Select Board, EDC agree to advance Route 20 pickup-window zoning and resident poll

WAYLAND -- October 7, 2024, Wayland boards line up a pickup-window zoning article and a resident poll for spring Town Meeting. The Select Board and Economic Development Committee met jointly Oct. 7 to advance a targeted zoning change that would allow food pickup windows along Route 20, where vacant storefronts including the former Bank of America and Santander buildings have lost prospective tenants under current rules barring fast food and drive-throughs. EDC member Becky said the town can't "wait for the master plan," and Town Manager Michael McCall agreed to administer a short resident survey. The board voted 4-0 to delegate sandwich-board and lawn-sign approvals to McCall and 4-0 to temporarily appoint Mark Corner to the Board of Registrars. Surface Water Quality Committee Chair Tom Klem flagged a roughly $25,000 herbicide estimate for Herd Pond water chestnuts on top of $12,000 for hand-pulling, against a committee budget reduced from $50,000 to about $30,000.