Town Of Wakefield Releases Info On Annual Town Meeting

Press release from the Town of Wakefield:

WAKEFIELD, MA — Our town charter states that “all legislative powers of the Town shall be exercised by an open Town Meeting." These meetings are typically held twice a year, the Annual Town Meeting in the spring and the Regular Town Meeting in the fall.

The Wakefield Town Council has called the Annual Town Meeting for Monday, May 5, 2025, at 7 p.m. in the auditorium at the Galvin Middle School, 525 Main Street. It will continue on so many remaining Thursdays and Mondays as will be required for the completion of the business. View the 19 Articles on the Warrant.

If you are a person with a disability and require information or materials in an alternate format, or if you require any other accommodation, please contact the Town’s Disability Coordinator William Renault at 781-246-6308. Every effort will be made to grant your request. Advance notification will enable the Town to make reasonable arrangements to remove an accessibility barrier for you.

Floodplain District

FEMA recently released updated flood maps for communities throughout Middlesex and Essex Counties, including Wakefield. Flood maps, officially called Flood Insurance Rate Maps (FIRMS), are used for many purposes. In addition to floodplain management and planning, they are used when issuing flood insurance.

Voters at our May Town Meeting have the opportunity to adopt the new flood map, which would have a July 8, 2025, effective date.

Community members who would like to preview these maps prior to Town Meeting can view them online or at the Engineering Department in Town Hall, 1 Lafayette Street. A review of the proposed maps will take place at Town Meeting prior to the vote.

• FEMA Map Panel 0427
• FEMA Map Panel 0318
• FEMA Map Panel 0314
• FEMA Map Panel 0313
• FEMA Map Panel 0431

If you have questions about these maps in advance of Town Meeting, contact the Public Works Engineering Division at (781) 246-6301 x3.

Additional Resources

• General information about Flood Zones, Flood Maps, and Insurance from FEMA
• Learn the process used to update flood maps
• Read the FEMA brochure NFIP Map Changes and Flood Insurance: What Property Owners Need to Know

This press release was produced by the Town of Wakefield. The views expressed here are the author’s own.