Spring Town Meeting

Spring Town Meeting will start at 6:30pm (please note the new time) on Monday, April 24th. The warrant is currently at the printer but you can find it online here - https://www.winchester.us/241/Town-Meeting. The Town Manager's Public Hearing is scheduled April 13th at 6:30pm via zoom. The Motion Book will be available online before the meeting. All documents mailed to Town Meeting Members will be available online for all residents to review.

2nd Quarter Parking Passes

The Winchester Engineering Department administers the Town Center Parking Permit Program. Permits are issued quarterly (January – March, April – June, July – September, and October – December) or annually (July 1 – June 30); and are available to Town Center Employees (with proof of employment) for $10 per permit, and to Winchester residents utilizing the MBTA Commuter Rail (with proof of residency) for $125 per quarter. The permits do not guarantee a space at any time, and no refunds or replacements are given for lost permits. The permits are transferable between vehicles. Passes for the 2nd Quarter are now available. You can find the application by clicking here.

Transfer Station

Get your Transfer Station sticker before they start enforcing them. You will be turned away if you do not have a current 2023 sticker on your vehicle. You can buy passes online here.

The Swap Shop is scheduled to be open on April 11th. Please remember that this is weather dependent. You can find the Rules and Regulations of the Swap Shop here.

Ticks

Tick bites have multiplied in recent weeks as ticks emerged nationwide for the spring and summer season. For information on how to prevent tick bites and more, including where to get a tick tested if you are bitten, go to: https://www.winchester.us/590/Ticks.

Water Flushing - Middle Low Water System

Beginning Monday, April 3, 2023, the Water Department will begin water main flushing of the Town’s middle low water system. Weather permitting, flushing will take place over the next three to four weeks during the day from 9:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. You can find a schedule here.

Affordable Housing Rentals

Sanctuary West (416 Cambridge Street) and Sanctuary North (25 River Street) are new rental communities in Winchester. Cambridge Street will have 95 units total, and River Street will have 147 units total. Both properties are in close proximity to the Middlesex Fells Reservation, various shops and restaurants, and much more. Through this process, 61 apartments will be made available to households earning no more than 80% of the Area Median Income (24 at Cambridge Street and 37 at River Street). Affordable units will have thoughtful layouts and high-end finishes, identical to the market rate units in these developments.

Fore more information on these rental please attend the information session on May 1st. You can more information on these units here.

Winchester Coalition for a Safer Community

What's on the Website?

Public Hearings, Bids, RFPs and RFQs

You will find this page in the Services section on the front page. This is where we post all public hearings, bids, request for proposals and requests for quotes. If you were to click on this section now, you will find Board of Appeal, Town Manager and Select Board Public Hearings. More information on each individual hearing can be found by clicking on the heading of the meeting. You can sign up on Notify Me to be sent an email when these meetings are posted.

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