Dear Wayland Voter, Citizens continue to raise questions about Wayland's huge percentage of cash on hand -- millions more than needed to meet expected expenses...
CORRECTION In WVN #415 we made an incorrect reference in quotation marks to an "underride." The reference was to a resident's suggestion for a vote at a fall...
Dear Wayland Voter, Residents who say the town holds too much free cash want some of it returned to taxpayers. The Board of Selectmen acknowledged that the...
Dear Wayland Voter, Wayland's projected tax rate for Fiscal 2012 is $20.71 per thousand of assessed valuation, not $19.35 as reported in WVN #416. Though...
Special Town Meeting on Tax Relief Likely Dear Wayland Voter, There was no argument with the proposition that Wayland holds too much money as free cash and...
Dear Wayland Voter, CORRECTION Because of an editing error, Wayland's Water Department reserves were incorrectly referred to as an enterprise fund in WVN #417....
Dear Wayland Voter, The selectmen meet at 7 p.m. on Tuesday Oct. 11 in the latest round of discussions on providing relief for Wayland Taxpayers. They'll...
Dear Wayland Voter, As expected, the Board of Selectmen chose Thursday Nov. 17 for a special Town Meeting mandated by petitioning citizens to consider using...
SECOND WAYCAM CHANNEL WayCAM, the local public access cable TV service, is expanding service by adding a second channel for Comcast customers. Comcast Channel...
Dear Wayland Voter, Officials and petitioning citizens are far apart on how much of Wayland's huge cash surplus should be devoted to immediate tax relief. ...
Dear Wayland Voter, As of 4 p.m. today an estimated 586 Wayland homes -- 10.8% --were still without power. NSTAR expects full restoration by Wednesday evening....
ASSESSORS' PUBLIC HEARING Wednesday Nov. 2, 7 p.m. Agenda includes an overview of the assessment process and Fiscal 2012 certification, plus time for public...
Dear Wayland Voter, By now you should have received the yellow warrant booklet for a Nov. 17 Special Town Meeting that is likely to approve property tax...
COMMENT A QUESTION OF TRUST Dear Wayland Voter, A stranger might find the genesis and agenda of the Nov. 17 Special Town Meeting peculiar. Why did nearly 400...
Dear Wayland Voter, After divided votes on the two Special Town Meeting articles on reducing property taxes, the Finance Committee now offers a kind of middle...
Dear Wayland Voter, As the Nov. 17 Special Town Meeting nears, the Finance Committee has adjusted its preferred amount of tax relief upward. The Board of...
Dear Wayland Voter, Thursday's two Special Town Meeting articles on property tax relief focus on an accumulation of surplus free cash. But citizens and...
Dear Wayland Voter, The Nov. 17 Special Town Meeting is unusual. Petitioners gathered signatures to call the meeting and to introduce three of the four...
Dear Wayland Voter, In a strong defeat for the Board of Selectmen and the Finance Committee, a large turnout of Special Town Meeting voters approved a...
LAST CHANCE TO WIN TV WayCAM, the local public access channel, is surveying residents about improving service. If you complete the survey, you'll be entered...
MEETING ON NEW FIELDS The Recreation Commission will meet at 7 p.m., on Wednesday Nov. 30 at the Town Building to discuss and hear comments on proposed...
Dear Wayland Voter, If you follow local news and have seen the road work on Routes 27/126 between the Public Safety Building and the Library, you're probably...
WAYLAND BOOSTERS SALE Thursday Dec. 1, 1-8 p.m., Holiday Open House, Loker School. Room 17. Check out Wayland-themed items. Mainly adult sizes. Get your "W"...
Dear Wayland Voter, There's a new wrinkle in controversial and potentially expensive proposals to create two new athletic fields in woods near the Middle...
Dear Wayland Voter, The selectmen are scheduled to choose dates for the spring Town Meeting and election at their next meeting, Monday Dec. 12. A number of...
Dear Wayland Voter, The excessive surplus cash total that led to a Special Town Meeting vote last month for $4 million in tax relief turns out to be even...
Dear Wayland Voter, In scheduling Annual Town Meeting for April 9, 2012 the selectmen ignored their stated position of encouraging more flexible schedules....
Dear Wayland Voter, Early next year residents will be watching as town officials pore over a comprehensive study by consultants of opportunities for new...
SCHOOL EQUIPMENT SALE The Wayland Public Schools will sell surplus equipment from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Tuesday Dec. 27 at the High School. Items include desks,...
