The Wolfeboro Board of Selectmen finalized speaker assignments for January warrant-article presentations and debated wording for two contested road-related ballot articles at Pickering Corner and McManus Road.

Selectmen assigned who will present each warrant article at the public hearing and on the ballot publicity. Several members volunteered to speak for specific items including the Mill Street pump station, Christopher Court and Jason Way construction, River Street rebuild and water-main replacement, library solar, police vehicle purchases and police body cameras, water-treatment capital reserves, and other capital-reserve and equipment items.

On the Pickering Corner and McManus Road warrant articles, the board debated whether the ballot language should specify what the state told the town about traffic outcomes. Selectman Brian proposed adding the sentence "Neither intersection option will alleviate traffic at peak traffic times." After discussion, the board voted and the proposal was rejected by a 4-1 margin.

The board also considered wording about how large vehicles would navigate a compact roundabout. After a suggested edit, the board adopted language that vehicles such as trucks and buses "will be able to traverse the center of the roundabout, if necessary." The board later moved to insert the same wording into the McManus article so both ballots use parallel phrasing.

Several selectmen urged that the warrant-article text be succinct and that fuller explanation be reserved for presentation materials and public outreach; the board agreed to create display materials (maps and layouts) for the library and town hall to accompany the ballot information ahead of the January 15 public hearing and the Jan. 8 meeting when final votes will be taken.