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Municipal Meeting Recaps

February 10, 2025 Wastewater Management District Commission

Wayland Post Staff · February 21, 2025

Jared Cotton, operations manager, reported that the wastewater treatment plant continued to operate smoothly, with phosphorus levels consistently low. The department has reduced phosphorus treatment usage to cut costs while…

Council on Aging

February 10, 2025 Council on Aging Board

Wayland Post Staff · February 21, 2025

At the Council on Aging (COA) Board meeting on Feb 10, Vice Chair William Sterling provided an update on the construction of the new Community Center/Council on Aging facility, noting…

Talk of the Town

Talk of the Town

Wayland Post Staff · February 21, 2025

Tufts University announced the dean's list for the fall 2024 semester. Dean's list honors at Tufts University require a semester grade point average of 3.4 or greater. The following students…

Municipal Meeting Recaps

February 10, 2025 Finance Committee

Wayland Post Staff · February 21, 2025

The Finance Committee met on Feb. 10 to review the Fiscal Year (FY) 2026 operating and capital budgets, address ongoing infrastructure concerns, and evaluate financial articles for Town Meeting. The…

Community

The power of community action

Wayland Post Staff · February 21, 2025

Ellen Tohn's article "Wayland's climate work: Progress and potential," Feb. 14, highlighted the power of community action and how we can “lead by example to move our municipal buildings and…

Municipal Meeting Recaps

February 11, 2025 Planning Board

Wayland Post Staff · February 21, 2025

The Planning Board resumed its review of the definitive subdivision application for 13 Charena Road. Kevin O’Leary of the Jillson Company provided an update on responses to a DTG Associates…

Public Safety Logs

Public Safety Log Feb 12 – 18

Arlene Wyman Petri · February 21, 2025

Wednesday, Feb. 12 10:09 a.m. A Decatur Lane resident reported a sick or injured goose on her front lawn. 4:22 p.m. According to an employee at 10 Green Way, a…

Municipal Meeting Recaps

February 10, 2025 Select Board

Artificial Intelligence · February 21, 2025

At the Select Board meeting Feb. 10, Fire Chief Neil McPherson presented an update on the ongoing discussions about transitioning to a regional dispatch model. The Select Board considered joining…

Municipal Meeting Recaps

February10, 2025 Audit Committee

Wayland Post Staff · February 21, 2025

The Audit Committee met to discuss its annual report for the Select Board, focusing on financial statements, internal controls, and audit recommendations. Key topics included cash reconciliation, the warrant process,…

Arts

The past informs and shapes our present

Wayland Post Staff · February 21, 2025

by Scarlett Hoey “April 19, 1775–This day our men are alarmed to go down to Concord to fight with the army that is come to take our Stores…” Thus reports…

FOUR ARCHES– The Four Arch Bridge over the Sudbury River on Old Sudbury Road, in a photo taken by Alfred Wayland Cutting between 1880 and 1930.