on completing renovations at 2A Dexter Lane and to authorize rental of the unit to households earning no more than 80 percent Area Median
Wenham Affordable Housing Trust votes to convert 2A Dexter Lane from ownership to rental. Chair Huntley Skinner led the unanimous vote to authorize a Regulatory Agreement setting the maximum rent at $3,307 per month for households at 80 percent of area median income, subject to Select Board
Wenham Cemetery Commission approved $1,000 spring budget for stone repairs and advanced planning for the Burial Hill bicentennial project. Chaired by William Wilson with members Kristen Harnisch and Linda Smith present, the Commission unanimously adopted prior meeting minutes and approved 2026
Wenham Council on Aging unanimously approves $1,855.78 in capital improvements and technology. Chair Calvin Kline and the board voted to purchase 16 stackable chairs, a nine-foot umbrella for the picnic area, a popup canopy, and a 65-inch LED Smart TV, authorizing a request to the Friends of the
Wenham Board of Health joined a 16-town tobacco control initiative, unanimously adopting new permit requirements and a regional enforcement framework. The Board added language requiring tobacco retailers to attest compliance with all applicable federal, state, and local tobacco sales laws and
Wenham CPC endorses 20-year surcharge summary and approves new signage. The Community Preservation Committee unanimously approved the CPC Surcharge Summary Report, which documents that the town's Community Preservation Act surcharge has generated over $11 million since adoption, funding 80 local
Conservation Commission unanimously backs joint Select Board letter opposing Beverly Airport Commission wetland fill. Chair Philip Colarusso, Vice Chair Kenneth Whittaker, and Land Use Director Kate Mallory reviewed a 200-page Expanded Environmental Notification Form and prepared comments
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