Municipal Meeting Recaps
BoPW hears Sherman’s Bridge concerns; removes $4.5M from capital plan
Public comment dominated the Board of Public Works meeting Nov. 18 as 10 residents from both Wayland and Lincoln urged the board and Department of Public Works Director Tom Holder…
Route 20 South Landfill committee drops commercial buildings from options
The Route 20 South Landfill Visioning Committee focused its Dec. 1 meeting on narrowing potential non-housing uses for the 17-acre property. It includes a capped, but unlined landfill, with a…
ZBA approves Town House cafe at 21 Cochituate Road; continues 43 Plain Road
21 Cochituate Road — Restaurant Special Permit ApprovedThe Zoning Board of Appeals unanimously approved three required actions for Millbrook Group LLC’s proposal to convert the historic Collins Market building and…
Planning Board continues Carroll School hearing to Nov. 19
The Planning Board met on Oct. 29 to review the Carroll School site plan at 37-39-45 Waltham Road, and two Wayland bylaws were cited as applying — §198-601 (Dover-exempt site…
School Committee voices support for discrimination protocol; reviews MCAS
Wayland’s School Committee met Nov. 5 and expressed strong support for the district’s formal discrimination-response protocol and for Superintendent David Fleishman’s handling of the recent racial incident at the high…
Finance Committee Supports Reclassifying DPW Debt
Finance Committee Chair Phil Giudice briefed the board on the committee’s 5-0 vote recommending that the town reclassify the remaining debt for the Department of Public Works building at 66…
Select Board OKs advisory committee approval chain; Moody’s keeps AAA
The Select Board met Monday, Oct. 20 Liquor License Transfer After a public hearing, the board voted to approve a change of stock, officers, and manager for Liquor World, 302…
212 Cochituate Road Committee hears three providers on disability housing
By Carole Plumb The 212 Cochituate Road Advisory Committee met on Oct. 22 to press on with receiving more professional advice regarding the potential ways the four-acre town-owned property could…
Public forum Nov. 12 explore the possibility of an ADU
By Rachel G. Bratt, Member, Wayland Housing Partnership The Wayland Housing Partnership and the Wayland Planning Board will host a public forum Nov. 12, 7 p.m., at Town Building to…
Housing Partnership hears St. Anne’s senior housing targets April 1 start
At the Housing Partnership Meeting on Oct. 22 Katherine Provost reported back on progress on developing 212 Cochituate Road meeting. See article on page 5. On St. Anne’s Senior Housing…
