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Wilmington Finance Committee Recommends FY27 Budget, Splits on Sewer Transfer and Billboard

WILMINGTON — March 7, 2026 — Wilmington Finance Committee recommends FY27 budget unanimously but splits on sewer fund transfer and Shawsheen Tech feasibility vote. The committee voted Saturday morning, March 7, to recommend the full operating budget as amended by the town manager — including a $900,000 reduction in the Shawsheen Valley

Wilmington Boards Advance Billboard, Brewery Zoning and $16 Million Fire Station Funding

WILMINGTON — March 5, 2026 — Wilmington's Finance Committee and Planning Board reviewed 14 warrant articles Thursday ahead of the May 2 annual town meeting, with the sharpest debate over a demolition delay bylaw and a new billboard overlay district. Historical Commission member Joseph Jackson presented a revised three-page

Wilmington Select Board Adopts Alcohol Rules, Approves Chipotle License, Signs Town Meeting Warrant

WILMINGTON — March 4, 2026 — Wilmington Select Board adopts updated alcohol license rules, signs Annual Town Meeting warrant headlined by $16 million fire substation article. The board voted five to zero Wednesday to approve a comprehensive overhaul of the town's alcohol licensing regulations, the product of months of work

Wilmington Finance Committee Unanimously Approves $100,000 Town Hall Cell Service Fix

WILMINGTON — February 28, 2026 — Wilmington Finance Committee approves $100,000 cell-service fix for new town hall while reviewing two school budgets totaling roughly $100 million. The committee voted unanimously Saturday morning to transfer $100,000 from its reserve fund to install a distributed antenna system in the town hall,

Wilmington School Committee Transfers Three Vacant Properties to Town Control

WILMINGTON — February 25, 2026 — Wilmington School Committee votes to transfer three vacant school buildings to town control and add a full-time ESL teacher. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to transfer the Roman House at 161 Church Street — a deteriorating historic structure — and the Wilmington Arts Center to the Select

Wilmington School Committee unanimously approves incoming superintendent's contract

WILMINGTON — February 11, 2026 — Wilmington School Committee approves $54.3 million FY27 budget and unanimously hires incoming Superintendent Matthew Posca. The five-member quorum, meeting February 11, passed the budget — a $2.55 million or 4.94 percent increase over FY26 — after Superintendent Andrea Thompson's public hearing presentation,

Wilmington Select Board approves $37.7 million bond note for Wildwood school project

WILMINGTON — February 9, 2026 — Wilmington Select Board opens alcohol licensing overhaul hearing and approves $37.7 million bond note. The board unanimously approved the sale of $37,700,000 in General Obligation Bond Anticipation Notes — dated February 17, 2026, and payable February 17, 2027 — at a premium of $649,194,

Wilmington Plans Wildwood School Demolition Two Years Early Using $900,000 in TAC Savings

WILMINGTON — February 7, 2026 — Wilmington Finance Committee redirects $900,000 in vocational school savings toward accelerated school demolition. Meeting in the new town hall for the first time, the committee heard Town Manager Jeffrey Slagel announce that Wilmington's Shawsheen Valley Technical High School assessment dropped to $7,348,

Wilmington Finance Committee Reviews FY27 Budgets, Hears MBTA Grant Loss Estimate of $5 Million

WILMINGTON — January 31, 2026 — Wilmington Finance Committee reviews wide-ranging FY27 departmental budgets and tallies MBTA grant losses at roughly $5 million. Meeting Saturday morning, January 31, the committee — chaired by Mary Ann Gillesau and joined by members Andy Levine, Joe Levino, Anthony Nelson, and David Neville — heard Town Manager

Wilmington Finance Committee Approves $585,000 Emergency Transfer for Collapsed Sewer Main

WILMINGTON — January 29, 2026 — Wilmington Finance Committee approves four reserve fund transfers totaling more than $598,000, led by an emergency sewer collapse on Salem Street. The committee voted unanimously on all four transfers at its January 29 meeting, including $562,095.46 and $22,904.54 to cover the

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