Changes to Town Bylaws and Zoning Bylaws Approved by Attorney General

The Office of the Attorney General of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts has approved the Wellesley 2018 Annual Town Meeting Town Bylaw and Zoning Articles.The following Wellesley Town Bylaw Amendments are in effect as of August 15, 2018.

• Article 9 amending...

Draft Housing Production Plan Available for Comment

The draft Housing Production Plan is ready and awaiting public comment! Please find the complete Draft Housing Production Plan here. The Town will be taking public comments on the draft plan from today until August 31, 2018. Please send comments or questi...

State Primary Election is Tuesday, September 4, 2018

The State Primary Election Warrant has been signed by the Board of Selectmen and is available for review.

The last day to register to vote is Wednesday, August 15, 2018. The Town Clerk’s office at the Wellesley Town Hall will be holding special hours from ...

Town Hall Summer Hours

Wellesley Town Hall will be changing to summer hours beginning on Friday, July 6, 2018 through Tuesday, September 4, 2018. Town Hall's hours during that time will be as follows:Monday: 8am - 5pmTuesday: 8am - 6pmWednesday: 8am - 5pmThursday: 8am - 5pmFrid...

2018 June Special Town Meeting Dissolved

2018 June Special Town Meeting June 5, 2018 is DISSOLVED. Additional information and presentations are available online.

Fall Special Town Meeting scheduled for October 2 & 3, 2018.

Facilities Management Department Receives Green Cleaning Award

The Town of Wellesley’s Facilities Management Department (FMD) recently received national recognition as the Grand Award winner for K-12 School Districts of the 2018 Green Cleaning Award for Schools & Universities. The FMD Custodial staff wa...

Having a Yard Sale or Estate Sale?

The Town requires that anyone wishing to have a yard or estate sale must have a permit that is issued by the Selectmen’s Office. Visit the Yard Sale page for information about the types of sales you may have, costs and regulations. To obtain a p...

Community Conversations on Housing Production Plan

Join our community conversations about how we can provide affordable housing in our town. Saturday, April 7th at 9:30am in the Great Hall at Town Hall.

WMLP Retrofitting Nearly 3000 Streetlights with LED Fixtures

The WMLP is moving forward with the retrofit of between 2,850 and 3,100 streetlights with Light Emitting Diode (LED) fixtures.  The streetlight retrofit will eliminate 930,000 kilowatt-hours of electricity every year.  This reduction is ...

The Town of Wellesley Earns Green Community Designation

December 29, 2017 (Wellesley, MA) – The Green Communities Division of the Massachusetts Department of Energy Resources (DOER) has just designated the Town of Wellesley a Green Community.  This designation comes with an initial grant tot...

Updated Information on Pre-payment of Property Taxes

There has been significant interest by taxpayers regarding pre-payment of taxes for the balance of this fiscal year, and the first half of fiscal year 2019 that begins in July.  Tax bills for the balance of fiscal year 2018 (3rd and 4th quarter) ...

Browsealoud Service Added to www.wellesleyma.gov

We’re delighted to announce that we’ve added speech, reading and translation support to our town’s website with Browsealoud. This innovative tool from Texthelp helps the millions of people out there who struggle to access and understand information online...

ATM 2017 Zoning Bylaw Amendments Now in Effect

The Zoning Bylaw Amendments passed by the Annual Town Meeting in April of 2017 have been approved by the Attorney General and are now effective September 11, 2017.