Capital plan leaves Town Hall's $12M problem unsolved

From Winchester News

• School Committee takes up anti-LGBTQ harassment at McCall. Winchester's School Committee took up a response to anti-LGBTQ posts that targeted a McCall Middle School teacher and a student banner, after they spread from a local Facebook group to a national anti-LGBTQ social media account that posted photos of the principal.Winchester News

Winchester on Wed, Oct 7

• Capital plan leaves Town Hall's $12M problem unsolved. Winchester's fall capital spending list funds building designs, vehicles and repairs but leaves a $12 million Town Hall problem unresolved, holding stabilization funds for future construction costs, according to winchesternews.org.winchesternews.org
• Planning Board readies three articles for fall Town Meeting. Winchester's Planning Board plans to bring three zoning articles to fall Town Meeting, intended to simplify the town's zoning rules, according to winchesternews.org.winchesternews.org
• Town seeks engineer for Symmes Corner rebuild. Winchester issued a request for proposals for 25 percent engineering design work on the reconstruction of Symmes Corner, inviting firms to bid on the project.Town of Winchester
• Planning Board publishes FAQ on ballot Question 7. Winchester's Planning Board published a FAQ on statewide ballot Question 7, which could affect single-family zoning, ahead of the Nov. 3 election, according to winchesternews.org.winchesternews.org
• Haunted house returns to Winchester Unitarian Society. 'Dr. Feverdream's Halloween Experiment' returns to the Winchester Unitarian Society Oct. 23-24 for a second year, with immersive sets, animatronics and dozens of actors, according to winchesternews.org.winchesternews.org

Coming up

• Thu, Oct 8, 7:00 p.m.: Climate Action Advisory Committee meets Thursday. Winchester's Climate Action Advisory Committee meets Thursday at 7 p.m. in the lower level of 71 Mt. Vernon Street.Town of Winchester
• Thu, Oct 8, 7:00 p.m.: Finance Committee meets Thursday night. Winchester's Finance Committee meets Thursday at 7 p.m. at 71 Mt. Vernon Street, Lower Level.Town of Winchester
• Mon, Oct 12, 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: No School, Yes ART! program runs Monday. Winchester's 'No School, Yes ART!' program runs Monday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. at 22 Church Street for students on the day off.Town of Winchester
• Tue, Oct 13, 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.: Library talk covers colonial history of Middlesex Fells. Winchester hosts 'Walls, Rock and Rum: Colonial History of the Middlesex Fells' Tuesday from 6 to 7 p.m. at 109 Skillings Road.Town of Winchester
• Tue, Oct 13, 7:45 p.m.: Conservation Commission holds hearing on 3 Cutting St. Winchester's Conservation Commission meets Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., with a legal-notice hearing on a project at 3 Cutting Street.Town of Winchester
• Tue, Oct 13, 7:30 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.: Select Board, School Committee and Finance Committee meet jointly. Winchester's Select Board, School Committee and Finance Committee hold a joint tri-board meeting Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 p.m.Town of Winchester
• Wed, Oct 14, 1:30 p.m.: Five elementary schools hold School Council meetings. Vinson-Owen, Muraco, Ambrose, Lincoln and Lynch elementary schools each hold School Council meetings Wednesday afternoon at their buildings.Winchester Public Schools
• Wed, Oct 14, 1:30 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.: Jenks Center hosts talk on aging at home. The Jenks Center hosts 'Smart Solutions for Independence at Home,' a program on thriving solo at home, Wednesday from 1:30 to 3 p.m. at 109 Skillings Road.Jenks Center
• Wed, Oct 14, 5:00 p.m.: Cultural Council meets Wednesday evening. Winchester's Cultural Council meets Wednesday at 5 p.m. at 71 Mt. Vernon Street, Lower Level.Town of Winchester

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