Select Board

Government · Select Board

Wenham board adopts FY28 budget plan, new policy

Wenham Select Board approved a level-service fiscal 2028 budget directive and a new meeting-posting policy, both by 5-0 votes.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 20

Government · Select Board

Select Board votes to evict Scout Barn tenant

Wenham Select Board voted to evict the Iron Rail Scout Barn's second-floor tenant with 90 days' notice, opening a path to close the aging building within two years.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 6

Government · Select Board

Board votes to draft zoning for Iron Rail site

Wenham Select Board grapples with a $2 million barn and a major zoning vote.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 22

Government · Select Board

Select Board Presents Iron Rail Development Plan at Community Forum

The Wenham Select Board presented Iron Rail property development recommendations at a September 17 community forum.

Townbrief news summary · Sep 17

Government · Select Board

Select Board Fields Pushback on Iron Rail Plan

Wenham residents pack a Select Board forum to challenge an Iron Rail redevelopment plan.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 17

Government · Select Board

Select Board Approves Purple Heart Community Gateway Signage

Wenham Select Board unanimously approved Purple Heart Community gateway signage. The Board voted to allow signs at two initial locations on Route 1A, near Pingree Park and the former Lakeview/Flynn Golf Course area, pending approval from MassDOT Highway Division.

Townbrief news summary · Sep 8

Government · Select Board

Wenham Delays Iron Rail Recommendation to Sept. 22

Wenham Select Board delays a decision on redeveloping the town-owned Iron Rail property after gymnastics, soccer and Scout representatives objected to the plan.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 8

Government · Select Board

Wenham Select Board Closes Out FY26, Sets 35 FY27 Goals

Wenham Select Board closes nine of 43 FY26 goals, loads a 35-item FY27 agenda topped by Iron Rail and PFAS decisions.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 25

Government · Select Board

Select Board backs Iron Rail redevelopment plan

Wenham Select Board backed a hybrid plan for mixed-use redevelopment of the 80-acre Iron Rail property. Select Board members expressed strong support for working group recommendations to retain town ownership through ground leases while considering sale of six acres for middle-income housing.

Townbrief news summary · Aug 11

Government · Select Board

Wenham board backs 20-year solar bond for Iron Rail

Wenham's Iron Rail Working Group pitches a ground lease, soccer fields and starter homes for town-owned land.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 11