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Wayland Select Board inserts 19 warrant articles, swears in acting police chief

WAYLAND — January 20, 2026 — Wayland Select Board inserts 19 warrant articles and swears in an acting police chief. The board voted 3-0 to add Articles H, S, T, BB, CC, DD, FF, GG, HH, II, LL, MM, NN, OO, PP, QQ, RR and SS to the 2026 Annual Town

Wayland Personnel Board approves retaliation policy update, sends harassment revisions back for rewrite

WAYLAND — January 20, 2026 — Wayland Personnel Board approves retaliation policy, defers larger harassment overhaul. The board voted 5-0 on Jan. 20 to adopt revised language for policy A2-07.01, Protection from Retaliation, after striking an obsolete "acting executive secretary" reference, but sent the sexual harassment, standards

Wayland HRDEI Committee adds two spring dialogue sessions on belonging

WAYLAND — January 20, 2026 — Wayland HRDEI Committee unanimously co-sponsors two more Conversations for Change dialogues. The committee voted Tuesday to back March 19 and April 30 sessions led by Dr. Eden-Renee Hayes with the Wayland Free Public Library and the Wayland Museum and Historical Society, focused on James

Wayland DPW board backs tiered water billing for municipal departments

WAYLAND — January 20, 2026 — Wayland Board of Public Works moves to bill town departments at tiered water rates ahead of a 30 percent hike. Chair George Uveges said Finance Director Brian Keveny has already warned department heads of the fiscal 2027 increase, driven by new debt service for the long-

EDC locks in 2026 workplan, assigns leads for Route 20 and tax base goals

WAYLAND — January 16, 2026 — Wayland EDC sets 2026 priorities and previews a 58-foot Route 20 zoning article. With Chair Rebecca Stanizzi remote and Karen Kelly serving as acting chair, the four-member quorum approved three sets of prior minutes 4-0 and divided up leads on more than a

Wayland Select Board sends seven articles to 2026 Town Meeting warrant

WAYLAND — January 14, 2026 — Wayland Select Board advances seven articles to 2026 warrant ahead of Thursday deadline. The board, chaired by Carol B. Martin and meeting without Vice-Chair Doug Levine, voted 4-0 to submit articles transferring $500,000 to the FY26 Fire Payroll Budget, accepting state green-burial

Housing Partnership to send letter on 212 Cochituate Road development

WAYLAND — January 14, 2026 — Wayland Housing Partnership will press for denser use of 212 Cochituate Road parcel. The committee voted unanimously Wednesday to send a letter to Tom Fay, chair of the 212 Cochituate Road Advisory Committee, arguing that two five-bedroom group homes — the model preferred by the state

Capital panel approves first FY27-31 report to town manager

WAYLAND — January 14, 2026 — Wayland's Capital Improvement Planning Committee unanimously approved its first FY2027-2031 report to the town manager. The 5-0 vote authorized Chair Kelly Lappin to finalize and submit a recommended FY27 capital program totaling roughly $53.4 million, including a $38.6 million MWRA/

Zoning board accepts Veritas appeal, declines to halt construction

WAYLAND — January 13, 2026 — Wayland ZBA accepts Veritas Christian Academy building permit appeal but refuses to halt work. The Zoning Board of Appeals voted 4-1 Tuesday to take up an appeal from abutters Adam Mascari and Patrick Cavanaugh challenging the Oct. 30 building permit for the Veritas campus on

Wayland housing trust approves $40,000 for regional housing office

WAYLAND — January 13, 2026 — Wayland's Municipal Affordable Housing Trust approves $40,000 for regional housing services and clears a Habitat condo deed. The board voted 4-0 on Jan. 13 to fund two years of the Regional Housing Services Office from non-CPA funds at Town Planner Robert