Municipal Meeting Recaps
ELVIS Committee retools remote voting push after three bills sent to study
Wayland’s ELVIS (Electronic Voting Implementation) Committee retooled its remote-voting push after three bills were sent to study. Chair Dave Bernstein told members Tuesday that H.2272, Wayland’s home-rule petition, along with…
HDC approves 34 Bow Road window project with exterior muntins
Wayland Historic District Commission conditions Bow Road window replacement on exterior muntins. The commission voted 5-0 Tuesday to approve a Renewal by Andersen replacement window project at 34 Bow Road,…
School Committee accepts $335,110 in grants, OKs $2M feasibility study request
Wayland School Committee accepts $335,110 in grants and prepares $2 million feasibility study line. The five-member committee unanimously approved $33,110 as the district’s share of a joint MassCyberCenter cybersecurity grant…
Planning Board continues Hobbs Road supportive-living hearing to Oct. 21
Wayland Planning Board continues Hobbs Road supportive-living hearing to Oct. 21 as chair warns extensions are ending. The board voted 3-0 Wednesday to continue Oak Street Management’s site plan hearing…
Select Board, FinCom plan calendar for possible Prop 2½ override
The town has begun setting a calendar to decide whether to ask voters for a Proposition 2½ operating override, the first such request in 17 years, to close a projected…
Select Board raises ambulance fees 20% effective Sept. 1
No public comment was offered before the Select Board entered executive session at its Aug. 13 meeting for a periodic review of executive session minutes spanning eight categories under MGL…
Surface Water Quality Committee eyes state grants for Dudley Pond study
On Aug. 11, the Surface Water Quality Committee approved $9,323 in invoices and eyed state grants for Dudley Pond study. The committee approved $5,550 for the first ClearCast herbicide treatment…
Audit Committee approves annual report flagging unreconciled balances
On Aug. 11, the Audit Committee voted to approve its annual report to the Select Board and a companion report for town publication, both flagging the conservation and building departments…
Board of Assessors reorganizes, opens FY27 exemption cycle
The Board of Assessors reorganized and opened its FY27 exemption cycle in a 10-minute August session. The assessing office director reported a continuing “hard push out in the field, collecting…
Board of Health reviews draft ban on nicotine pouches and vape sales
The Board of Health deferred action on goose complaints and advanced tobacco crackdown at its Aug. 10 meeting. The board voted to stay a legal order against the residents of…
