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Last 14 days

• Quabbin water dispute threatens town's future supply. Wayland Patch's morning newsletter flagged a brewing regional fight over Quabbin Reservoir water rights that could reshape the town's long-term water supply, though specifics were not included in the newsletter teaser.Wayland Patch
• Wayland seeks five volunteers for broadband panel. The Town of Wayland is recruiting five volunteers for a new Broadband and Cable Advisory Committee to guide officials on internet and cable television services. Wayland Patch also reported the news.Town of Wayland
• Wayland home sales split between moderate, luxury tiers. Wayland's late-summer home sales ranged from moderately priced properties to seven-figure deals, according to this week's roundup of Registry of Deeds recordings and market listings.Wayland News
• Town seeks public input on hazard mitigation plan. The Town of Wayland is inviting residents, business owners and community members to help shape its updated Hazard Mitigation Plan, town officials announced September 21.Town of Wayland
• Wayland home sales split between moderate, seven-figure tiers. A new Wayland News real estate roundup finds late-summer home sales split between moderate-priced properties and seven-figure sales, continuing a mixed pattern in the local market.Wayland News
• Write-in candidate qualifies for November ballot. A Wayland candidate confirmed she collected enough write-in votes to appear on the November 3 ballot, the MetroWest Daily News reports.MetroWest Daily 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

Coming up

• Fri, Sep 25, 8:30 a.m.: Economic Development Committee meets Friday morning. Wayland's Economic Development Committee holds its next meeting Friday at 8:30 a.m.; check the town calendar for the agenda and location.Town of Wayland
• Sun, Sep 27: Fall hydrant flushing program begins Sunday. The Water Division starts its annual Fall Fire Hydrant Flushing Program Sunday, September 27, part of an ongoing effort to improve water quality townwide.Town of Wayland
• Mon, Sep 28, 7 p.m.: Finance Committee meets Monday at town hall. Wayland's Finance Committee meets Monday at 7 p.m. at 41 Cochituate Road; check the town calendar for the posted agenda.Town of Wayland
• Tue, Sep 29, 10:00 a.m.: Regional transit board meets Tuesday in Framingham. The MetroWest Regional Transit Authority Advisory Board meets Tuesday at 10 a.m. at 15 Blandin Ave. in Framingham.Town of Wayland
• Tue, Sep 29, 6 p.m.: Housing trust board meets Tuesday evening. Wayland's Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board holds its next meeting Tuesday at 6 p.m.; check the town calendar for the agenda.Town of Wayland

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