Cultural Council postpones $1,035 in grant allocations to April

WAYLAND -- March 11, 2026, Wayland Cultural Council defers $1,035 in grant decisions to April meeting. Meeting remotely Wednesday with Chair Pallavi Nagesha absent, acting chair Marie Isenburg led five voting members through unanimous votes to postpone allocations for a mural project, a rail trail bench installation and a Muslim Sisters of America community event until updated proposals are available. Isenburg reported that DCR-spec benches for the rail trail cost "$7,500 apiece" and that the Wayland Historical Society "is not in a position to ask for funds at this point" after coordination with DPW reshaped the plan. Members, Kevin Goodwin, Charles Bent, Dona Mitra, Naresh Mysore and associate Iniyan Gandhi, also voted unanimously to confirm the annual grantee reception for Friday, April 17 at the Council on Aging, with catering decisions deferred to an April 8 meeting. Mysore agreed to circulate a two-slide reimbursement-procedures explainer by email.