Select Board signals task force on Dover Amendment projects after resident outcry

WAYLAND — January 5, 2026 — Wayland's Select Board faces resident demands for a Dover Amendment task force as Veritas construction continues. More than a dozen abutters of the Veritas Christian Academy and Coptic Church projects told the board on Jan. 5 that Planning Board review of only Phase 1 — 100 students, not the planned 450 — left traffic, drainage and tree-clearing impacts unaddressed, with Adam Mascari of Shaw Drive calling for the topic to be formally agendized. Chair Carol B. Martin and members Thomas J. Fay and Douglas A. Levine signaled support for consulting KP Law and exploring a task force. The board voted 5-0 to submit and insert six articles into the 2026 Annual Town Meeting warrant, including a $500,000 free-cash transfer to the General Stabilization Fund for the unsettled fire contract and a bylaw banning cryptocurrency ATMs. Finance Director Brian Keveny reported new growth came in at $900,000, more than double the $400,000 forecast.