Wayland Student Press Network 1/13/10: Town citizens voice concerns over school budget cuts. Town residents have voiced opinions on and concerns over the proposed budget for the 2010 – 2011 school year at a series of public meetings over the past two weeks. On January 4, the Wayland School Committee held a public forum in the Large Hearing Room in the Town Building, to review Superintendent Gary Burton’s budget, one that has caused discussion and dissension within the community. The budget will shrink 2.33% next year, the first reduction since 1981. School Committee chairman Louis Jurist gave a presentation summarizing the budget and proposed cuts before opening the floor to the roughly 30 town citizens present, including several high school students. Alternative cuts suggested by the public included administrative pay reductions, the elimination of the language lab, and the removal of one or more of the Superintendent office’s three secretaries.