Wayland brief: Saturday, September 19, 2026

Wayland capital planners shifted $700,000 from a delayed Town Hall roof to cover ballooning cybersecurity costs.

From Wayland News

• Assessors approve $1.24 million CPA surcharge report. Wayland's Board of Assessors unanimously accepted a fiscal 2026 Community Preservation Act surcharge report totaling $1.24 million, reviewed a $22,368 average assessment increase on affordable housing parcels, and pushed back on an economic panel's split tax rate idea.Wayland News
• Finance Committee sees narrower path from 2028 override. Wayland's Finance Committee said an updated forecast narrows a possible fiscal 2028 budget gap to under $500,000 and now leans toward a debt exclusion, not an override, for a $2 million school feasibility study.Wayland News
• HRDEI Committee votes to co-sponsor four community programs. Wayland's HRDEI Committee voted to co-sponsor four community programs, including an October 29 Museum of Fine Arts tour and a September 28 domestic violence program, and heard a resident's concerns about a pastor tied to a proposed youth center.Wayland News
• Housing trust approves $11,500 in bills for Hammond Road. Wayland's Municipal Affordable Housing Trust approved $11,500 in bills for its Hammond Road project, still stuck more than a year in land court, and now targets a spring 2027 groundbreaking with Habitat for Humanity.Wayland News
• Recreation Commission reappoints Foster as chair. Wayland's Recreation Commission reorganized, keeping Asa Foster as chair, and heard that a town center dog park remains stalled while Alpine Field's turf restoration pushes its reopening to spring 2027.Wayland News
• Capital panel shifts $700,000 from roof to cybersecurity. Wayland's Capital Improvement Planning Committee shifted $700,000 from a delayed Town Hall roof repair to a cybersecurity request that has grown to $1.8 million over five years, and again shelved a $2.7 million baseball field renovation.Wayland News
• Preservation panel re-elects officers, sets 2027 deadline. Wayland's Community Preservation Committee re-elected its officers and set a Friday, November 13 deadline for 2027 Town Meeting funding applications, while reporting a possible land swap could open a long-sought walking path near 25 York Road.Wayland News
• Housing partnership presses town on delayed Cochituate RFP. Wayland's Housing Partnership approved its annual report and pressed the town on a long-delayed request for proposals for 212 Cochituate Road, which now seeks just two to four affordable units on the four-acre parcel.Wayland News
• Water panel completes $9,900 Herd Pond harvest contract. Wayland's Surface Water Quality Committee approved a final $9,900 payment for Herd Pond invasive plant harvesting and is pursuing a MassDEP grant for a nutrient study, while Dudley Pond crews pulled more than 200,000 pounds of invasive plants this summer.Wayland News

Today in Wayland

• Wayland football routs Ashland 35-14. Wayland's varsity football team beat Ashland 35-14 Friday night for its fourth straight win, according to MaxPreps score reports.MaxPreps
• Wayland field hockey drops two straight games. Wayland's varsity field hockey team lost 3-1 to Bedford on Thursday and 4-1 to Malden Catholic on Friday, according to MaxPreps score reports.MaxPreps
• Garden center hosts fall planting workshop today. Russell's Garden Center in Wayland hosts a Fall Container Planting Workshop today at 11 a.m., according to the Wayland Patch events calendar.Wayland Patch

Coming up

• Sun, Sep 20, 12:00 p.m.: Wayland Museum opens Home Team exhibit Sunday. The Wayland Museum & Historical Society opens its year-long exhibit, The Home Team, with a reception Sunday from noon to 2 p.m. at 12 Cochituate Road.Wayland Museum & Historical Society
• Mon, Sep 21, 6:30 p.m.: Board of Health meets Monday. The Wayland Board of Health meets Monday at 6:30 p.m. at 41 Cochituate Road.Town of Wayland
• Tue, Sep 22, 2:00 p.m.: Library hosts Medicare planning talk Tuesday. The Wayland Free Public Library hosts a Planning for Medicare presentation Tuesday at 2 p.m., according to the Wayland Patch events calendar.Wayland Patch
• Tue, Sep 22, 6:00 p.m.: Select Board meets Tuesday. The Wayland Select Board meets Tuesday at 6 p.m. at 41 Cochituate Road.Town of Wayland
• Tue, Sep 22, 6:00 p.m.: Board of Public Works meets Tuesday. The Wayland Board of Public Works meets Tuesday at 6 p.m.Town of Wayland
• Tue, Sep 22: Wayland volleyball hosts Natick Tuesday. Wayland's girls varsity volleyball team hosts Natick in a nonconference match Tuesday, September 22, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
• Wed, Sep 23, 6:00 p.m.: School Committee meets Wednesday. The Wayland School Committee meets Wednesday at 6 p.m. at 41 Cochituate Road.Town of Wayland
• Wed, Sep 23, 6:30 p.m.: Capital planning committee meets again Wednesday. Wayland's Capital Improvement Planning Committee, which shifted funds toward cybersecurity this week, meets again Wednesday at 6:30 p.m.Town of Wayland
• Wed, Sep 23, 7:00 p.m.: Planning Board meets Wednesday. The Wayland Planning Board meets Wednesday at 7 p.m.Town of Wayland
• Fri, Sep 25, 4:30 p.m.: WCPA hosts all-ages pizza playdate Sept. 25. The Wayland Children and Parent Association hosts an all-ages pizza playdate Friday, September 25, at 4:30 p.m. at Hannah Williams Playground.Wayland Children and Parent Association
• Fri, Sep 25, 7:00 p.m.: Arts Wayland hosts Massachusetts Gothic reading Sept. 25. Arts Wayland and the MetroWest Writers' Guild host a reception and reading of new Massachusetts-themed fiction and poetry Friday, September 25, at 7 p.m. at the gallery.Arts Wayland
• Sat, Sep 26, 11:00 a.m.: Library marks Good Neighbor Day Sept. 26. The Wayland Free Public Library hosts a Good Neighbor Day event Saturday, September 26, at 11 a.m., according to the Wayland Patch events calendar.Wayland Patch

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