Wayland Select Board hears pushback on $200,000 Holiday Road study

WAYLAND — April 13, 2026 — Wayland Select Board takes Holiday Road study to the public, drawing calls for an advisory group. The board held a public forum April 13 on Article 16, a joint Select Board and School Committee request for $200,000 to study potential uses of the 13.72-acre town-owned parcel at 25 Holiday Road — including a school, housing, or recreation — ahead of Annual Town Meeting on May 4 and 5. Liaison William D. Whitney said the funds would cover "preliminary due diligence" and that the board would not pursue density approaching the Alta Oxbow development. David Bernstein argued "a basic feasibility study is 10K, not 200K," while George Harris called the article a "false flag" masking a revenue motive. Member Thomas J. Fay said he will draft a charge for a citizens advisory group for the board's April 27 meeting. The board also voted 4-0 to authorize Town Manager Michael McCall to sign a revised Inter-Municipal Agreement for the Regional 911 Emergency Communications Center with Framingham and Natick.