Wayland Morning Brief, Oct. 23: Capital panel OKs five-year plan amid debt warnings

From Wayland News

• Capital panel OKs five-year plan amid debt warnings Wayland's Capital Improvement Planning Committee weighed its five-year plan as Finance Director Brian Keveny flagged fiscal 2028 items, including Route 20 design and library grounds funding, while warning Moody's fund-balance concerns could mean $25 million in excluded debt asks over five years.Wayland News
• Conservation Commission splits on Rice Road wetland order Wayland's Conservation Commission took up a disputed wetland delineation for 26 Rice Road, where a consultant and peer reviewer found no hydric soils near a culvert, while the conservation administrator said she "100 percent" stood by a 2018 delineation showing a stream there.Wayland News
• Planning Board sets Dec. 16 hearing for Hobbs Road Wayland's Planning Board continued its review of a proposed supportive living facility at 1 Hobbs Road to Dec. 16, after Chair Anette Lewis challenged the applicant's sight-distance estimates and a member raised concerns about the lease's nonprofit-use safeguards.Wayland News

Happening Sat, Oct 24

• 10:00 a.m.: Rod & Gun Club holds annual turkey shoot The Wayland Rod & Gun Club hosts its annual Lucky Turkey Target Shoot Saturday starting at 10 a.m., with a rain date of Oct. 31, open to the public.Wayland Rod & Gun Club
• 4:00 p.m.: WCPA hosts Trunk or Treat at pool lot The Wayland Children and Parent Association holds its Trunk or Treat event Saturday at 4 p.m. in the Wayland Community Pool parking lot at 258 Old Connecticut Path.Wayland Children and Parent Association

Wayland on Fri, Oct 23

• New firefighters sworn in Wayland's Select Board held an Oct. 19 ceremony swearing in three new firefighter-paramedics, James Sykes, Clare Moloney and Cullen Millerick, and promoting Mitchell Mabardy to lieutenant and Kenneth McGuire to captain. Wayland Patch also covered the ceremony.The Wayland Post
• Housing Authority posts 2027 draft housing plan The Wayland Housing Authority has posted its draft 2027 Public Housing Authority Plan for public review, outlining its housing programs for the coming year.The Wayland Post
• Hitting the books The Wayland Housing Authority is hiring a full-time maintenance laborer at $34.60 per hour, requiring at least two years of building and grounds maintenance experience, The Wayland Post reported.The Wayland Post
• Schuller talks Tourette's at Temple Shir Tikva Comedian Pam Schuller shared her experience growing up with Tourette syndrome and OCD during three days of shows at Temple Shir Tikva, describing years of depression before turning her challenges into material, The Wayland Post reported.The Wayland Post
• Pool mural responds to hateful graffiti A new mural responding to two incidents of hateful graffiti at Wayland Community Pool will be unveiled with a ribbon cutting Sunday, Wayland Patch reported.Wayland Patch
• Middle school named among state's best A new U.S. News & World Report ranking named a Wayland school among the best in Massachusetts, Wayland Patch reported.Wayland Patch
• Lawmaker to speak on antisemitism Nov. 9 State Rep. Simon Cataldo will discuss Massachusetts' response to antisemitism at a free public event at Temple Shir Tikva on Nov. 9, MetroWest Daily News reported.MetroWest Daily News

Coming up

• Fri, Oct 23: Deadline to review and question your assessed property value From the Board of Assessors meeting on October 5, as reported by Wayland News.Wayland News
• Sun, Oct 25, 12:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Museum's house tour visits five mid-century homes The Wayland Museum & Historical Society's first mid-century modern house tour visits five Wayland homes Sunday from noon to 4 p.m., with tickets $50, or $40 for members.Wayland Museum & Historical Society
• Sun, Oct 25, 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Or Atid, B'nai Torah visit MFA exhibit Congregation Or Atid and B'nai Torah MetroWest members will tour the Museum of Fine Arts' exhibit on Rembrandt and Dutch Jewish history Sunday from 2 to 4 p.m.Congregation Or Atid
• Tue, Oct 27, 7:30 p.m.: WCPA plans Halloween wine and cheese night The Wayland Children and Parent Association hosts a Halloween Wine & Cheese Night Tuesday at 7:30 p.m., with the location provided upon registration.Wayland Children and Parent Association
• Wed, Oct 28, 11:59 p.m.: Arts Wayland sets Nov.-Dec. exhibit deadline Arts Wayland's deadline for member submissions to its November-December exhibit is Wednesday at 11:59 p.m.Arts Wayland
• Thu, Oct 29, 6:30 p.m.: Library hosts talk on backyard wildlife The Wayland Free Public Library hosts "Wildlife Out Your Window," a talk on the hidden lives of New England wildlife, Thursday at 6:30 p.m.Wayland Free Public Library
• Wed, Nov 4: Planning Board continued hearing on MWRA water treatment facility and pump station project From the Planning Board meeting on October 7, as reported by Wayland News.Wayland News

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