League forum previews nine warrant articles before Wayland Town Meeting

WAYLAND — May 2, 2024 — Wayland League of Women Voters previews nine warrant articles ahead of the May 13 Town Meeting. Planning Board Chair Annette Lewis defended Article 26, a 50-acre, four-sub-district multifamily overlay drafted to comply with the MBTA Communities law, warning that missing the Dec. 31, 2024 deadline could cost Wayland grants — the town received $4.2 million in 2023, including $3.3 million for schools — and trigger a suit like the state's action against Milton. School Committee member Jeanne Downs sought another $150,000 for the Special Education Reserve Fund; Select Board Chair Bill Whitney pitched $39,000 from ambulance receipts for a fire-staffing consultant requested by Chief Neil McPherson. Ellen Tonne presented a solar deal projected at $330,000 over 25 years for the new Council on Aging and adoption of the state's specialized energy code. CPC Chair Susan Weinstein advanced $154,000 for Cochituate ball fields and a final push to restore Stone's Bridge, on top of $580,000 previously appropriated. Citizen petitioner Rebecca Stanizzi pegged a Route 30 self-storage proposal at $130,000-$160,000 in new annual tax revenue.