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 leaned toward leasing, not buying, a solar array ahead of Town Meeting.
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
Wenham Select Board and Finance Committee jointly endorse override, roof debt exclusion, and new stabilization funds for April 9 Town Meeting.
Wenham Select Board approves new finance director 2-1 despite unanimous concern over lack of municipal experience.
Wenham Select Board schedules spring town meeting for April 9 at Gordon College. The Board and Finance Committee confirmed the FY27 budget will come in below the levy limit, avoiding a tax override, through reductions from regional school assessments and a townwide 2 percent expense cut; the town
Wenham Select Board sets April 9 Annual Town Meeting at Gordon College, with $450,000 school override on the warrant.
Wenham's Select Board approved a liquor license and opened budget talks on a $600,000 capital plan and a one-board-seat rule. The board voted 5-0 to approve a one-day liquor license for First Church in Wenham's February 7 fundraiser.
Wenham Select Board approves First Church liquor license; reviews capital plan. In a unanimous consent vote, the board approved a one-day liquor license for First Church on February 7, 2026, from 5:00 to 9:00 p.m. The board and Finance Committee held a joint meeting to review capital spending and
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