The Select Board unanimously approved a $165,560 Tighe & Bond task order for a Wayland Stormwater Asset Management Plan and advanced several 2026 Annual Town Meeting warrant articles.
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The stormwater plan will support an organized assessment and management approach for the town’s drainage infrastructure. The Board also supported funding, reserve-fund, floodplain, and accessory-dwelling-unit articles for Annual Town Meeting, while opposing a proposal to change maximum dimensions in the Route 20 West multifamily housing sub-district. A proposed transfer to fund the FY2026 fire payroll budget failed on a 0-5 vote.
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Approved a $165,560 task order from Tighe & Bond for the Wayland Stormwater Asset Management Plan.
Supported Annual Town Meeting articles on FY2027 revolving fund expenditure limits, the Capital Stabilization Fund appropriation, the Special Education Reserve Fund, floodplain protections, and accessory dwelling unit zoning amendments, each by a 5-0 vote.
Inserted and supported an article authorizing the acquisition and conveyance of easements near Wayland Town Center for the Mass Central Rail Trail by a 5-0 vote.
Opposed Article OO, which would amend maximum dimensions in the Route 20 West multifamily housing sub-district; the Board requested additional input from the Fire Chief and Planning Board chair.
Rejected a proposal to transfer funds for the FY2026 fire payroll budget to the Annual Town Meeting warrant by a 0-5 vote.
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