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The following is an open letter to Winchester residents from the Select Board:
Dear Winchester residents:
After more than two decades with Winchester, Town Manager Beth Rudolph has informed the Select Board that she has decided to continue her distinguished track record of public service elsewhere.
Beth joined Winchester in 2004 as an assistant town engineer, before becoming town engineer in 2010, and then interim and finally permanent town manager in 2021.
During her long tenure, the town has delivered on a wide range of strategic priorities, notably in the realm of capital projects.
This includes substantial completion of Winchester’s multi-decade flood mitigation and stormwater work; the completion of a host of transportation projects including traffic calming and the Tri-Community Greenway; and the delivery of multiple new school buildings.
Beth has also been involved in the entirety of the Winchester Center Train Station renovation/reconstruction, a project that is wrapping up this summer. Most of all, Beth will be missed by the town’s dedicated staff, whom she led with collegiality and energy.
Beth will remain in place until just after Labor Day and during that time will work with the Select Board on a careful transition.
During this period, Beth, Select Board members, and Winchester’s veteran leadership team will be putting in place interim plans to ensure that the work of the town continues unimpeded. This includes day-to-day management of the town, negotiations with town collective bargaining units, preparations ahead of Fall Town Meeting, and the continued work of the State of the Town Committee.
In addition to the near-term transition, the Select Board will soon convene in both executive and regular sessions to organize itself to undertake a town manager search.
The Select Board will take a participatory approach that incorporates the feedback and views of a wide range of town constituents to ensure that the next town manager has the attributes, skills, and values that would make them a strong leader for Winchester going forward.
We wish Beth well in her future endeavors. We are grateful for Beth’s decades of service, and, as always, we thank our residents and volunteers for their steadfast dedication to our town.
Very respectfully,
Michelle Prior, Chair
Anthea Brady, Vice Chair
Michael Bettencourt
William McGonigle
Paras Bhayani
