Wayland Finance Committee leans against fiscal 2028 override, presses for multi-year plan
Wayland Finance Committee leans against a fiscal 2028 override, pushes for multi-year strategic plan.
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Finance Committee
Members: Carl Barnes (Chair), Iris Hoxha (Vice Chair), Rob Quimby, Brian O'Herlihy, Satish Raj, William Huss
Wayland Finance Committee digs into FY28 model showing $1.2 million gap
Wayland Finance Committee opens the FY28 budget season with a $1.2 million gap and up to $33 million in projected overrides through 2037.
Wayland Finance Committee Votes to Recommend Audit Committee Member's Reappointment
Wayland Finance Committee endorses Audit Committee reappointment and hears projection of roughly $1 million override need for fiscal 2028.
Wayland Finance Committee elects Barnes chair, sets weekly fall meeting schedule
Wayland Finance Committee elects Barnes chair, front-loads fall calendar for potential override. The committee voted 6-0 to elect Carl Barnes chair and Iris Hawksa vice chair for FY2027, and welcomed new members Satish Raj and Rob Quimby.
Finance Committee declines to recommend Route 20 housing zoning article
WAYLAND -- April 13, 2026, Wayland Finance Committee declines to recommend Route 20 multi-family housing zoning article. On a 1-3-2 roll call, members rejected Vice Chair Carl Barnes's motion to recommend Article 25 as written, with Barnes, Iris Hoxha and Pam Roman voting no and Phil