Finance Committee

WAYLAND -- April 6, 2026, Wayland Finance Committee defers Article 25 vote and learns water project appeal failed. Planning Board Chair Anette Lewis walked the committee through the Multi-Family Housing Route 20 West amendment, which would raise density to 32 units per acre and height to 58 feet to match

WAYLAND -- March 16, 2026, Wayland Finance Committee unanimously backs $9.4 million capital budget and clears the Annual Town Meeting warrant. Vice Chair Carl Barnes led the 6-0 vote on a fiscal 2027 capital plan funded by $6,331,507 in levy taxation, $2,189,766 in free cash,

WAYLAND -- March 11, 2026, Wayland FinCom approves $45,841 unemployment transfer and rejects five Sherman's Bridge petitions. The committee voted 6-0 on March 11 to transfer $45,841.95 from the Reserve Fund to reimburse the state for unemployment claims, with Vice Chair Cliff Barnes citing compounding

WAYLAND -- March 9, 2026, Wayland Finance Committee backs $113M operating budget but rejects town manager's $12.3M capital plan. The committee voted 5-1 to recommend a $112,964,253 fiscal 2027 operating budget, a 4.63 percent increase tied to a projected 4.89 percent tax-bill

WAYLAND -- March 4, 2026, Wayland Finance Committee zeroes in on $5.5 million gap in competing capital budget proposals. Capital Improvement Planning Committee Chair Kelly Lappin walked members through differences between her panel's recommended $8.3 million fiscal 2027 capital budget and Town Manager Michael McCall's