Category: Voter Education

Information on elections in Wayland

Wayland Town Meeting Issues Forum, May 5 at 7 pm

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The League of Women Voters of Wayland will hold a public forum on Thursday, May 5 at 7 pm on some of the major issues to be discussed and voted on at Annual Town Meeting.

Audience members will be able to call in to ask questions of the presenters. The meeting will take place via Zoom; the link is  https://us06web.zoom.us/j/85471012067?pwd=cmJXNlJFdXJMRE96L0xpRjhsMWhlQT09.

Topic included in the discussion are:

  • construction of the COA/community center;
  • the Loker grass field;
  • purchase of Launcher Way and a property on Sherman’s Bridge Road; and
  • appointment of the Finance Committee.

Pam Roman, chair of the Finance Committee, will also explain the two excluded debt questions that will be on the Town Election ballot.

Iryna Priester will moderate the discussion.

Town Elections are Tuesday, May 10th and Town Meeting begins on Saturday, May 14th. Be sure to vote, since democracy is not a spectator sport!

72nd LWVW Candidates Night

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The League of Women Voters of Wayland will hold its 72nd Annual Candidates Night on Thursday, April 14th at 7pm via Zoom. Karen Kavet is organizing the event and Nancy Brumback from the Sudbury League will moderate. All candidates will be invited to participate.

Questions for the candidates must be submitted in advance of Candidates Night. Send your questions to info@lwvwayland.org

  • The following offices are up for election:
    • Board of Selectmen (one 3-year term)
    • School Committee (one 3-year term)
    • Board of Assessors (one 3-year term)
    • Trustees of the Public Library (two 3-year terms)
    • Board of Health (one 3-year term & one 1-year term to fill a vacancy)
    • Planning Board (one 5-year term)
    • Board of Public works (two 3-year terms)
    • Recreation Commission (two 3-year terms)
    • Commissioner of Trust Funds (one 3-year term)
    • Housing Authority (one 5-year term)
    • Town Clerk* (3-year term): The Town Clerk was made an appointed position with passage of the Select Board/Town Manager Act at the 2021 Annual Town Meeting. It awaits final approval from the Legislature.

It appears that there may be at least two contested positions. The Zoom link will be available closer to the event.

Upcoming events for 2022:

  • Thursday May 5:  Town Meeting Issues Forum
  • Tuesday May 10:  Town Elections
  • Saturday May 14:  Town Meeting Begins (Continues on Sunday May 15 and Monday May 16 if needed)
  • Tuesday September 6:  State Primary Election
  • Tuesday November 8:  State Election

Special Town Meeting, Sunday, October 3rd at 12:30 p.m.

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Be sure to vote at the Special Town Meeting on Sunday, October 3rd at 12:30 p.m. at Wayland High School!  The primary article calls for a three-year moratorium on turf fields.  In addition, funding will be requested for three grass fields:  design money for a grass field at the Loker Conservation and Recreation area, and feasibility study money for a potential field at the former DPW site near the middle school and at another site.

Be sure to vote on Tuesday, May 11th!

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Wayland Town Elections are being held this Tuesday, May 11th, from 7 am to 8 pm.

Where do I vote? To figure out where to go, you first need to know which precinct you are in. There are 4 precincts in Wayland. You can check this list for your street, https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif4016/f/uploads/wayland_voting_precincts.pdf, or call the Town Clerk’s office at (508) 358-3630 if your street is not listed.

Once you know your precinct, here is where to go to vote: Precincts 1 and 4 vote at the Wayland Town Building Gymnasium, 41 Cochituate Road, Wayland.  Precincts 2 and 3 vote at the Wayland Middle School Gymnasium, 201 Main Street, Wayland.

Which positions are being elected and who are the candidates? Watch the LWV of Wayland Candidates’ Night here to meet many of the candidates: LWVW and WayCam’s Candidates Night. The Town of Wayland City Clerks lists the candidates below for this election, with *(i) meaning that the person is an incumbent:

Contested Elections

School Committee – vote for 2
      Ellen M. Grieco (i)*
      Kathleen R. Steinberg (i)
      Jessica Patrice Polizzotti

Board of Public Works- vote for 2
     Clifford W. Lewis (i)
     Abner Bruno, Jr.
     Duane E. Galbi
     Sherre Mira Greenbaum

Uncontested Elections:

Board of Selectmen- vote for 2
      Adam Garrett Gutbezahl
      Carol B. Martin

Board of Assessors – vote for 2
       Zachariah L. Ventress (i)
       Sharon Lee Burke

Trustees of the Public Library – vote for 2
      Judy Lynn Dion
      George Winfield Treese

Board of Health – vote for 2
      John G. Schuler (i)
      Robert DeFrancesco (i)

Planning Board – vote for 1
      Larry R. Kiernan

Recreation Commission – vote for 2
      David B. Pearlman (i)

Commissioner of Trust Funds – vote for 1
      Barry S. Rothschild

Housing Authority – vote for 1 (to fill a vacancy)
     Marie Florence Isenburg

For more information on the upcoming election in Wayland, please visit the Town’s Elections page: https://www.wayland.ma.us/town-clerk/pages/elections.

Town Meeting Issues Forum on Thursday, May 6 at 7 pm

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Join the League of Women Voters of Wayland and town residents to discuss 11 articles (including the three articles related to the environment) that will be voted on at Town Meeting. Each article will be presented to viewers with time for questions. The forum will be held via Zoom (see link below) and broadcasted on WayCAM. Iryna Priester will serve as moderator.

UPDTED: Link to watch the Town Meeting Issues Forum, as recorded on May 6: Wayland Town Meeting Issues Forum

And don’t forget the important dates coming up:

  • Tuesday, May 11, Town Elections: For more information, click Voting FAQs
  • Saturday and Sunday, May 15 and 16, 12:30 pm (both days) Wayland Town Meeting at Wayland High School Field: To view the Town Warrant, click Wayland Town Warrant 2021

Candidates’ Night is tonight at 7 pm!

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Join us for our 71st Annual Candidates’ Night! All candidates running for elected office in Wayland have been invited to attend (electronically, of course!) There are contested elections for the Wayland School Committee and the Wayland Board of Public Works. The Candidate’s Night will be held via Zoom (link is below) and broadcasted on WayCAM.

Thank you to Karen Kavet for organizing Candidates’ Night and to Nancy Brumback from the Sudbury League for moderating!

To access the meeting, click on the following link: https://zoom.us/j/95692662892?pwd=UDhqeE9RVGVoeS9mWXM2eVdCelFHQT09

Save the date for LWVW’s Town Meeting Issues Forum on Thursday, May 6 at 7 pm!

Join the League of Women Voters of Wayland and town residents on May 6th to discuss 11 articles (including the three articles related to the environment) that will be voted on at Town Meeting. Each article will be presented to viewers with time for questions. The forum will be held via Zoom (see link below) and broadcasted on WayCAM. Iryna Priester will serve as moderator.

Vote by Mail applications for Annual Town Election on May 11th

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If you wish to vote by mail, you can find the application to send to the Town Clerk’s office here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif4016/f/uploads/updated_vote_by_mail_applicaton.pdf You can also pick up an application in person at the Town Clerk’s office.

Applications can be dropped off in the vestibule drop box at Town Hall, mailed to the Town Clerk’s Office (41 Cochituate Rd, Wayland), emailed to townclerk@wayland.ma.us, or faxed to 508-358-1683. 

The applications are expected to be mailed starting in mid-April.