Town of Wayland 5/14: Seeking Volunteers for the River’s Edge Housing Project Advisory Committee. The Board of Selectmen is seeking applicants to serve on the River’s Edge Advisory Committee as established by Article 16 at the April 2014 Town Meeting.

River’s Edge is a proposed development of affordable and market-rate rental housing units on the location of the former Septage Facility at 484-490 Boston Post Road. The purpose of the Committee is to participate in the process to create and issue a public Request For Proposals (RFP) for the project and thereafter to advise the Selectmen on the disposition of the land and the best bid proposal(s) for the Town. Specifically, the Committee will assist in the development of an RFP, tour comparable developments, establish bid criteria, analyze and compare bid proposals, interview top-rated bidders and then provide recommendations to the Board of Selectmen.

Interested parties should possess professional expertise or Town experience in at least one of the following disciplines: real estate financing or development, market and/or affordable rental housing, architectural design, land use planning or engineering, senior housing issues, real estate or environmental law.

Two at-large citizens are needed to serve on this Committee. The remaining seven Committee members will consist of a member of each of the Board of Selectmen, Finance Committee, Board of Public Works, Wayland Housing Authority or Housing Partnership, Planning Board or Design Review Board, Council on Aging and Economic Development Committee. In making appointments, the Board of Selectmen will strive for appointments that benefit the entire Town. All members will serve a term which will expire upon the disposition of said land by sale, lease or otherwise.

Please send a cover letter and resume to MaryAnn DiNapoli at mdinapoli@wayland.ma.us no later than June 26, 2014. Questions may be directed to the Selectmen’s Office at 508-358-3621. The Board of Selectmen will interview interested candidates.