Municipal Meeting Recaps
Select Board redirects $100,000 in ARPA funds to MWRA connection engineering
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…
ZBA accepts withdrawal of 373 Commonwealth Road condo conversion request
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4‑0 on Oct. 13 to accept withdrawal without prejudice of a request to convert the approved 52-unit rental development at 373 Commonwealth Road to…
ZBA rules 373 Commonwealth Road condo conversion a substantial change
The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 5-0 on Sept. 17 that 373 Commonwealth Road, LLC’s request to convert a 52-unit Chapter 40B rental development to condominium ownership, with 39 market-rate…
Select Board OKs $6,000 for dialogue programs; names Corrigan to ZBA
The Select Board approved $6,000 for dialogue programs at its Sept. 22 meeting. The board voted 5-0 on the Human Rights, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee request, covering two programs…
School Committee hears vaping, drinking and distress fell in 2025 survey
Wayland student vaping, drinking, and distress all fell in the 2025 adolescent health survey. Health and Wellness Director Scott Parseghian and town Youth and Family Services Director Jason Verhoosky told…
Planning Board continues Town Center master permit hearing to Oct. 7
Wayland Planning Board continued the Town Center master permit hearing to Oct. 7, pending revised plans. The board voted 5-0 at its Sept. 23 meeting to keep PB 26-04 open…
Personnel Board votes 4-0 to cap sick leave buyback at $7,500
Wayland Personnel Board voted 4-0 on Sept. 23 to cap sick leave buyback at $7,500 for employees with at least 15 years of service, replacing language that allowed payout under…
Design Review Board pushes back on chain link fence at Castle Road pump station
Wayland’s Design Review Advisory Board pushed back on chain link fencing at the Castle Road pump station at its Sept. 29 meeting. Public Works Director Tom Holder and Kleinfelder project…
Cultural Council cites largest-ever $10,835 in awards; Oct. 15 deadline
Chair Pallavi Nagesha told the four-member quorum on Sept. 23 the Cultural Council awarded $10,835 to 22 applicants in the 2026 cycle, its largest ever, but has about $7,000 this…
ConCom closes 67A Loker St. hearing, issues order of conditions
The Conservation Commission voted 6-0 on Sept. 30 to close the hearing and issue an order of conditions for Matt O’Connor’s 67A Loker St. project, despite Conservation Administrator Linda Hansen…
