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

EDC and Planning Board split on Route 20 West height and setback rules

WAYLAND -- April 8, 2026, Wayland EDC and Planning Board fail to agree on Route 20 West height amendment. A joint meeting Tuesday on proposed Article OO, which would raise the Route 20 West MBTA overlay to 58 feet and 32 units per acre, up from 35 feet and 20 units

Wayland Cultural Council defers grant votes, plans April 17 grantee reception

WAYLAND -- April 8, 2026, Wayland Cultural Council punts grant votes to May, locks in April 17 reception plans. Chair Pallavi Nagesha said the council lacked a quorum to approve March 11 minutes or to take final votes on a $500 mural project allocation and the Echoes of Liberty grant, pushing

Historic District Commission finalizes parking memo to Select Board

WAYLAND -- April 7, 2026, Wayland's Historic District Commission unanimously approved a memo urging the Select Board to fix town-center parking. Chair Greg Dale and Vice Chair Margery F. Baston backed the letter, drafted by Gretchen Schuler, which recommends expanding and regrading the depot and library lots, revisiting

Wayland Public Works board details $38.6 million water plan for May 4 vote

WAYLAND -- April 7, 2026, Wayland water officials pitch $38.6 million dual-source overhaul ahead of May 4 Town Meeting. The Board of Public Works and Kleinfelder project manager Kirsten Ryan told residents Tuesday the plan would build a new permanent PFAS treatment plant at Happy Hollow, a metered MWRA

Wayland Finance Committee defers vote on Route 20 West housing zoning amendment

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