Wayland Select Board signs on to Framingham regional dispatch

WAYLAND -- February 24, 2025, Wayland Select Board votes 5-0 to join Framingham regional emergency dispatch center. Police Chief Neal McPherson told the board the letter of attestation was needed by a March 6 grant deadline and that most of Wayland's required radio upgrades are already complete, with remaining costs likely covered by grant funds. A civilian would remain in the public safety building lobby during business hours; the regional district would carry its own liability policy. In a joint session with the Board of Public Works, DPW Director Tom Holder pitched a roughly $35 million dual-source water plan combining an MWRA connection with a $13 million PFAS filtration plant at Happy Hollow, saying state Interbasin Transfer Act rules likely preclude abandoning the local wellfield and that meeting a December 2027 deadline would waive a $7 million MWRA entrance fee. A scheduled Eversource/Verizon pole hearing was closed after no applicant appeared. The board deferred Town Manager Michael McCall's evaluation, a draft score of 4.72 out of 5, to Wednesday.