Wayland Assessors Approve Tax Commitments, Set Joint Session to Fill Board Vacancy

WAYLAND — June 1, 2026 — Wayland Board of Assessors clears four tax commitments and sets June 15 joint session to fill a vacant seat. Meeting remotely on June 1, the three-member quorum — Steven Klitgord, Douglass McNeilly, and Zachariah L. Ventress — unanimously approved a third motor vehicle and trailer excise commitment for FY2026 covering 340 bills totaling $167,769.03 against a valuation of $8,797,556.51, along with three zero-dollar commitments for omitted assessments, Chapter land rollbacks, and amended levy growth. The board also voted unanimously to hold a joint session with the Select Board on June 15 to interview at least one candidate — a write-in finisher from the April town election — for a seat that became vacant after a winning candidate declined to be sworn in. Director of Assessing Robert Leroux reported that new growth stands at just over $300,000 against a target of $600,000 or more before the June 30 fiscal year-end, noting the finance director had already budgeted the lower figure as a floor.