Politics & Government

6 Things You Missed at Monday's Selectmen Meeting

Municipal solar update, committee appointments, new speed tables and a permit situation

1. Permit confusion. During public comment, Nancy Leifer explained to selectmen that a group of Cochituate residents learned a physical alteration permit for curb cuts had been issued to developers of 150 Main St., but the Wayland Highway Department and not the Board of Public Works, as town bylaw requires.

The permit was rescinded and, Town Admiistrator Fred Turkington said, the developers never received the permit. It was drawn up by the highway department to be considered at a future BoPW meeting.

2. Appointment. Selectmen appoint Joe Lewin to the Permanent Muncipal Buildings Committee.

3. Appointment. Selectmen appointed Paul Brennen as the School Committee representative to the Audit Committee.

4. Speed tables on Glezen. Turkington explained that traffic counts on Glezen Lane have triggered new mitigation requirements as outlined in a prior judgement the town entered into.

The judgement outlines tiers of traffic counts and the resulting mitigation requirements. At the second tier, triggered during the first 13-week monitoring period, three new speed tables must be added within 45 days.

The cost of the tables -- about $15,000 -- will come from the Wayland Town Center gift funds the town has received.

5. Town Building paving. The Wayland Town Building front and back parking lots as well as access roads to Pelham Island Road and Cochituate Road will be paved in the coming days.

Weather permitting, the preliminary work is expected to take place overnight July 18 and 19. The paving is then expected to occur July 22 and 23. 

Selectmen voted to approve a resolution officially thanking the Trinitarian Congregational Church for opening its parking lot for staff and evening meeting attendee parking.

6. Municipal solar possibilities. Anne Harris with the Energy Initiatives Advisory Committee told Selectmen that the group has agreed to pursue more information regarding the feasibility of solar panel installation in town. In particular, the locations in discussions include the roof of Wayland Middle School and a ground installation at the Happy Hollow Wells.

Harris noted there are a number of questions that remain to be answered, particularly in regards to the Happy Hollow Wells option.

This information was gathered via WayCam recording of the meeting. The full meeting can be viewed on WayCam's website.


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