Category: Wayland Town Meeting

Get ready for 2025 Town Elections and Town Meeting!

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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.

UPDATED: Upcoming Election Events & Voter’s Guide

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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! 

Town Election on Tuesday, April 25th & Town Meeting, May1

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Don’t forget to vote in Town Election on Tuesday, April 25th from 7 am to 8 pm! To watch the League of Women Voters of Wayland’s Candidates Night, click here: Wayland Candidates’ Night and then scroll down until you see League of Women Voters Candidates’ Night 2023-04-13.

Wayland Town Meeting will be on May 1, starting at 6:45 pm at the Wayland High School Field House. For more information on the issues that will be presented, watch Town Meeting Issues Forum by clicking here: Town Meeting Issues Forum, and then scroll down until you see League of Women Voters TM Issues Forum 2023-04-20.

Thank you to WayCam for their support in presenting both the Wayland Candidates’ Night and the Town Meeting Issues Forum!

Town Meeting Issues Forum on Thursday, April 20, 7 pm

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Spokespeople for the major articles that will be voted on at Town Meeting will explain them and answer live questions from the audience.  Articles will include the Community Preservation Act articles, Finance Committee Appointments, the Special Education Stabilization Fund, the MWRA Admissions Application, and Remote Participation in Town Meeting.  LWV of Wayland member Iryna Priester will moderate.

To join the meeting, use this Zoom link: Town Meeting Issues Forum

Don’t forget! Town Elections will be held on Tuesday, April 25th from 7 am to 8 pm, and Town Meeting begins on Monday, May 1 at 6:45 pm at the Wayland High School Field House.

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!

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.

LWVW Forum on the Special Town Meeting

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Join us on September 30th at 7pm when Iryna Priester will moderate a forum to discuss the four articles that will be considered at Town Meeting on October 3rd.  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.   

Join us to learn more on the issues to be voted on, and bring your questions! Here is the link to the meeting: LWVW Forum on Wayland Special Town Meeting