Cultural Council approves $1,150 vinyl wrap payment for Rail Trail cabinet

WAYLAND -- July 9, 2025, Wayland Cultural Council clears $1,150 payment for Rail Trail vinyl wrap. Members voted unanimously Wednesday to authorize direct payment to All Type Digital Graphics of Framingham, closing out a project originally awarded $1,275 in January 2024. Wayland Historical Commission member Rick Conard told the council he covered cabinet repairs, sandblasting and two adhesion tests himself after a first attempt to apply the wrap failed in November. The three-sided wrap, designed by volunteer Jonathan Bryant, depicts the former Tower Hill railroad station and was installed June 26, just inside an extended June 30 deadline. "Instead of an ugly brown box, we think it's a very attractive addition to the rail trail," Conard said. Members Marie Isenburg, Kevin Goodwin, Naresh Mysore and Maryam Libdi all voted yes; Chair Pallavi Nagesha was absent. The council also postponed its bulletin board display, tabled the utility box project, and authorized Libdi to lead youth-representative recruitment.