The Select Board voted 5‑0 on Oct. 5 to redirect $100,000 in unused American Rescue Plan Act funds from the delayed Snake Brook Dam project to engineering for Wayland’s permanent Massachusetts Water Resources Authority connection. Members requested clarification of the effect on previously authorized borrowing.
The board unanimously authorized a Dudley Pond watershed planning grant application, approved an outdoor liquor-license area at Broomstones curling club and appointed Justin Chiu as an associate of the Human Rights, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee through June 30, 2029.
A 5–0 vote corrected the Nov. 3 election warrant to include nonbinding Question 10 for Precincts 1 and 4. The question was already on their ballots.
Members established a committee to review 212 Cochituate Road proposals, retaining final selection authority. They also supported remote Town Meeting participation and favored retaining the rail trail’s stone-dust section between Russell’s and the library while awaiting state paving.
Town Manager Michael McCall reported a $495,000 MassWorks grant for wastewater design and engineering in the MBTA Communities district. Formal acceptance was expected later.
