Governor and statewide offices on the ballot. Polls open 7 AM–8 PM. Your town's own election (Select Board, School Committee, etc.) is held each spring.
These meetings haven't happened yet — you can still attend, speak, or write to the board.
June 16, 2026Zoning Board (ZBA)
Zoning Board (ZBA)
Grants exceptions to local zoning rules — for example, allowing a building that's slightly too close to a property line. Their decisions can be appealed to court within 20 days.
On June 16, 2026, the Medfield ZBA will consider a request to convert a garage/barn into a 1,160 sq ft accessory dwelling unit at 67 Harding St, a property that sits in a flood zone and partial aquifer protection area.
ADU Conversion at 67 Harding St — Teresa James
Owner Teresa James is asking the ZBA for a Finding and/or Special Permit (a specific approval required under zoning law for certain uses), and possibly a variance (an exception to zoning rules), to convert an existing pre-existing garage/barn into a single-story, handicapped-accessible Accessory Dwelling Unit (ADU) with approximately 1,160 sq ft of living space. The property at 67 Harding St is in the RT Zoning District and is partially within both a Primary Aquifer Protection District and a flood zone (Assessors' Map 56, Lot 007). Neighbors of this property and anyone concerned about ADU development near sensitive environmental areas should attend or tune in before the board votes.
📍 67 Harding St, Medfield, MA (Assessors' Map 56, Lot 007)
1 more item on the agenda
Approval of Minutes — February 25, 2026
The board will review and vote to approve the meeting minutes from its February 25, 2026 session. This is a routine administrative action with no direct impact on residents.
Medfield's main governing board. Sets town policy, approves major contracts, and makes key appointments.
On June 16, the Select Board is set to vote on a $629,247 West St./Rte. 27 road redesign contract, a recreational cannabis delivery ban, and an affordable housing deal for 441 Main Street, among dozens of other items.
Medfield State Hospital Redevelopment update from Trinity Financial
Trinity Financial is coming before the Board on June 16 to give a status update on the redevelopment of the former Medfield State Hospital property. This is an informational presentation, though a related vote (item 12) is also on the agenda. Residents near the hospital site may find this update relevant.
📍 Medfield State Hospital
Charter for Committee to Explore Real Estate Tax Relief for Seniors
Coming up for potential vote on June 16: the Board will review and may approve a formal charter (governing document) for a new committee whose purpose is to explore ways to reduce property taxes for senior residents. This could eventually lead to tax relief programs for qualifying homeowners. No specific relief amounts are described yet.
Appropriation transfers totaling approximately $263,819 across town departments
Coming up for vote on June 16: the Board will consider 11 transfers of money between existing budget line items — no new spending, just moving funds within already-approved budgets. The largest moves are $55,000 from Highway Stormwater Management to Solid Waste Disposal Grounds and Building Maintenance, $50,000 from HR Salaries to Town Counsel legal fees, $48,000 from Park and Recreation Salaries to Park and Recreation Operating, $42,364.58 from Fire Operations to Fire Salary, and $17,000 from Highway Materials to Highway Salaries. These transfers adjust how approved money is spent, not total spending.
💰 Transfers include: $55,000 (Highway Stormwater to Solid Waste), $50,000 (HR Salaries to Town Counsel), $48,000 (Parks Salaries to Parks Operating), $42,364.58 (Fire Operations to Fire Salary), $17,000 (Highway Materials to Highway Salaries), $17,000 (Board of Health Salaries to BOH Contracted Services), $15,000 (Police Salary to Police Equipment Contracts), $7,000 (Highway Materials to Solid Waste Salaries), $6,500 (Town Administrator Salaries to Professional Development), $3,454.12 (Emergency Management to Fire Salary), $0.37 (Town Accountant to Regional Vocational School)
Vote to opt out of recreational cannabis delivery in Medfield
Coming up for vote on June 16: the Board will decide whether Medfield should formally opt out of allowing recreational marijuana delivery services to operate in town. Massachusetts law gives municipalities the ability to prohibit cannabis delivery. If the Board votes to opt out, no licensed cannabis delivery businesses would be allowed to deliver to Medfield addresses.
Letter of support for Trinity Acquisition's adaptive reuse of Medfield State Hospital using historic tax credits
Coming up for vote on June 16: the Board will consider signing a letter formally supporting Trinity Acquisition's plan to redevelop the Medfield State Hospital buildings through adaptive reuse (repurposing the historic structures for new uses). The project would use state and federal historic tax credits. This is a formal expression of support, not a land-use approval.
📍 Medfield State Hospital
Memorandum of Understanding for 441 Main Street affordable housing project
Coming up for vote on June 16: the Board will consider signing an agreement among the Town of Medfield, the Medfield Affordable Housing Trust, and Brook Run Development Corp. regarding an affordable housing development at 441 Main Street. An MOU (memorandum of understanding) is a non-binding agreement that outlines how the parties will work together on the project. No financial details are listed in the agenda.
📍 441 Main Street
Contract with Beta for West St./Route 27 roadway redesign — $629,247
Coming up for vote on June 16: the Board will consider signing a contract worth $629,247 with a firm called Beta to redesign the West Street and Route 27 roadway corridor. This is a significant road project that could affect traffic patterns, sidewalks, or lane configurations in that area. No further project details are included in the agenda text.
💰 $629,247 contract for roadway redesign📍 West Street / Route 27
11 more items on the agenda
Liquor license change for outdoor patio beverage service (Avenue restaurant)
Coming up for discussion on June 16: a business called Avenue is asking the Select Board to amend its liquor license to allow drinks to be served on an outdoor patio. No address is listed in the agenda. The Board will hear the request and may take a vote.
Facade Improvement Program — presentation of applicants and projects
Heather Lemieux of Capital Strategic Solutions will present businesses applying for the town's Facade Improvement Program, which provides grants or incentives to improve building exteriors. This is a presentation item on June 16. No dollar amounts are listed in the agenda.
Health Department Quarterly Update
Health Director Steve Resch and the Board of Health will give a routine quarterly update to the Select Board on June 16. This is an informational report covering public health matters in town. No specific issues are identified in the agenda.
Temporary use of town property at Wastewater Treatment Plant for Animal Shelter
Mike Barta is requesting that the town temporarily allow the Animal Shelter to use additional land at the Wastewater Treatment Plant on June 16. This is a request for a short-term land-use accommodation. No financial details are listed.
📍 Wastewater Treatment Plant
FY27 board, committee, and commission reappointments and resignations
Coming up for vote on June 16: the Board will act on a large list of reappointments, new appointments, and resignations for dozens of town boards and committees for Fiscal Year 2027. These include the Planning Board, Board of Appeals on Zoning, Board of Water and Sewerage, Conservation Commission, Affordable Housing Trust, and many others. Several resignations are also noted, including from the Capital Budget Committee and Medfield Energy Committee.
Vote to waive application fee for Scenic Road Tree Hearings
Coming up for vote on June 16: the Board will consider waiving the application fee that property owners or applicants must currently pay when requesting a hearing to remove or trim trees along a Scenic Road. No fee amount is specified in the agenda. This would reduce a financial barrier for those needing to work near protected road trees.
💰 Would eliminate an unspecified application fee for Scenic Road tree hearings
Contract with Catalis Tax & CAMA for Assesspro software upgrade — $14,953.58
Coming up for vote on June 16: the Board will consider signing a contract with Catalis Tax & CAMA, Inc. to upgrade the town's property assessment software (Assesspro) to a cloud-based version (AP5) for real estate and personal property records. The contract is for $14,953.58. This is an internal technology upgrade for the Assessor's office.
💰 $14,953.58 for software upgrade and cloud hosting
Affiliation agreement with Boston College to host an intern in the Medfield Outreach Department
Coming up for vote on June 16: the Board will consider a formal agreement allowing a Boston College student to complete a 9-month clinical internship within the town's Outreach Department. This is a standard educational partnership agreement at no stated cost to the town.
Grant of Utility Easement for Garrison Path
Coming up for vote on June 16: the Board will consider formally accepting a utility easement (a legal right for utilities to use a strip of land) for Garrison Path, and authorizing the Board to sign related documents. Easements like this are typically needed for water, sewer, gas, or electric infrastructure. No financial details are listed.
📍 Garrison Path
Medfield Community Market signage at Transfer Station and North/Main (consent agenda)
Coming up for vote on June 16 as a routine consent item: the Board will consider allowing the Medfield Community Market to post signs at the Transfer Station and at North/Main Street for the duration of the market season through October 25. This is a minor housekeeping item.
📍 Transfer Station; North Street/Main Street
Executive Session: real property and litigation strategy
After the regular meeting on June 16, the Board will enter a closed (executive) session for two purposes: to discuss the purchase, exchange, lease, or value of real property, and to discuss legal strategy regarding litigation. The Board will not reconvene in public after the executive session. No further details are provided.
Grants exceptions to local zoning rules — for example, allowing a building that's slightly too close to a property line. Their decisions can be appealed to court within 20 days.
ZBA continues hearing on 45-unit age-restricted affordable rental development at 30 Pound St under Chapter 40B.
Rosebay at Medfield — 40B Comprehensive Permit, 30 Pound St (Map 43, Lot 077)
Continued hearing on a 40B (affordable-housing law) application to build 45 age-restricted affordable rental units on a vacant portion of the Medfield Housing Authority's Tilden Village property; continuance from 06/03/26.
Related application to amend the MHA's existing comprehensive permit to carve out the 2.54±-acre parcel proposed for the Rosebay development, per 760 CMR 56.07(4).
📍 30 Pound Street
2 more items on the agenda
Call to Order
Routine opening of meeting.
Administrative: Approve Minutes (06/01/26 and 06/03/26)
Approval of minutes from the June 1 site visit and June 3 hearing.
New decisions and upcoming votes, in plain English. Free, no spam. Add your street address and anything within a mile of you is flagged at the top of every digest.
Unsubscribe anytime — every email has a one-click link. Your address is only used to highlight nearby items.
What happened
12 items · last 60 days
Decisions and notable items from recent meetings, most significant first.
Routine procedural items (416) are left out.
Nothing matches that filter.
💬 DiscussedPlanning Board · June 15, 2026
Informational item — Sidewalks on Route 109
The board will receive an informational update on sidewalks along Route 109. No further details are provided in the agenda, and no vote is listed for this item on June 15, 2026.
📍 Route 109
Why this matters: Sidewalk projects on a major road directly affect pedestrian safety and quality of life for residents living near or traveling along Route 109.
Garrison Path subdivision — inspection report update and peer review engineer site visit
The board will receive an update on inspection reports and a site visit conducted with a peer review engineer for the Garrison Path subdivision. This is a status update ahead of a possible bond release vote later in the meeting. No vote is scheduled for this item itself.
📍 Garrison Path
Why this matters: Relates to completion of a subdivision in town; the outcome affects whether the developer's bond is released, signaling the road and infrastructure meet Town standards.
Vote to release the bond for Garrison Path subdivision
The board is scheduled to vote on releasing the financial bond (a security deposit held to ensure a developer completes required work) for the Garrison Path subdivision, as the subdivision has reportedly been completed to the Town's satisfaction. If approved, the developer's bond funds would be returned. This is coming up for a vote on June 15, 2026.
💰 Bond amount not specified in agenda📍 Garrison Path
Why this matters: Releasing the bond is the final step in accepting subdivision infrastructure; relevant to nearby homeowners in that subdivision.
The board will receive an update on a grant application related to recodifying (reorganizing and modernizing) Medfield's zoning bylaws. This is an informational update; no vote is listed. A successful grant could fund a comprehensive review of the town's zoning rules.
Why this matters: A zoning recodification could eventually affect zoning rules that apply to residential properties town-wide.
📋 ProposedExecutive Session: Collective Bargaining with Medfield Teachers' Association Unit ASchool Committee · June 11, 2026
The committee will go into closed session before the regular meeting to discuss bargaining strategy with the Medfield Teachers' Association Unit A. This session is closed to the public because open discussion could hurt the town's negotiating position. No public vote or discussion will occur during this portion.
Why this matters: Teacher contract negotiations can affect school staffing, programming, and ultimately the school budget and property taxes.
📋 ProposedMHS Overnight Field Trip Final Approvals — Art Trip to Italy and Science Trip to IcelandSchool Committee · June 11, 2026
The committee will vote to approve two Medfield High School overnight trips: the Art Department trip to Italy (April 16–24, 2027) and the Science Department trip to Iceland (June 24–30, 2027). These are student travel trips requiring formal School Committee authorization. Families with students who may participate should note these dates.
Why this matters: Parents of MHS students considering these trips need advance notice of the dates and that official approval is coming up.
📋 ProposedFY27 Budget / June 8 Town Vote — Discussion and Potential VoteSchool Committee · June 11, 2026
The committee will discuss the Fiscal Year 2027 school budget in light of the outcome of the June 8 Town Vote. Depending on what was approved at Town Meeting, the committee may take a follow-up vote to finalize the budget. This is a key item for homeowners as the school budget directly influences the property tax levy.
💰 FY27 school budget amount not specified in agenda; outcome of June 8 Town Vote will inform discussion
Why this matters: The school budget is one of the largest drivers of the Medfield property tax bill; this discussion will reflect what voters approved on June 8.
📋 ProposedPolicy JKAA — Time-Out, Seclusion, and Physical Restraint of Students — 2nd Reading and Potential VoteSchool Committee · June 11, 2026
The committee will hold a second reading of a revised policy governing the use of time-outs, seclusion, and physical restraint of students, and may vote to adopt it. This type of policy governs how school staff may respond to students in crisis situations. A second reading typically means the committee is close to a final vote after initial review.
Why this matters: This policy directly affects how school staff may physically intervene with students, which is important for parents of all children, especially those with special needs.
📋 Proposed301 North St – Request for Finding, Special Permit, and/or Variance for New Enclosed Addition (Carla Romney & Stuart Beard)Zoning Board (ZBA) · June 10, 2026
The owners of 301 North St want to tear down an existing nonconforming deck and replace it with a new 20-foot by 25-foot enclosed addition plus a smaller attached deck. Because the addition would push closer to the rear property line than allowed, the owners are asking the ZBA for a special permit and/or a variance (an exception to zoning rules). The required rear setback (minimum distance from the back of a structure to the property line) is 50 feet; it currently sits at 49 feet, and the proposed addition would bring it down to just 39 feet. Separately, lot coverage (the percentage of the lot covered by structures) would actually decrease slightly from 15.8% to 15.3%, though the allowed maximum is 15% — meaning it remains over the limit. The property is in the RT Zoning District and a partial Secondary Aquifer Protection District, shown on Assessors' Map 73, Lot 037.
📍 301 North St, Assessors' Map 73, Lot 037
Why this matters: A variance to reduce the rear setback from 49 ft to 39 ft (well below the required 50 ft) on a residential property could set a precedent and affect neighboring properties' privacy and value.
💬 DiscussedPending Title 5 and Stormwater Application — 86 Plain Street (40B Project)Board of Health · June 9, 2026
A Title 5 (septic system) and stormwater application for a 40B (affordable housing) project at 86 Plain Street is under review, coming up for discussion on June 9. The Board sent an Initial Letter of Technical Deficiency on June 2nd, and engineering firm Tetra Tech's review timeline will be discussed. A 40B project allows developers to bypass some local zoning rules to include affordable housing units.
📍 86 Plain Street
Why this matters: A 40B affordable housing development on Plain Street is facing technical deficiencies — residents near this site should be aware of its progress.
📋 ProposedPermit Fees and Process Review Project IntroductionBoard of Health · June 9, 2026
Director Steve Resch will introduce a new project to review Board of Health permit fees and processes on June 9. This is an introductory presentation, so no specific fee changes are proposed yet, but changes could affect residents and businesses that require BOH permits.
Why this matters: A review of permit fees could lead to changes in costs for residents who need Board of Health permits (e.g., septic, food service).
📋 ProposedFY27 Budget UpdateSchool Committee · June 4, 2026
The committee will receive an update on the district's Fiscal Year 2027 budget, which covers the school year beginning fall 2026. Budget decisions affect staffing, programs, and can influence the town's property tax levy.
Why this matters: The school budget is a major driver of Medfield's property tax rate, making this directly relevant to all homeowners.
Every meeting above is open to any resident, and most have a public comment period — usually a few minutes per person, no sign-up needed. Showing up matters more than you'd think; most decisions are made in front of nearly empty rooms.
✉️
Write to the board before the meeting
Often more effective than speaking at the meeting itself — board members read constituent email, and a handful of messages on one topic gets noticed. Each board's contact page is linked from its meetings above.
⚖️
Know the appeal windows
Some decisions aren't final right away — zoning board rulings, for example, can be appealed to Superior Court within 20 days. Items with an open appeal window are flagged above with a countdown.
⚠️ These summaries are AI-generated and may contain errors or omissions. Always check the original source documents for anything important. This site is not affiliated with the Town of Medfield and is not legal advice.
Realtor, builder, or land-use attorney? We're building instant, granular alerts for professionals —
get early access.