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Winchester council approves CUP for Braddock Street conversion, supplemental appropriation and allows RFP bidder after disclosure
Summary
Council approved a conditional use permit to convert a ground-floor nonresidential space to a residence at 214 South Braddock Street, passed a second-reading ordinance to appropriate additional FY2026 funds, approved the consent agenda, and authorized an RFP that named H and W Construction as a potential bidder after Vice President Wendell disclosed a family connection and abstained.
Winchester City Council moved through several routine and contested items at its meeting, approving a conditional use permit, a fiscal-year appropriation on second reading, and an administrative action allowing a named bidder to participate in an RFP after a disclosure by a council member.
Conditional use permit: The council opened a public hearing on CUP-25-230, a request from David Lohman to convert a ground-floor nonresidential use at 214 South Braddock Street to a single-family rental in the Central Business B-1 District with the historic Winchester overlay. Councilor Windle and Sean Benson presented site context, noting the block already mixes residential and nonresidential ground-floor uses and the duplex's other half contains apartments. After brief questions, a motion to approve the CUP was made and the council approved it.
Budget ordinance: On the second reading of ordinance O-2025-32, Councilor Bell and Celeste Broadstreet said there were no changes since the prior meeting. The council opened and closed the public hearing and moved to adopt the ordinance to authorize additional appropriations for the fiscal year ending June 30, 2026; the motion carried on second reading.
Procurement and disclosure: City Attorney Melissa Michaelson introduced R-2025-46, an administrative resolution tied to an RFP (referenced in the record as RFP 20 22 1 21) for which H and W Construction was listed as a potential bidder. Vice President Wendell made an on-the-record disclosure: "My husband works for H and W Construction... annual income from this business exceeds, or is reasonably anticipated to exceed, dollars 5,000," and stated the disclosure before the council proceeded. The council approved the administrative motion allowing the firm to bid; the transcript records an abstention associated with the disclosure on the roll call.
Public comment and consent agenda: Rusty Howell, co-chair of the Winchester Nonprofit Collaborative and executive director of Concerned Hot Line, requested inclusion on the Public Health & Safety committee and offered his resume to the council. After no other speakers appeared, the council closed public comment and approved the consent agenda without items removed.
The meeting then moved to the municipal water-access resolution and later an executive session; the council adjourned after reconvening from closed session.
