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

Wayland climate committee backs DPW grant, advances EV van and charger applications

WAYLAND — March 17, 2026 — Wayland Energy and Climate Committee backs DPW stormwater grant and advances EV charging plans. Chair Ellen Tohn agreed to sign a letter of support for a Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness application covering green stormwater infrastructure near Dudley Pond, where DPW plans a vegetated buffer and demonstration walkway.

Wayland Select Board locks in warrant articles for May town meeting

WAYLAND — March 16, 2026 — Wayland Select Board closes out 2026 Annual Town Meeting warrant in marathon session. The board voted 4-0 to re-support Article HH on long-term water supply construction funding and 4-0 to co-sponsor Article DD, appropriating money for preliminary design and an appraisal

Wayland Finance Committee backs $9.4 million capital budget, defers two articles

WAYLAND — March 16, 2026 — Wayland Finance Committee unanimously backs $9.4 million capital budget and clears the Annual Town Meeting warrant. Vice Chair Carl Barnes led the 6-0 vote on a fiscal 2027 capital plan funded by $6,331,507 in levy taxation, $2,189,766 in free cash,

Wayland Board of Health ratifies partial condemnation of 10 Shore Drive home

WAYLAND — March 16, 2026 — Wayland Board of Health ratifies partial condemnation of four rooms at 10 Shore Drive. The board voted 5-0 Monday to back the Health Department's order against homeowner Gene Preston, 78, after questioning her about extension cords run under rugs, a frozen pipe, unheated

Wayland Assessors vote on FY26 abatements, advance senior tax article

WAYLAND — March 16, 2026 — Wayland Assessors clear FY26 abatements and track a senior tax credit headed to town meeting. Meeting with three of five members present, Vice-Chair Philip David Parks, Steven Klitgord and Douglass McNeilly unanimously accepted March 2 minutes and moved into executive session to vote on fiscal

Planning Board authorizes peer review for Loker Street Dover Amendment project

WAYLAND — March 11, 2026 — Wayland Planning Board greenlights joint peer review for Loker Street Dover Amendment project. The board voted 5-0 Tuesday to authorize Town Planner Robert Hummel to procure a joint peer review with the Conservation Commission and Board of Health for a proposed five- or six-unit

Wayland FinCom rejects Sherman's Bridge petitions, approves unemployment transfer

WAYLAND — March 11, 2026 — Wayland FinCom approves $45,841 unemployment transfer and rejects five Sherman's Bridge petitions. The committee voted 6-0 on March 11 to transfer $45,841.95 from the Reserve Fund to reimburse the state for unemployment claims, with Vice Chair Cliff Barnes citing compounding

Cultural Council postpones $1,035 in grant allocations to April

WAYLAND — March 11, 2026 — Wayland Cultural Council defers $1,035 in grant decisions to April meeting. Meeting remotely Wednesday with Chair Pallavi Nagesha absent, acting chair Marie Isenburg led five voting members through unanimous votes to postpone allocations for a mural project, a rail trail bench installation and a Muslim

Wayland ZBA denies Parkridge Road teardown on 3-2 vote

WAYLAND — March 10, 2026 — Wayland ZBA splits 3-2 to deny an 8 Parkridge Road teardown-and-rebuild. The board rejected API Development Company's special permit for a replacement dwelling on the roughly 15,500-square-foot lot, with Chair Thomas White, Adam Hirsh and Justine Paul opposed

Wayland water committee advances Heard Pond harvest and herbicide contracts

WAYLAND — March 10, 2026 — Wayland's Surface Water Quality Committee advances hand-harvest and herbicide contracts for Heard Pond. Chair Thomas Klem and member Thomas J. Largy told the panel Tuesday that SOLitude Lake Management has submitted a water chestnut hand-harvesting contract capped at $9,900 — deliberately under