Wayland Morning Brief, Oct. 15: Housing trust appoints housing plan rep

From Wayland News

• Select Board resigns warrant after ballot error Wayland's Select Board scrambled to fix a ballot question missing from the November 3 warrant while weighing whether to redirect $100,000 in leftover pandemic aid toward the town's MWRA water connection, over one member's objection.Wayland News
• Historical Commission votes to pursue dig funding Wayland's Historical Commission considered how to fund a long-planned railroad engine house excavation, weighing a full dig against a cheaper interpretive display as members disagreed over how much the town stands to lose by not digging further.Wayland News
• Housing Authority awards $131,316 Bent Park pipe deal Wayland Housing Authority reviewed competing bids to replace wastewater piping at Bent Park, with offers ranging from $131,000 to $284,000 testing how commissioners weigh low price against their engineer's recommendation.Wayland News
• Capital panel finalizes FY28 report ahead of deadline Wayland's Capital Improvement Planning Committee worked to close out its FY28 capital report ahead of an October 15 filing deadline, revisiting a disputed MSBA reimbursement estimate and a five-year plan that now runs above the town's spending guardrail.Wayland News
• Housing Trust appoints rep to production plan panel Wayland's Municipal Affordable Housing Trust Fund Board took up appointments to the new Housing Production Plan Committee as the trust's chair reported continued delays freeing land at 12 Hammond Road for Habitat for Humanity.Wayland News

Wayland on Thu, Oct 15

• Town keeps AAA bond rating ahead of borrowing Moody's Investor Service reaffirmed Wayland's Aaa rating, the highest available to a municipality, as the town prepares to borrow $14.9 million, Wayland Patch also reported.Town of Wayland
• Street, water and sewer permits now online Wayland launched online applications for street and sidewalk, trench, physical alteration, water, sewer and drainlayer's license permits, the town announced October 15.Town of Wayland

Coming up

• Fri, Oct 16, 8:30 a.m.: Economic Development Committee meets Friday Wayland's Economic Development Committee meets at 8:30 a.m. Friday, October 16, at 41 Cochituate Road.Town of Wayland
• Fri, Oct 16, 4:30 p.m.: WCPA hosts all-ages pizza playdate The Wayland Children and Parent Association holds an All Ages Pizza Playdate Friday, October 16, at 4:30 p.m. at Hannah Williams Playground.Wayland Children and Parent Association
• Sat, Oct 17: Library closes upper floors for appraisal day The Wayland Free Public Library's Antiques Appraisal Day runs Saturday, October 17, closing the upper floors and Adult Services while the Children's Room stays open.Wayland Free Public Library
• Sun, Oct 18, 11:59 p.m.: Arts Wayland auction submissions due Sunday Arts Wayland members have until 11:59 p.m. Sunday, October 18, to submit work for the 2026 members' auction.Arts Wayland
• Sun, Oct 18, 3:00 p.m.: Brazilian jazz quartet plays Arts Wayland Arts Wayland's Berklee Faculty Jazz Series hosts flutist Fernando Brandão's quartet Sunday, October 18, at 3 p.m., exploring samba, bossa nova and choro alongside Brandão's originals.Arts Wayland
• Mon, Oct 19, 6:00 p.m.: Select Board meets Monday evening Wayland's Select Board meets at 6 p.m. Monday, October 19, at 41 Cochituate Road.Town of Wayland
• Mon, Oct 19, 7:00 p.m.: Finance Committee convenes Monday night Wayland's Finance Committee meets at 7 p.m. Monday, October 19, at 41 Cochituate Road.Town of Wayland
• Tue, Oct 20, 4:15 p.m.: Planning Board meets Tuesday afternoon Wayland's Planning Board meets at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, October 20.Town of Wayland
• Wed, Oct 21, 9:00 a.m.: Library trustees meet Wednesday morning Wayland's Board of Library Trustees meets at 9 a.m. Wednesday, October 21, at 5 Concord Road.Town of Wayland
• Wed, Oct 21: Planning Board continued hearing on API Development Company's reapplication for special permit... From the Planning Board meeting on October 7, as reported by Wayland News.Wayland News
• Fri, Oct 23: Deadline to review and question your fiscal 2026 assessed property value From the Board of Assessors meeting on October 5, as reported by Wayland News.Wayland News

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