League of Women Voters of Wayland
To promote political responsibility through informed and active participation of Wayland citizens in government and to act on selected governmental issues.
The League of Women Voters and the Wayland Free Public Library hosted Run For It: The Town Office Experience in October, 2025. We talked with three elected officials on running for office–why they chose to do this and what their experiences have been. Watch the video and decide for yourself! Here is the link: Run For It: The Town Office Experience
Special thanks to our guests Erin Gibbons (Wayland School Committee), Doug Levine (Wayland Select Board), and Anette Lewis (Wayland Planning Board)!
The League of Women Voters of Wayland participated in the 2025 Wayland Festival with a table providing information about voting and upcoming League events. We even joined in the parade! Special thanks to Mary Antes, Karen Krowne, and Sue Flicop for their participation at the festival!
The League of Women Voters of Wayland is a co-sponsor of the reading of Frederick Douglass’s 4th of July speech, “What to a Slave Is the Fourth of July?” It will be held at the Wayland Free Public Library on July 1st at 7pm.
If you would like to read a line or two of the speech, please email Courtney Michael at the library, cmichael@minlib.net. Otherwise please register (07/01/2025 | Reading Frederick Douglass Together | Wayland Free Public Library) and plan to attend the reading.
UPDATED LINK: Town Meeting Issues Forum: Wednesday, March 26, 7pm
The League of Women Voters of Wayland will hold a public forum on some of the major issues to be discussed and voted on at Annual Town Meeting. The hybrid forum will be held in the Wayland Public Library on Wednesday, March 26th at 7pm. Articles included are the Accessory Dwelling Unit Bylaw, the pre-order food pick-up window bylaw, the transfer of 212 Cochituate Road, green burial, creation of a capital improvement committee, the sports center and feasibility study at 195 Main Street, the energy revolving fund, banning second generation rodenticide, creation of a finance department, and the library millennium fund. Iryna Priester will moderate the discussion.
To join the meeting virtually, please use this Zoom link: Zoom Link: https://wayland-ma-us.zoom.us/j/82622238840?pwd=bCqgebRsFrbdhMbWLPsVSs7a8bs2pV.1
Meet the Candidates: March 30, 2025 from 3:00-4:30 Wayland Public Library
There are no contested races for the 2nd year in a row. In lieu of our traditional Candidates’ Night, the League of Women Voters will be co-hosting with the Wayland Public Library a “Meet the Candidates Event.” The event will be held on Sunday, March 30th from 3:00 to 4:30 PM in the round room of the Wayland Public Library. It will be an informal gathering, with no speeches or presentations. The public is invited and encouraged to drop-in and meet the future office holders of the Town of Wayland. This is your opportunity to share any ideas and/or concerns with them.
The League of Women Voters of Wayland co-sponsored a panel discussion by the League of Women Voters of Massachusetts called Democracy – What Does It Mean in People’s Everyday Lives?
The 60-minute program is moderated by Heather Hamilton, and features panelists Dr. Rachael Cobb, Cheryl Clyburn Crawford, and Tim Matthews. For more information and a link to the recoding, click here: Democracy – What Does It Mean in People’s Everyday Lives?
Many thanks to the candidates for Wayland Town office who joined League members and other Wayland residents for refreshments at the Wayland Public Library on Sunday! The candidates who came were Doug Levine (Select Board), Carol Martin (Select Board), Emily Weintraub (Board of Library Trustees), Robin Borgestedt (Planning Board), Kate Sambuco (School Committee), Elizabeth Cullen (School Committee), and Robert Fox (Trust Fund Commission).
Our heartfelt appreciation to the Wayland Public Library for their hospitality and the use of their space. Many thanks as well to League volunteer Karen Kavet for organizing this new event!
The new 2024 LWVW Voters’ Guide is now available! Click on LWVW 2020 Voters’ Guide for info on all the candidates in Wayland’s upcoming Town election!
There are two new forums organized by proponents of two articles. These are not sponsored or organized by the League of Women Voters, but we are sharing the information so that voters can be more informed before Town Meeting.
NEW FORUM on Article 27: Tuesday, April 23rd, at 7pm on Article 27, Retail Self Storage and Community Space Zoning, held in St. Zepherin Parish Hall, 99 Main Street
NEW FORUM on the MBTA Communities Zoning Article: Wednesday, April 24th, at 7pm: a forum on the MBTA Communities Multi-family Housing Zoning Article, held in the Large Hearing Room, sponsored by the Select Board and the Planning Board. They encourage people to come in person, but if you prefer, you can join by Zoom using the following link, posted the day of the public forum: https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid
The two forums below are organized by the League of Women Voters of Wayland:
NEW DATE, Only on Zoom: Town Meeting Issues Forum on Thursday, May 2, 7 pm at the Wayland Public Library on Zoom ONLY: The League of Women Voters of Wayland will hold a public forum on some of the major issues to be discussed and voted on at Annual Town Meeting. Articles included are the MBTA Communities Bylaws and Zoning Map; Special Education Stabilization Fund; Fire Department Staffing Study, Energy and Climate articles; Community Preservation Act articles; and four petitioner articles: Retail Self Storage, resolution regarding the State Flag, Solar Compact Development, and Athletic Fields Planning Committee. Audience members will be able to ask questions of the presenters. Nancy Brumbach will moderate the discussion.
Join the Zoom Meeting
https://wayland-ma-us.zoom.us/j/85744781610?pwd=ET5rEW7dMutUwhgNaafaECOmxqk4PI.1
Meeting ID: 857 4478 1610
Passcode: 915862
Meet the Candidates on Sunday, May 5, 3 to 4:30 pm, in the Round Room in the Wayland Public Library: Since there are no contested elected positions this year, residents are invited to come to the Wayland Public Library for an informal meet, greet, and ask questions of the candidates. Refreshments will be served. Thanks to the library for co-hosting this event!
League of Women Voters of Wayland 