Municipal Meeting Recaps
Housing Partnership backs ADU education campaign, plans letter to town manager
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,…
EDC hears Terrain restaurant, event space plan for Boston Post Road site
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…
Select Board elects Carol Martin chair; OKs up to $33,075 for 250th events
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,…
Planning Board says it, not a steering committee, should lead Route 20 zoning
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…
Recreation Commission denies Wayco field-fee exemption; reviews Winchester model
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…
BoPW forum seeks $1.23M in design funds for MWRA connection
Present at the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA) connection informational forum were the members of the Board of Public Works, MWRA Commissioner Maureen Rizzi, Kleinfelder Engineering Owners Project Manager Kirsten…
Select Board extends Town Manager McCall’s contract by three years
At its March 24 meeting, the Select Board entered executive session to discuss labor negotiations with the International Association of Firefighters Local 1978 and to negotiate a new contract with…
