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

Wayland Select Board funds Route 20 zoning, approves Dudley Chateau outdoor seating

WAYLAND — June 1, 2026 — Wayland Select Board seats Reynolds, funds Route 20 zoning rewrite and approves Dudley Chateau patio. The board unanimously authorized up to $20,000 from previously accepted guarantee deposit gifts for outside legal counsel to draft Route 20 corridor zoning, after Planning Board Chair Sarah Lewis said

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 — May 26, 2026 — 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. Chair Thomas Klem reported that a three-year, under-$50,000 hand-harvesting contract with Solitude Lake Management for Heard

Personnel Board approves firefighter vacation carryovers without six-month cap

WAYLAND — May 20, 2026 — Wayland Personnel Board approves firefighter vacation carryovers and reworks harassment policy. The board voted 4-0 Tuesday to approve carryover requests under the IAFF Local 1978 contract without the six-month use deadline imposed in past years, after HR Director Kate Ryan said all requests fell

Wayland HRDEI Committee votes to seek up to $8,000 from Select Board

WAYLAND — May 19, 2026 — Wayland HRDEI Committee votes unanimously to ask Select Board for up to $8,000 in programming funds. Vice Chair Heather Pino and Chair Karen said the request would cover roughly $4,500 in stipends for facilitators such as Jamil Adams and Dr. Eden Renee, about $500

Wayland Energy Committee plots two-track August grant push for school decarbonization

WAYLAND — May 19, 2026 — Wayland pivots to $1.15M Climate Leader bid after losing Green Schools grant. The Energy and Climate Committee on Monday endorsed a two-track August application — a study grant up to $150,000 to evaluate replacing roughly 70 aging unit ventilators at the middle school, and

Wayland Public Works board elects Wegebauer chair, grants $14,869 water abatement

WAYLAND — May 19, 2026 — Wayland Public Works elects new leadership and grants nearly $15,000 water abatement. The board unanimously elected Michael Wegebauer chair and Michael Spelman vice chair, with Judy Ling continuing as Community Preservation Committee liaison, and welcomed new member John Storer from the Board of Health. Members