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

Wayland climate panel pursues Green SchoolWorks grant, lines up summer building upgrades

WAYLAND — January 21, 2026 — Wayland climate panel races February grant deadline for middle school heat pump. The Energy and Climate Committee on Jan. 21 mapped a multi-grant strategy: a Green SchoolWorks application centered on a roughly $300,000 heat pump water heater at the middle school, and a Climate

Wayland Cultural Council closes 2026 grants, weighs three sponsored projects

WAYLAND — January 21, 2026 — Wayland Cultural Council closes its 2026 grant cycle and lines up three local projects for direct sponsorship. Chair Pallavi Nagesha told members Jan. 21 that all award letters are out and final paperwork is filed with the Mass Cultural Council; an $850 Scottish festival grant will

Wayland Cultural Council closes 2026 grant cycle, eyes three sponsored projects

WAYLAND — January 21, 2026 — Wayland Cultural Council closes its 2026 grant cycle and lines up three local projects for roughly $1,035 in sponsored funds. Chair Pallavi Nagesha told members Tuesday that final paperwork has been filed with the Mass Cultural Council and that an $850 grant to a canceled

Wayland capital committee weighs $19.6 million in FY28 requests against $8 million target

WAYLAND — January 21, 2026 — Wayland CIPC begins triaging $19.6M in FY28 capital requests toward an $8M target. Chair Kelly Lappin told members the committee's final FY27 report had been delivered Jan. 20 to the town manager and key board chairs, then pivoted to FY28-31, where requests

Wayland Select Board inserts 19 warrant articles, swears in acting police chief

WAYLAND — January 20, 2026 — Wayland Select Board inserts 19 warrant articles and swears in an acting police chief. The board voted 3-0 to add Articles H, S, T, BB, CC, DD, FF, GG, HH, II, LL, MM, NN, OO, PP, QQ, RR and SS to the 2026 Annual Town

Wayland Personnel Board approves retaliation policy update, sends harassment revisions back for rewrite

WAYLAND — January 20, 2026 — Wayland Personnel Board approves retaliation policy, defers larger harassment overhaul. The board voted 5-0 on Jan. 20 to adopt revised language for policy A2-07.01, Protection from Retaliation, after striking an obsolete "acting executive secretary" reference, but sent the sexual harassment, standards

Wayland HRDEI Committee adds two spring dialogue sessions on belonging

WAYLAND — January 20, 2026 — Wayland HRDEI Committee unanimously co-sponsors two more Conversations for Change dialogues. The committee voted Tuesday to back March 19 and April 30 sessions led by Dr. Eden-Renee Hayes with the Wayland Free Public Library and the Wayland Museum and Historical Society, focused on James

Wayland DPW board backs tiered water billing for municipal departments

WAYLAND — January 20, 2026 — Wayland Board of Public Works moves to bill town departments at tiered water rates ahead of a 30 percent hike. Chair George Uveges said Finance Director Brian Keveny has already warned department heads of the fiscal 2027 increase, driven by new debt service for the long-

EDC locks in 2026 workplan, assigns leads for Route 20 and tax base goals

WAYLAND — January 16, 2026 — Wayland EDC sets 2026 priorities and previews a 58-foot Route 20 zoning article. With Chair Rebecca Stanizzi remote and Karen Kelly serving as acting chair, the four-member quorum approved three sets of prior minutes 4-0 and divided up leads on more than a

Wayland Select Board sends seven articles to 2026 Town Meeting warrant

WAYLAND — January 14, 2026 — Wayland Select Board advances seven articles to 2026 warrant ahead of Thursday deadline. The board, chaired by Carol B. Martin and meeting without Vice-Chair Doug Levine, voted 4-0 to submit articles transferring $500,000 to the FY26 Fire Payroll Budget, accepting state green-burial