Town Council

Wakefield Town Council approves three farmers market alcohol licenses with product sampling, reversing prior prohibition. The 7-0 votes covered Bliss Point Meadery, Saltbox Cider Shop LLC, and Time and Materials Beer Company, with owner Jeff Venuti noting Wakefield was the only market among 35 he

Town Council approves revised FY27 budgets for Public Works and Library. The council unanimously backed the Department of Public Works budget of $8,355,600.01, with $8,248,600.01 from the tax levy and $107,000 from cemetery lot sales and trust funds, and the Library budget of $2,147,295, with

Wakefield Town Council approves salary contingency budget and multiple fiscal 2027 cuts. Chair Mehreen N. Butt and the Council unanimously approved a $728,461.59 salary contingency line for anticipated union increases and voted on departmental reductions totaling $210,000 in operational cuts. Town

Wakefield's Town Council, School Committee, and Finance Committee reviewed a $1.355 million projected deficit for FY27 and structural challenges threatening reserve compliance by FY28. Town Administrator Denise Y. Casey and Acting Assistant Town Administrator of Finance Elizabeth Rourke presented

Wakefield Town Council approves $79.5 million in fiscal year 2027 budgets and clears May 4 town meeting warrant. Chair Mehreen N. Butt presided over the unanimous approval of the Wakefield Public Schools budget of $58,601,611 (5.73 percent increase), Vocational Schools at $3,097,721, Group Health