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

Wayland Assessors Approve Tax Commitments, Set Joint Session to Fill Board Vacancy

WAYLAND -- June 1, 2026, Wayland Board of Assessors clears four tax commitments and sets June 15 joint session to fill a vacant seat. Meeting remotely on June 1, the three-member quorum, Steven Klitgord, Douglass McNeilly, and Zachariah L. Ventress, unanimously approved a third motor vehicle and trailer excise commitment

Wayland Planning Board reelects officers, braces for state-driven zoning overhaul

WAYLAND -- May 27, 2026, Wayland Planning Board reelects its slate and warns of a state-driven zoning crunch. Members voted 4-0 to keep Anette S. Lewis as chair, Robin Borgstedt as vice chair and Jesse Newberry as clerk, with Lewis saying she would "relinquish" the gavel midyear

Conservation Commission rejects arsenic preservative for Sherman's Bridge

WAYLAND -- May 27, 2026, Wayland Conservation Commission bars arsenic preservative on Sherman's Bridge rehab. The commission voted 7-0 Tuesday to direct TEC and the Wayland DPW not to use chromated copper arsenate on the glulam deck panels replacing the failing timber bridge over the Sudbury River, leaving

Wayland capital committee reschedules June meeting after town officials cancel

WAYLAND -- May 27, 2026, Wayland's Capital Improvement Planning Committee rescheduled its June meeting and previewed a leadership change at a short May 27 session. Chair Kelly Lappin moved the next meeting to June 3 after the town manager and planning director could not attend Tuesday, and canceled the

Wayland water committee approves algae testing, signs Heard Pond harvesting contract

Wayland's Surface Water Quality Committee approved algae testing on Dudley Pond and cleared a $1,027 lab invoice that zeroes its fiscal 2026 budget.