Municipal Meeting Recaps
May 5, 2025 Select Board
The board entered executive session to discuss ongoing litigation in Gibbons v. Town of Wayland (Middlesex Superior Court C.A. No. 2581CB00828) and to review confidential minutes from March 10, March…
April 14, 2025 Board of Health
The Board of Health unanimously approved a revised wastewater design flow for the Wayland High School septic system, increasing the daily estimate from 4,580 to 7,235 gallons to reflect a…
April 30, 2025 Housing Partnership
At public comment, Jean Milburn, a former Economic Development Committee member and longtime advocate for housing solutions, addressed the committee to propose organizing a public education campaign on ADUs. Milburn,…
April 17, 2025 Economic Development Committee Meeting
Terrain Café Proposal for Boston Post Road Site Raises Economic Hopes and Business Concerns The Economic Development Committee (EDC) heard what started as public comment that lasted for an hour…
April 22, 2025 Select Board Meeting
Wayland Select Board Reorganizes Carol Martin Elected Chair Carol Martin was unanimously elected chair of the Select Board and Doug Levine as vice chair. Anne Brensley, who supported the appointments,…
April 22, 2025 Planning Board Meeting
Prior to a vote, Town Planner Robert Hummel confirmed that Kevin O’Leary, applicant for 13 Charena Road, PB #24-07 Amendment to Definitive Subdivision, had been granted an extension of the…
March 28, 2025 Recreation Meeting
The March 28 Recreation meeting was spent discussing field fees and reviewing the Winchester Soccer Club and its public-private partnership model as a proposed approach for the proposed 195 Main…
Field Use Fee Increases Raise Alarm for Summer League
Dave Burgess, co-founder of the Wayco Amateur Sports Development League with his mother Connie Burgess, warned commissioners that a $6,400 increase in summer field fees may threaten the future of…
Lessons from Winchester: Ownership, Debt, and Offerings
Himanshu Patel, former president of Winchester Soccer Club, detailed the private club’s development of a $15 million indoor-outdoor sports complex in 2021 on privately purchased land.The Winchester Soccer Club, Inc.,…
Commission Weighs Appropriate Role
Commissioner Brud Wright questioned the applicability of Winchester’s model to Wayland, noting differences in land ownership, the absence of adjacent fields and information on the financial model from Wayland Sports…