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...
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Oct 1, 2011 4:54 pm
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...
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waylandvoters1
Oct 6, 2011 2:05 am
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...
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Oct 8, 2011 1:23 am
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....
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waylandvoters1
Oct 11, 2011 2:06 pm
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...
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waylandvoters1
Oct 14, 2011 2:58 pm
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...
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waylandvoters1
Oct 24, 2011 1:52 am
SECOND WAYCAM CHANNEL WayCAM, the local public access cable TV service, is expanding service by adding a second channel for Comcast customers. Comcast Channel...
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waylandvoters1
Oct 27, 2011 7:26 pm
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. ...
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waylandvoters1
Oct 29, 2011 9:42 pm
Wayland police issued this weather preparation warning: http://www.wayland.ma.us/Pages/WaylandMA_EmerNews/017C7E4F-000F8513...
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waylandvoters1
Nov 2, 2011 1:15 am
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....
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waylandvoters1
Nov 2, 2011 9:14 pm
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...
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waylandvoters1
Nov 5, 2011 12:08 am
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...
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waylandvoters1
Nov 8, 2011 4:26 pm
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...
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waylandvoters1
Nov 9, 2011 4:10 am
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...
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waylandvoters1
Nov 14, 2011 3:08 pm
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...
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waylandvoters1
Nov 15, 2011 3:47 pm
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...
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waylandvoters1
Nov 16, 2011 3:31 pm
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...
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waylandvoters1
Nov 18, 2011 2:56 pm
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...
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waylandvoters1
Nov 19, 2011 3:07 pm
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...
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waylandvoters1
Nov 29, 2011 1:13 am
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...
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waylandvoters1
Nov 30, 2011 7:29 pm
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...
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waylandvoters1
Dec 1, 2011 3:47 am
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"...
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waylandvoters1
Dec 5, 2011 4:58 pm
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...
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waylandvoters1
Dec 12, 2011 2:06 am
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...
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waylandvoters1
Dec 15, 2011 5:03 am
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...
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waylandvoters1
Dec 16, 2011 11:07 pm
Dear Wayland Voter, In scheduling Annual Town Meeting for April 9, 2012 the selectmen ignored their stated position of encouraging more flexible schedules....
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waylandvoters1
Dec 22, 2011 6:20 pm
Dear Wayland Voter, Early next year residents will be watching as town officials pore over a comprehensive study by consultants of opportunities for new...
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waylandvoters1
Dec 23, 2011 4:16 am
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,...
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waylandvoters1
Jan 3, 2012 4:22 pm
Dear Wayland Voter, Happy New Year. The quarterly property tax bill sent to you a few days ago reflects $4 million in tax relief, a windfall for which the...
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waylandvoters1
Jan 5, 2012 5:23 pm
Dear Wayland Voter, If voters hadn't approved tax relief at a special Town Meeting in November, Wayland would have the highest tax rate in Massachusetts. Also...
