Board of Public Works

Government · Board of Public Works

Wayland to charge town departments full water rates

Board votes to end discounted water rates for town departments starting fiscal 2028, adding $67,000 annually.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 20

Government · Board of Public Works

DPW Board Approves 3 Warrant Articles 5-0

The Pepperell Board of Public Works voted 5-0 to recommend three Special Town Meeting warrant articles covering highway equipment, cemetery mowers and a cemetery bylaw update.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 15

Government · Board of Public Works

Wayland water project hits 75 percent design

Wayland's long-term water supply design reached 75 percent complete, with bidding set for summer 2027.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 22

Government · Board of Public Works

Board advances cemetery bylaw, sewer district plan

Pepperell's Board of Public Works advanced plans to seek authority to extend sewer service outside the town's existing sewer district without a separate Town Meeting vote each time.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 17

Government · Board of Public Works

Pepperell DPW board approves minutes, presses solar site on runoff

Pepperell DPW presses a solar developer on stormwater failures near town wells, weighs a $2 million fix for Dirt Jewett Street.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 27

Government · Board of Public Works

Pepperell DPW Orders Urgent Letter to DEP Over Solar Farm Near Town Well

Pepperell's Board of Public Works directed staff to send an urgent letter to the state Department of Environmental Protection raising concerns that a Bemis Road solar farm may contaminate the town's primary drinking-water well.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 16

Government · Board of Public Works

Wayland Board of Public Works Unanimously Approves New FY27 Water Rates

WAYLAND -- June 23, 2026, Wayland Board of Public Works sets new water rates for fiscal year 2027 in unanimous vote. The board approved a tiered rate schedule of $8, $11.50, $14, and $22

Townbrief reporting · Jun 23

Government · Board of Public Works

Pepperell Board of Public Works approves 3.5 percent water rate increase for fiscal 2027

Pepperell Board of Public Works approves 3.5 percent water rate hike while holding sewer and stormwater flat.

Townbrief reporting · Jun 18

Government · Board of Public Works

Wayland Board Raises Transfer Station Mattress Fee, Eyes Significant Water Rate Hikes

WAYLAND -- June 16, 2026, Wayland's Board of Public Works moved toward significant FY27 water rate increases and voted unanimously to raise the transfer station mattress disposal fee to $80. Working through a

Townbrief reporting · Jun 16

Government · Board of Public Works

Pepperell water board collects $300,000 in overdue bills

Pepperell water board collects $300,000 in overdue bills, debates sewer growth authority. The Board of Public Works reported delinquent water and sewer accounts have dropped sharply after collecting roughly $300,000 in overdue payments, with several accounts still slated for shutoff next week.

Townbrief reporting · May 21