Vote On Renovations, Budget, New Library: Wayland Town Meeting

WAYLAND, MA - Wayland's annual town meeting is coming up and registered residents will be able to vote on major town issues included in 39 warrant articles. Here's a breakdown of some important subjects that will be covered at this year's meeting.

The meeting will begin on Monday, April 2 starting at 7 p.m. at the Wayland High School Field House.

Here are the agenda items:

1. Recognize Citizens and Employees for Particular Service to the Town
2. Pay Previous Fiscal Years Unpaid Bills
3. Current Year Transfers
4. OPEB Funding
5. Rescind Revolving Fund for Wayland Town Beach
6. Establish a Revolving Fund for Wayland Community Gardens
7. Fiscal Year 2019 Revolving Fund Expenditure Limits
8. Initial Year Funding of Town Successor Collective Bargaining Agreements
9. Fiscal Year 2019 Omnibus Budget
10. Personnel Bylaws and Wage & Classification Plan
11. CPA: Set Asides and Transfers
12. Compensation for the Town Clerk
13. Rescind Authorized but Unissued Debt
14. Terminate the Non-insurance Stabilization Fund and Transfer Balance to General Fund Stabilization Fund
15. Close Septage Enterprise Fund
16. Resolution to Continue Electronic Voting through FY2022
17. Appropriate Funds to Construct a New Library Building
18. Appropriate Funds to Design Renovation of Existing Library Building at 5 Concord Road for Continued Library Use Instead of Building a New Library
19. Accept Gifts of Land at Town Center
20. Appropriate Funds for a Community Center at Town Center
21. Appropriate Funds for Wayland Fire Station Number Two Renovations
22. Resolution: Energy and Carbon Savings in Municipal Building Construction
23. Appropriate Funds for Wayland Town Building HVAC Improvements
24. Advanced Water Meter Reading Infrastructure
25. High School Stadium Complex Renovation
26. High School Tennis Courts / Softball Field Reconstruction
27. CPA: Uncommitted
28. Construction of Synthetic Turf Athletic Field at Loker Conservation & Recreation Area
29. An Act Relative to the Prevailing Wage for Affordable Housing in the Town of Wayland
30. Limit the Size of Oxbow Meadows Athletic Field
31. Construct Access Road to Oxbow Meadows Athletic Field
32. Limited Site Plan Review – Zoning Amendment
33. Off Street Parking – Zoning Amendment
34. CPA: Historic Preservation of Library Windows and Depot Exterior; Dudley Woods Archeological Monitoring
35. CPA: Uncommitted – Recreation Projects – Canoe and Kayak Launches; Aqueduct Pedestrian Crossings
36. Accept MGL Chap. 41, Sec. 110A as the MA General Law – Saturday Treated as a Holiday
37. Property Tax Credit for Charitable Contributions to the Wayland School District
38. Hear Reports
39. Choose Town Officers

Find the complete warrant here, including instructions on voting at the meeting, and arguments in favor of and against each article.

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