Government · Planning Board
Planning Board delays Hobbs Road group home to Dec. 16
Planning Board continued Hobbs Road supportive living hearing to December and authorized peer reviews for a childcare application.
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Government · Conservation Commission
Commission issues Rice Road wetland order over objection
Commission votes 4-1 to issue Rice Road wetland order finding no stream exists, over objection.
Morning Brief
Wayland Morning Brief, Oct. 21: Bridge to close 12 weeks starting Nov. 9
Sherman's Bridge will close for 12 weeks starting Nov. 9 for a rehabilitation project. From our own coverage: Assessors OK $115,158 excise tax commitment; FinCom reviews 6.25% FY28 tax increase projection.
Government · Personnel Board
Personnel Board weighs remote work limits, job rewrites
Board reviewed revised job descriptions and continued remote work policy discussion to Dec. 8 without substantive votes.
Government · HRDEI Committee
HRDEI adopts disability fact sheet for town website
The committee unanimously adopted a disability awareness fact sheet for the town website and deferred holiday observance guidance to November.
Government · Energy and Climate Committee
Wayland energy panel co-sponsors Dec. 10 climate event
Committee unanimously voted to co-sponsor a December 10 climate rights event and reviewed three major environmental initiatives.
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.
Morning Brief
Library main floor delays opening Oct. 21-22
Wayland Free Public Library's main floor will open late, at 1 p.m., on both October 21 and October 22, though the Children's Room keeps its regular hours through a side entrance.
Government · Wastewater Management District Commission
Wayland weighs handing Oxbow pump station to developer
Commission backed pursuing transfer of Alta Oxbow pump station to owners, shifting grease maintenance responsibility and overflow liability.
Government · Select Board
Wayland board backs remote town meeting pilot bid
Board backed five-town remote participation pilot and referred transfer station subsidy questions to town manager.
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