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Historical Commission backs Sherman's Bridge design endorsement letter

WAYLAND — March 4, 2026 — Wayland Historical Commission votes 7-0 to endorse three Sherman's Bridge design elements in writing. After public comment from Sherman's Bridge Road resident Doug Stotz, who reported that Wayland and Sudbury DPWs have secured a state dispensation to use a wood-enclosed

Wayland Finance Committee zeroes in on $5.5 million capital budget gap

WAYLAND — March 4, 2026 — Wayland Finance Committee zeroes in on $5.5 million gap in competing capital budget proposals. Capital Improvement Planning Committee Chair Kelly Lappin walked members through differences between her panel's recommended $8.3 million fiscal 2027 capital budget and Town Manager Michael McCall's

Wayland Conservation Commission continues Coptic church hearing to March 25

WAYLAND — March 4, 2026 — Wayland Conservation Commission continues Coptic church hearing as members call project too big for site. The commission voted 7-0 to continue the St. Philopater Mercurius & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church's Rice Road notice of intent to March 25, citing unresolved stormwater issues,

Wayland capital committee holds $8.3 million line against town manager's $13.8 million plan

WAYLAND — March 4, 2026 — Wayland capital committee stands by $8.3 million plan, rejecting town manager's $13.8 million ask. The Capital Improvement Planning Committee declined Tuesday to revise its fiscal 2027 recommendation, leaving Finance Committee members to reconcile a roughly $5.5 million gap before the May

Wayland housing trust weighs six-acre Gleason Lane parcel for affordable development

WAYLAND — March 3, 2026 — Wayland housing trust weighs six-acre Gleason Lane parcel as price drops. The Municipal Affordable Housing Trust on March 3 discussed a possible acquisition of 17 Gleason Lane after member Susan Weinstein flagged a falling asking price on land adjacent to a town school parcel. Chair

Wayland Select Board delays debt exclusion vote on high school wastewater project

WAYLAND — March 2, 2026 — Wayland Select Board defers debt exclusion vote on $2 million high school wastewater fix. Chair Carol B. Martin told the board Monday she was "uncomfortable with a debt exclusion" for the Title 5 replacement system and asked Finance Director Brian Keveney to return March

Personnel Board accepts consultant pay study with 16 proposed grades

WAYLAND — March 2, 2026 — Wayland Personnel Board receives MGT pay study showing roughly a dozen employees below proposed minimums. Katy Lee of MGT Solutions Inc. presented the classification and compensation study authorized at 2025 Annual Town Meeting, recommending 16 pay grades with a 35 percent spread and continued targeting of

Finance Committee recommends $38.6 million water borrowing after state loan denial

WAYLAND — March 2, 2026 — Wayland Finance Committee recommends $38.6 million water borrowing after state denies zero-interest loan. The committee voted 4-0-2 Monday to back Article HH for the long-term water supply project after the State Revolving Fund passed over Wayland's application, forcing a

Wayland assessors weigh $500 senior tax credit headed for state rejection

WAYLAND — March 2, 2026 — Wayland assessors debate whether to advance a $500 senior tax credit doomed at the state level. Member Steven Klitgord, the board's representative on the Senior Tax Relief Committee, told the March 2 meeting the proposed fourth-quarter credit for households with a resident 65

Wayland School Committee unveils 16 facilities options topping out near $919 million

WAYLAND — February 25, 2026 — Wayland School Committee unveils 16 facilities options ranging from $490 million to $919 million. Consultants Lori Coles and James Lieben presented draft scenarios A through D — keeping five schools, consolidating to four or three buildings, or splitting elementary grades into pre-K-2 and 3-5