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Board Approves Three Wellesley Street Sales

WestonJun 23, 20262 min read

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The Select Board unanimously approved purchase-and-sale agreements for 131, 133, and 135 Wellesley Street, with the town reporting that the agreements would convert the properties into three single-family residences and add tax revenue.

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What this means

The approval allows the town to move forward with selling the three Case Estate properties after the agreements were signed by the purchasers. The Board also unanimously authorized Phase 1 of the Town Green planting plan, supported by a proposed $30,000 landscape-design contract and DPW oversight. It supported the Josiah Smith Tavern’s request for a variance covering 22 additional parking spaces, although the Zoning Board of Appeals—not the Select Board—will decide the variance.

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Unanimously approved purchase-and-sale agreements for 131, 133, and 135 Wellesley Street.
Unanimously authorized proceeding with Phase 1 of the Town Green planting plan, to be overseen by the Department of Public Works; a landscape architect proposal was reported at $30,000.
Unanimously supported the Josiah Smith Tavern’s application for a parking variance involving 22 additional spaces; the Zoning Board of Appeals is the permitting authority.
Postponed selection of two Traffic and Sidewalk Committee candidates until the next meeting so all three candidates could be considered together.
Discussed increasing the affordable-unit share under the 300 Wellesley project from the town’s 10% baseline to 15%; the higher percentage was estimated to produce approximately nine additional units, but no action was taken.
Agreed to schedule a separate meeting to review the Housing Production Plan Steering Committee letter before authorizing the town manager to proceed.
Received updates that construction was progressing at 751 Boston Post Road and that site work had begun on the six-unit 1-11 Wellesley Street project.

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