Happy New Year

We are starting off the year with a new format for our "Updates from the Town Manager's Office" newsletter.  You can now sign up on Notify Me to receive this newsletter.  While you are there make sure you sign up for News Headlines and Alerts.  We are looking forward to using this tool to help the Town communicate with our residents.  Happy New Year!

We will be sending this to the News Headline subscribers for the next few weeks.  Please make sure you sign up under "Updates from the Town Manager's Office" to continue to receive this weekly news updates. 

Special Town Election

January 7, 2023
All precincts vote at Winchester High School
The polls are open from 7:00am to 8:00pm

Absentee voting ends Friday, January 6th at noon.

Question 1:  Shall the town of Winchester be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bonds issued in order to pay costs of the construction of a new Lynch Elementary School located at 10 Brantwood Road, Winchester, Massachusetts, including the payment of costs related to studying, planning and designing the project, demolishing the existing building, equipping and furnishing the school, making site improvements, designing and constructing alterations and improvements to the Parkhurst School for use as temporary educational swing space to accommodate the development of the project, and all other costs incidental and related thereto?  

Expected Project Costs:

- Total Project Budget = $94.5 (approximately)
- MSBA Project Grant - $17.1 - 17.4M
- Net Project Cost to Town = $76-77M

For more information visit: www.lynch2025.com

Question 2:  Shall the Town of Winchester be allowed to assess an additional $400,000 in real estate and personal property taxes for the purpose of funding the Capital Stabilization Fund for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2023?  

- The override would support pedestrian, bike and traffic safety improvements around the Lynch Elementary School in accordance with the Select Board policy for school building projects.
- The proposed override would result in a permanent increase to Winchester’s tax levy to fund the Capital Stabilization Fund starting at $400,000 in FY24, and growing at 2 ½ % each year.
- Following payoff of the Lynch traffic improvements, the funds would be used for other capital projects, such as roof replacements, window replacements, and other traffic improvements, subject to Town Meeting appropriation.

Running for Public Office

Nomination papers are now available for the March 18, 2023 Annual Town Election.  Voters interested in pulling papers for public office may stop by the Town Clerk's Office.  The deadline to pull nomination papers is Wednesday, January 25th.  You can find more information on How to Run for Public Office by clicking the link.

2023 Spring Town Meeting

Spring Town Meeting starts on April 24, 2023 at 7:00pm at Winchester High School.  Any resident looking to submit a warrant article can find more information here.

Community Events

The Town's website is available for you to post your community events.  This Calendar is to publicize any event, located in Winchester, sponsored by a non-profit or for-profit organization running a fundraiser, where the public is invited to attend. No holidays, events outside Winchester or personal events are to be posted. You can subscribe to calendar notifications in the Notify Me section as well.  You will automatically be alerted about the latest events in our community.

If you are not sure how to post your event, you can see our How to Add Your Event to the Community Calendar by clicking the link.