Metrowest Daily News 4/27/08: Heat and lead a concern for artificial turf fields, but Wayland Park & Recreation Director Nancy McShea said the town studied off-gassing on artificial fields for about a year before Wayland's field was installed. McShea said research led her and other officials to believe there was "no evidence that harmful chemicals would be off-gassed," since the type of turf installed contained no lead or other harmful chemicals.

Metrowest Daily News 3/22/08:  Wayland, Weston finds artificial turf hot to handle.  Concerned that the turf can get extremely hot on hot days, towns are considering posting warning signs. 

WaylandeNews 9/15/07:  Photos of the new Wayland High School Artificial Turf field.  These are before and after photos of the new field, which was open for its first game on Friday, September 14, when the Warriors handily defeated Boston Latin.

Boston Globe 9/13/07:  Grass-roots uprising:  Health, environmental issues slow dash to build artificial playing fields.

Wayland Town Crier 8/30/07:  Friday night lights:  Football team ready for artificial turf.  As the first football home game of the year approaches on September 14, the turf project nears completion,

Boston Globe 8/2/07:  Questions remain about turf field.  The artificial turf field should be ready for use when school starts in September.  In the meantime, though an environmental challenge was settled, a suit charging that the turf is an improper use of CPA funds is still pending.

Metrowest Daily News 7/25/07:  Wayland agrees to regularly test turf field.  The town and a citizen group that had attempted to block the turf field signed an agreement that avoids litigation.  The town will test runoff from the new field to ensure there is no health impact on the water supply, while the citizen group has agreed not to file further appeals. 

Metrowest Daily News 7/15/07: Wayland spruces up tennis court, field.  The tennis courts will undergo patching to repair cracks, and the artificial turf work proceeds at the high school.

Metrowest Daily News 6/30/07:  Lawsuits stacking up against Wayland.  Suits have been filed by residents challenging the use of CPA funds for for an artificial turf field, and by T-Mobile challenging a Zoning Board of Appeals ruling denying three cellular towers to be placed in Wayland, and now there's a possible suit over Wayland's legal obligation to provide the Town Center with 45,000 gallons of sewage capacity per day.

Wayland Town Crier 6/14/07:  Work starts on artificial turf field.  Looking to have the new artificial turf field at the High School installed before the start of fall sports, the project is now underway.

Wayland Town Crier 3/22/07:  Bids pour in for turf field proposal.  Ten firms submitted bids to conduct the artificial turf project at the High School. The selected engineers will need to submit an explanation of how they will comply with DEP requirements and the Conservation Commission's order of conditions.

Wayland Town Crier 3/8/2007:  DEP requires drainage plans for turf field.  The Department of Environmental Protection requested changes to the drainage from the high school athletic field.  The changes, which are required whether or not the town is able to go ahead and install an artificial turf, are expected to cost $10,000-$20,000 and are seen as doable.

Wayland Town Crier 2/8/07:  DEP ponders response to turf appeal.  An appeal of the Conservation Commission's Order of Conditions by a group of residents prompts the state to review the artificial turf plan.

Boston Globe 1/18/07:  Little fuss over Sudbury field using CPA funds.

Metrowest Daily News 12/31/06: Lawyers will work pro bono for Turf.  Wayland residents and attorneys John Donovan and Harvey Wolkoff (both of Ropes & Grey) will represent the town defending the use of CPA funds for the artificial turf that was approved at November's Town Meeting.

Wayland Town Crier 12/18/06:  Environmental appeal filed looking for additional conditions for artificial turf.

Boston Globe 11/23/06:  In CPA case, group of thirteen residents sue over artificial turf funding.

Metrowest Daily News 11/19/06:  Opponents file suit to try to stop artificial turf field and nullify town meeting vote.  Selectmen confident turf is appropriate use.  A correction to this article listed in the 11/22/06 Crier:  "The article "Should CPA dough be used for fake turf?" ( Sunday Crier, p. A1) should not have implied that attorney George Harris is one of the 13 plaintiffs. In addition, one of the lawsuits filed in Newton over the appropriate use of Community Preservation Act money is still active."

Town of Wayland Press Release 11/17/06:  Selectmen vow to defend town meeting vote on CPA funding for turf field.

WaylandeNews 11/17/06:  Conservation Commission voted 5-1 to approve Artificial Turf project.

WaylandeNews 11/17/06:  Lawsuit filed seeking to prevent the town from using CPC funds for Artificial Turf. 

Wayland Town Crier 11/16/06:  Voters approve money for artificial turf field.  Town Meeting voters approve turf at High School by 3:1 margin. 

Metrowest Daily News 10/22/06:  Conservation Commission holds a hearing on the Artificial Turf proposal.  They will be waiting for leaching test results before voting on the article.  The Water Commission sees nothing alarming in the proposal.

Metrowest Daily News 10/18/06:  Is the grass greener?  The Patriots are wishing they could switch to artificial turf.  Park & Recreation hosted a forum regarding Wayland's proposed artificial turf last night.

Metrowest Daily News 9/24/06:  Wayland Town Meeting to vote on using CPA funds for artificial turf field.

Boston Globe 7/30/06:  Area towns looking at shift to artificial turf.

Boston Globe 7/23/06:  Town officials debate use of CPA funds for artificial turf.

• Community Preservation Commission voted 5-2 in favor and is sponsoring the article
• Board of Selectmen voted 4-0 to co-sponsor the project
• School Committee voted 5-0 in favor
• Park and Recreation voted 5-0 in favor
• Finance Committee voted 5-0 in favor