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April 2008 Town Meeting and Elections
Wayland Town Crier 4/17/08: Wayland Town Meeting approves providing town pool land for the construction of a new pool to be funded with private donations.
Town Moderator 4/17/08: Some statistics concerning Wayland's Annual Town Meetings during the last 25 years. Average attendance has risen dramatically over the last four years from historical levels. Average attendance from 1984-2004: 282. Average from 2005-2008: 654.
WaylandeNews 4/17/08: Summary results of Town Meeting Articles
WaylandeNews 4/11/08: Town Meeting last night got through Article 5, passing all Articles 1 through 5. Town Meeting will continue on Monday night.
Wayland Town Crier 4/11/08: Town Meeting votes to create Department of Public Works. After hours of discussion, annual Town Meeting established the town’s first ever public works department on Thursday night. Voters approved the measure on a standing head count of 382-291.
Wayland Town Crier 4/8/08: Important proposals for Town Meeting include the DPW proposal, the reconstruction of the Town Pool, a town-wide property information update, and several others. Town Meeting starts on Thursday, and the Town Meeting Warrant is available online.
Wayland Town Crier 4/3/08: Challenging election for town clerk's office. With several offices void of a candidate, and one write-in candidate facing off against three on the ballot, the town clerk's office expects to be burning the midnight oil manually counting votes.
Wayland Town Crier 2/21/08: Proposal for assessments seeks fresh property cards. A petitioner's article seeks to spend up to $250,000 for a complete revisiting of all Wayland homes to freshly generate property cards.
Wayland Town Crier 2/19/08: Contested races in upcoming town election. Four candidates are vying for the two selectmen seats, and three for the two school committee seats.Metrowest Daily News 5/14/06: High turnout at Town Meeting reveals deficiencies in Field House as venue for town business.
Wayland Town Crier 2/14/08: Article submitted for Town Meeting to revamp web site. A petitioner's article for the spring Town Meeting seeks to create a committee to recommend improvements to the town's website.
Town Meeting in General
Wayland Town Crier 1/26/06: Selectmen to implement many recommendations from Town Meeting Committee, including trying Sunday afternoon meetings and starting Town Meeting earlier on weeknights.
Metrowest Daily News 11/27/05: Town Meeting Committee reports on suggestions for improving Town Meeting. Shorter meetings with more accessible and comfortable facilities are among the many suggestions of the Town Center Committee. The full report and Moderator Gossel's response is available online by clicking here.
April 2007 Town Meeting
Wayland Town Crier 12/14/06: Town Meeting preview. The town will look to create a Stabilization Fund, to contribute to Wayland’s Community Preservation Act (CPA) funds. and to obtain permission for the town to sign a petition to withdraw its employee pension plans from the Middlesex Retirement System and move them to the Public Employees’ Retirement Administration Commission.
April 2006 Town Meeting
Wayland Town Crier 5/11/06: Record Town Meeting crowd supports Town Center. Now the project begins its move forward.
Wayland Town Crier 5/11/06: Wayland voters turn down overlay district bylaw.
Finance Committee comments on STM articles
Fall 2005 Town Meeting
The Town Clerk's official results. All articles passed except for the Town Center proposal. Voters supported a cell tower on Reeves Hill, additional funding for the handicapped/senior van, a change to rules for wastewater charges, and a land purchase.