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Coverage of Wayland's boards, committees, and town government.

Wayland water project loses 0 percent loan; town will appeal before Town Meeting

WAYLAND — March 10, 2026 — Wayland loses 0 percent state loan for water project, sets April appeal and public forum. The Board of Public Works learned this month that the Clean Water Trust ranked Wayland's long-term water supply application at 200 points rather than the predicted 500, denying

Wayland wastewater panel rejects condo billing deferral, cites precedent

WAYLAND — March 9, 2026 — Wayland wastewater commission denies condo billing deferral and offers last 4,928 gpd to Town Center. The Wastewater Management District Commission on March 9 turned away a request from Jeff Maimon of the Wayland Commons Condominium Association to push the first usage-fee bill back one

Wayland Select Board advances Town Meeting warrant, rejects all six Sherman's Bridge petitions

WAYLAND — March 9, 2026 — Wayland Select Board advances most Town Meeting articles, rejects all six Sherman's Bridge petitions. The board voted 5-0 to approve a third amendment to Town Manager Michael McCall's contract at a $256,750 base salary effective Feb. 27, with member Thomas

Wayland FinCom backs operating budget, rejects $12.3M capital plan

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 Recreation Commission drafts park-naming policy ahead of new field projects

WAYLAND — March 4, 2026 — Wayland Recreation Commission drafts park-naming policy ahead of new field projects. Chair Asa B. Foster led a March 4 working session that reached tentative consensus on barring naming after living persons, excluding commercial names, imposing a two-year wait after a person's death

Historical Commission backs Sherman's Bridge design endorsement letter

WAYLAND — March 4, 2026 — Wayland Historical Commission votes 7-0 to endorse three Sherman's Bridge design elements in writing. After public comment from Sherman's Bridge Road resident Doug Stotz, who reported that Wayland and Sudbury DPWs have secured a state dispensation to use a wood-enclosed

Wayland Finance Committee zeroes in on $5.5 million capital budget gap

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

Wayland Conservation Commission continues Coptic church hearing to March 25

WAYLAND — March 4, 2026 — Wayland Conservation Commission continues Coptic church hearing as members call project too big for site. The commission voted 7-0 to continue the St. Philopater Mercurius & St. Mina Coptic Orthodox Church's Rice Road notice of intent to March 25, citing unresolved stormwater issues,

Wayland capital committee holds $8.3 million line against town manager's $13.8 million plan

WAYLAND — March 4, 2026 — Wayland capital committee stands by $8.3 million plan, rejecting town manager's $13.8 million ask. The Capital Improvement Planning Committee declined Tuesday to revise its fiscal 2027 recommendation, leaving Finance Committee members to reconcile a roughly $5.5 million gap before the May

Wayland housing trust weighs six-acre Gleason Lane parcel for affordable development

WAYLAND — March 3, 2026 — Wayland housing trust weighs six-acre Gleason Lane parcel as price drops. The Municipal Affordable Housing Trust on March 3 discussed a possible acquisition of 17 Gleason Lane after member Susan Weinstein flagged a falling asking price on land adjacent to a town school parcel. Chair