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Government · Board of Public Works

Wayland Public Works board elects Wegebauer chair, grants $14,869 water abatement

WAYLAND -- May 19, 2026, Wayland Public Works elects new leadership and grants nearly $15,000 water abatement. The board unanimously elected Michael Wegebauer chair and Michael Spelman vice chair, with Judy Ling continuing as

Townbrief reporting · May 19

Government · Board of Public Works

Wayland Public Works board calls transfer station unsustainable as enterprise fund

WAYLAND -- April 21, 2026, Wayland Public Works votes 5-0 to tell Select Board the transfer station no longer works as an enterprise fund. The board, in departing chair George Wegmeyer's final

Townbrief reporting · Apr 21

Government · Board of Public Works

Wayland Public Works board details $38.6 million water plan for May 4 vote

WAYLAND -- April 7, 2026, Wayland water officials pitch $38.6 million dual-source overhaul ahead of May 4 Town Meeting. The Board of Public Works and Kleinfelder project manager Kirsten Ryan told residents Tuesday

Townbrief reporting · Apr 7

Government · Board of Public Works

Public Works Director Briefs Board on Rates and Capital Projects

Pepperell Department of Public Works explains enterprise-fund billing and three capital projects at March 19 board meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Mar 19

Government · Board of Public Works

Wayland water project loses 0 percent loan; town will appeal before Town Meeting

WAYLAND -- March 10, 2026, Wayland loses 0 percent state loan for water project, sets April appeal and public forum. The Board of Public Works learned this month that the Clean Water Trust ranked Wayland&

Townbrief reporting · Mar 10

Government · Board of Public Works

Wayland DPW board approves capital plans after losing zero-percent water loan

WAYLAND -- February 24, 2026, Wayland water project denied zero-percent state loan, forcing scramble for backup financing. DPW Director Tom Holder told the Board of Public Works on Feb. 24 that the Massachusetts Clean

Townbrief reporting · Feb 24

Government · Board of Public Works

Pepperell Public Works Board Reviews Cybersecurity, Adds Shutoff Warnings

Pepperell Public Works Board reviews cybersecurity gaps and overdue water bills.

Townbrief reporting · Feb 19

Government · Board of Public Works

Wayland DPW board clears removal of 42 roadside trees

WAYLAND -- February 9, 2026, Wayland board approves removal of 42 trees, sparing a healthy Dean Road locust. The Board of Public Works, meeting jointly by Zoom with the Planning Board, voted 4-0 to

Townbrief reporting · Feb 9

Government · Board of Public Works

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

Townbrief reporting · Jan 20

Government · Board of Public Works

Pepperell DPW moves toward January water shutoffs over unpaid bills

Pepperell DPW presses toward January water shutoffs over roughly $360,000 in unpaid bills. The Board of Public Works heard that a first round of warning letters to about 103 delinquent water and sewer accounts, each owing more than $2,000, recovered roughly $30,000, about 10 percent of what's owed.

Townbrief reporting · Jan 15