Wayland Planning Board Continues Hobbs Road Hearing, Sets July Decision Deadline

WAYLAND — June 10, 2026 — Wayland Planning Board continues supportive housing hearing and hears Graffito Town Center vision. The board voted 4-0 to continue the public hearing on Oak Street Management's proposed six-unit supportive living residence at 1 Hobbs Road to July 8, 2026, extending the decision deadline to July 16 after the applicant submitted revised stormwater calculations and a response letter the same afternoon of the hearing. Chair Anette S. Lewis pressed the applicant team on whether a letter of intent from Minutemen Arc for Human Services, signed the day of the hearing, constituted a genuine commitment — "not just an agreement to agree" — with the development consultant citing parallel state Department of Developmental Services funding processes as a reason formal agreement language remains incomplete. Outstanding items include sight-distance analysis on Alden Road, a DPW walkthrough with director Joe Doucette, and revised earthwork documentation. The board also voted 4-0 to appoint Ann Gordon, a 30-year Wayland resident and former Council on Aging communications specialist, to the Design Review Advisory Board, filling one of two vacancies on the five-seat body. In a wide-ranging pre-filing discussion, Graffito WTC Partner, LLC presented plans to raise the Town Center's gateway signs from roughly 10 feet to 15 feet, pedestrianize Alyssa Avenue with flush decking and removable bollards, and activate underutilized green space with youth sports fields, a dog park, and a seasonal skating rink — all requiring amendments to the 2007 master special permit, with a formal hearing application expected in July.