Select Board

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 Select Board approves solar project for municipal power. The board voted unanimously to recommend a credit-purchase agreement with operator Solect for a ground-mounted solar installation at Iron Rail expected to offset approximately 65 percent of the town's municipal electricity usage and

Select Board backs town meeting warrant with mostly unified vote. The Select Board and Finance Committee jointly recommended 21 of 22 Annual Town Meeting warrant articles, with dissent only on the Operational Override for Schools and Town, which received a 4-1-0 recommendation from the Select Board