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newsletter election meeting legal education From the Town's website: https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/news/evening-ken-feldstein-event *VERITAS ACADEMY SITE WALK* The Planning Board has scheduled a noon Oct. 1 in-person site walk on Reeves Hill at the Veritas Academy's property regarding a proposed school campus project (phase 1) at 162-172 Cochituate Rd. The public is welcome to attend. No deliberations take place. The public hearing continues on Oct. 8. https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/agendas/planning_board_-_site_walk_10.1.2024.pdf Scroll down to see submitted project documents as well as 10 pages of initial Site Plan review comments from various town staff/departments: https://www.wayland.ma.us/planning-department-board/pages/2024-applications https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/uploads/staff_comments_-_august_27_2024_planning_board_meeting.pdf At the Sep. 18 Conservation Commission meeting Michelle Callahan, the project manager from Nitsch Engineering, gave a presentation on the first phase of the project.  ConCom m embers expressed concerns about the significant tree removal (280 out of 330 trees) and the proximity of the stormwater features to the property lines but decided to wait for the results of the planning board's peer review before further discussing the project. See WayCAM elapsed 1:29:25-1:46:32) https://wayland.vod.castus.tv/vod/?video=8de454e2-d40f-400e-8756-b565cbb026b8 *PLANNING BOARD VOLUNTEER NEEDED* The Planning Board seeks one associate member to serve until the April 1, 2025 election. Details here, including the roles of that position and how to apply: https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/news/planning-board-volunteer-needed *VOTE & VAX* The Wayland Health Department is scheduling some of its fall vaccination clinics (COVID and flu) beginning Oct. 9 to overlap in-person early voting. Pre-registration is encouraged. Details here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/vaccine The ballots for the November 5th, 2024 Election have not been received by State Elections for Wayland. The Town's Clerk Office is expecting them to come in any day around Oct 7th. As soon as they arrive, the Town Clerk's Office will be mailing out the thousands of requests that are currently on file to get the ballots out in a timely manner. *LOKER FIELD UPDATE* Weston & Sampson's engineer Brandon Kunkel finally submitted as-built plans on Sept. 24, 2024 for the grass playing field constructed in 2023 at 412 Commonwealth Rd. The documents were reviewed by Wayland Facilities Department staff and returned to the consultants because they were incomplete. *COUNCIL ON AGING OCTOBER NEWSLETTER* https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/uploads/2024-10_coa_newsletter.pdf *WESTON-WAYLAND ELECTRIC VEHICLE TEST DRIVE EVENT* Thursday, Oct. 17, 4-7 pm., in Weston, advance reservation required. Details here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/news/save-date-weston-wayland-electric-vehicle-test-drive-event *WAYLAND PUBLIC SCHOOLS DISTRICT SURVEY* The School Committee seeks feedback by Oct. 5. Details here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/news/2024-wayland-public-schools-district-survey *COMMUNITY SURVEY* The Town of Wayland has launched a Community, Culture, and Belonging Survey. The goal is to understand the experiences of community members including those who live, work, worship and/or have children who learn within the Wayland Community. The Center for Strategic Diversity Leadership and Social Innovation is the external research team leading this project. Everything gathered in this survey is anonymous. • Anyone 18 or older who lives, works, learns and worships, and/or has children who learn in Wayland is encouraged to take the survey. • The survey takes 5 to 10 minutes and will remain available until October 31, 2024. • You only need to complete this survey once. To participate in the survey, please click this link: https://daw.checkboxonline.com/wayland If you have any questions, would like assistance or need an accommodation to complete the survey, please contact execasst@wayland.ma.us or call 508-358-3621. https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/news/tow_community_culture_and_belonging_survey.pdf *TOWN WEBSITE MEETINGS CALENDAR* : Check the website for revised calendar updates: https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ) Left clicking on the meeting link should take you to the agenda or agenda pdf file to retrieve from the website. Meeting agendas are posted on the town web calendar and/or committee's webpage at a minimum of 48 hrs prior. Whether meetings will be in person only, remote only or hybrid will appear on the meeting agenda. The Zoom link should be provided ahead of time here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ) Most meetings are made available for view by live streaming either on local cable Television or the WayCAM.tv website itself, or from the Zoom meeting link. The recorded meetings are available through WayCAM Video on Demand usually the next business day after a meeting closes. Zoom remote only meetings are taking longer. https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ( https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ) Monday, Sep. 30 Council on Aging, ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/council-aging-board/events/184686 ) 4:30pm Community Preservation Committee, ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/community-preservation-committee/events/184646 ) 6:30pm Tuesday, Oct. 1 Planning Board - Site Walk, ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/planning-department-board/events/184636 ) 12:00pm 162 Cochituate Rd West Suburban Health Group - Steering Committee, ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/events/184766 ) 1:30pm Thank you for reading this WVN newsletter. Please forward it to your friends and neighbors in Wayland. 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Final official number not available Elections now cost more with a week of staffing time for walk-in voting, two-way mailing and the labor needed to process the early voting ballots. The increases show up in the Clerk's budget. *TOWN SURVEY* The Town of Wayland has launched a Community, Culture, and Belonging Survey. The goal of the survey is to understand the experiences of all Town of Wayland community members – including everyone who lives, works, or worships in Wayland or is part of the school community – so the Town can best support the well-being of everyone. The survey is part of an equity assessment being conducted by the Town. The confidential survey takes about 5-10 minutes to complete. https://daw.checkboxonline.com/wayland ( https://daw.checkboxonline.com/wayland ) *SCHOOLS ARE OPEN* 2024-25 Calendar https://cdnsm5-ss2.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_1036352/File/District/School%20Calendars/2024-2025_Final_Calendar_and_Holiday_Observances.pdf ( https://cdnsm5-ss2.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_1036352/File/District/School%20Calendars/2024-2025_Final_Calendar_and_Holiday_Observances.pdf ) Wayland All Schools News for Information: https://secure.smore.com/n/an1g9 ( https://secure.smore.com/n/an1g9 ) *TOWN WEBSITE MEETINGS CALENDAR* : Check the website for revised calendar updates: https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ) Left clicking on the meeting link should take you to the agenda or agenda pdf file to retrieve from the website. Meeting agendas are posted on the town web calendar and/or committee's webpage at a minimum of 48 hrs prior. 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Zoom remote only meetings are taking longer. https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ( https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ) Monday, Sep. 9 Wastewater Management District Commission, ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/wastewater-management-district-commission/events/183546 ) 1:00pm Department of Public Utilities - Public Hearing, ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/events/183186 ) 2:00p m Personnel Board, ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/personnel-board/events/183601 ) 4:00pm Board of Assessors, ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/board-assessors/events/183566 ) 6:00pm Historical Commissio ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/historical-commission/events/183556 ) n, 6:30pm Select Board ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/select-board/events/183611 ) , 6:30pm Finance Committee, ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/finance-committee/events/183591 ) 7:00pm Tuesday, Sep. 10 Cultural Council, ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/cultural-council/events/183316 ) 7:00pm ZBA, ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/zoning-board-appeals/events/183436 ) 7:00pm Planning Board, ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/planning-department-board/events/183236 ) 7:10pm Wednesday, Sep.11 Public Ceremonies Committee 9.11.2024, ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-ceremonies-committee/events/183526 ) 7:00pm Thank you for reading this WVN newsletter. 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See their joint announcement here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/news/zoning-waylandmulti-family-housing-joint-forum-wednesday-april-24-0 For the Planning Board website information on the required Multi-Family Zoning Districts. https://www.wayland.ma.us/planning-department-board/pages/mbta-communities-multi-family-zoning-districts-under-section-3a ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/planning-department-board/pages/mbta-communities-multi-family-zoning-districts-under-section-3a ) Zoom link, posted the day of the public forum: https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ) Also see Article 26 presented on pages 74-82 in this May 2024 Annual Town Meeting warrant, including Finance Committee comments and voted boards' recommendations: https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/uploads/atm_warrant_2024_-_final.pdf *WHAT NOT TO FLUSH* Even if packaging says that cleaning wipes are flushable, they can become part of the problem plaguing sewage and wastewater treatment facilities nationwide. Wayland's Wastewater Treatment Facility (WWTF) at Town Center continues to deal with keeping its pipes and expensive filtration membranes clean and properly functioning. In addition to Wayland's Public Safety Building, hundreds of residences and businesses in the  Route 20 corridor are connected to Wayland's treatment plant. Those plant customers include the 218 rental housing units at Alta Oxbow (a.k.a. River's Edge), River Trail Place condos, most Wayland Commons condos, Town Center restaurants and food stores, area medical and dental offices, beauty salons, and other Route 20 businesses. A recently published flyer illustrates how whatever WWTF customers flush down the toilet and wash down sink and other drains usually ends up at the plant for processing before the treated water is allowed by state and federal permits to be discharged into the ground (e.g. Alta's leach field owned by the Town) or to the Sudbury River. See: https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/uploads/wayland_wastewater_final-final_7-28-23.pdf The Town's wastewater commission seeks to educate all plant customers on the do's and don'ts to keep the facility "healthy" and operating efficiently. The color photos in the above flyer and the list of do's and don'ts are very informative. They can also raise awareness to the rest of the community which relies on privately operated and maintained septic systems and smaller  wastewater plants (e.g. Mainstone condos). The Wayland Wastewater Commission's posted meeting minutes and Annual Reports include details about facility operations. https://www.wayland.ma.us/node/127/minutes https://www.wayland.ma.us/wastewater-management-district-commission/pages/annual-reports The Commission's updated Rules and Regulations are posted here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/uploads/wayland_wwmdc_rulesregs_12_21_2023_signed.pdf The "state of the art" wastewater treatment plant at the new Wayland High School has not been operational for years. The school's sewage must be routinely hauled off site until a replacement solution is designed, approved, funded and constructed. When you flush, it all goes somewhere. — WVN Staff *ELECTRICITY COSTS* April 29 7:30 pm  Webinar – Register ( https://campaigns.massenergize.org/campaign/plugin/technology/event/1360 ) – Full link: https://campaigns.massenergize.org/campaign/plugin/technology/event/1360 *CONSUMER REPORTS PESTICIDES STUDY* Consumer Reports published a new study on April 18 with findings of unhealthy levels of pesticides in fruits and vegetables and including suggestions for reducing exposure risks. See: https://www.consumerreports.org/health/food-contaminants/produce-without-pesticides-a5260230325/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/organic-fruits-vegetables-consumer-reports-pesticides / ( https://www.cbsnews.com/news/organic-fruits-vegetables-consumer-reports-pesticides/ ) *TOWN WEBSITE MEETINGS CALENDAR* : Check the website for revised calendar updates: https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ) Left clicking on the meeting link should take you to the agenda or agenda pdf file to retrieve from the website. Meeting agendas are posted on the town web calendar and/or committee's webpage at a minimum of 48 hrs prior. Whether meetings will be in person only, remote only or hybrid will appear on the meeting agenda. The Zoom link should be provided ahead of time here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ) Most meetings are made available for view by live streaming either on local cable Television or the WayCAM.tv website itself, or from the Zoom meeting link. The recorded meetings are available through WayCAM Video on Demand usually the next business day after a meeting closes. Zoom remote only meetings are taking longer. https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ( https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ) Monday, Apr. 22 MWRTA ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/events/179041 ) , 10:00am Historical Commission ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/historical-commission/events/179156 ) , 6:30pm Town Manager Office Hour, 5:30pm Town Building Select Board Meeting Room Tuesday, Apr. 23 School Committee - Superintendent Evaluation Subcommittee ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/events/179171 ) , 8:35am Housing Authority ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/wayland-housing-authority/events/179146 ) , 12:00pm School Council - Happy Hollow ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/events/179011 ) , 2:45pm School Council - Wayland High School ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/events/179211 ) , 6:45pm Wednesday, Apr. 24 Wellness Committee ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/events/178636 ) , 8:00am Board of Library Trustees ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/board-library-trustees/events/179056 ) , 9:00am Claypit Hill School Council ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/events/178756 ) , 11:00am Joint MBTA Communities Public Forum ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/planning-department-board/events/178666 ) , 7:00pm Planning Board ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/planning-department-board/events/179076 ) , 7:00pm (topic MBTA then minutes & concerns) Select Board ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/select-board/events/179086 ) , 7:00pm (only MBTA topic) Public Ceremonies Committe e, ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-ceremonies-committee/events/179126 ) 7:00pm Thurs day, Apr. 26 Ballot Testing - Annual Town Election ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/town-clerk/events/179066 ) , 9:30am *UPCOMING* Tuesday, May 7 Annual Town Election Monday, May 13 Annual Town Meeting begins Thank you for reading this WVN newsletter. 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Under discussion at the Nov. 14 Planning Board meeting were tentative parcel assignments for an overlay district that were modeled by Barrett to fit the State regulations. The parcels include New Town Center, Holiday Road, Greenway (Senior Housing) and Boston Post Road (Sudbury border) and Mainstone Condos North, Mainstone Condos South, Alta Oxbow, Town Center (original site). The Planning Board will continue deliberations on Tue. Nov. 28 and attempt to select several draft options for the public to choose from. For better comprehension of what needs to happen, watch the Nov. 14 meeting recording, WayCAM elapsed time 00:33:49 and later 01:40:00. https://wayland.vod.castus.tv/vod/?video=f01b34de-0ed6-413e-b6a0-b42344a4bed8 ( https://wayland.vod.castus.tv/vod/?video=f01b34de-0ed6-413e-b6a0-b42344a4bed8 ) *Mill Creek 40B Project Update* The above mandate by state legislators for communities that have or are located near public transportation to create multi-family zoning is not to be confused with 40B affordable housing requirements. In that same Oct. 23 Select Board meeting agenda, item 17(b) lists litigation filed apparently by Mill Creek regarding the affordable housing proposal at the former Whole Foods Plaza, 297 Boston Post Rd., heard on Aug. 8 by the Wayland Zoning Board of Appeals case 23-14. The application documents submitted by Mill Creek for that Aug. 8 ZBA public hearing are not available on the ZBA website: https://www.wayland.ma.us/zoning-board-appeals/pages/affordable-housing-projects The minutes for that Aug. 8 hearing session are not yet posted: https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/agendas/zba_public_hearing_8.8.2023.pdf The WayCAM recording link for that Aug. 8 hearing: https://wayland.vod.castus.tv/vod/?video=1d293be3-f0f3-4ef2-8545-f1471a0d4764 *VACANCIES ON ZBA AND PLANNING BOARD* The Nov. 20 Select Board agenda packet includes newly posted associate member vacancies on the ZBA and Planning Board. Scroll to pages 68-69: https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/agendas/20231120_packet.pdf – WVN Staff *COA COMMUNITY CENTER PROJECT UPDATE* On Nov. 21, the Town issued the following revised announcement: https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/news/wayland-announces-start-council-aging-community-center-project-revised An update about the project is included in the Nov. 28 Permanent Municipal Building Committee's posted meeting agenda: https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/agendas/permanent_municipal_building_committee_11.28.2023.pdf *SELECT BOARD STATEMENT CONDEMNING ANTI-SEMITISM * https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/news/wayland-select-board-issues-statement-condemning-anti-semitism *DECEMBER COA NEWSLETTER * https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/uploads/12-2023.pdf **TOWN* WEBSITE MEETINGS CALENDAR:* Check the website for revised calendar updates: https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ) Left clicking on the meeting link should take you to the agenda or agenda pdf file to retrieve from the website. Meeting agendas are posted on the town web calendar and/or committee's webpage at a minimum of 48 hrs prior. Whether meetings will be in person only, remote only or hybrid will appear on the meeting agenda. The Zoom link should be provided ahead of time here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ) Most meetings are made available for view by live streaming either on local cable Television or the WayCAM.tv website itself, or from the Zoom meeting link. The recorded meetings are available through WayCAM Video on Demand usually the next business day after a meeting closes. https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ( https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ) Monday, Nov 27 Town Manager Michael McCall Office Hour , 5-6:30pm Tuesday, Nov 28 Municipal Affordable Housing Trust ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/municipal-affordable-housing-trust-fund-board/events/172316 ) , 7:00pm Planning Board ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/planning-department-board/events/172326 ) , 7:00pm Permanent Municipal Building Committee ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/permanent-municipal-building-committee/events/172361 ) , 7:00pm Wednesday, Nov 29 Wellness Committee ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/events/172241 ) , 8:00am  WHS Main Office Conference Room Conservation Commission ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/conservation-commission/events/172246 ) , 6:30pm Thank you for reading this WVN newsletter. Please forward it to your friends and neighbors in Wayland. 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He recommended slight changes to the flagging of the watershed delineation map. He noted that there was stream flow on his site visit but this had been an unusually wet year. (ends 1:11:25) On the most recent USGS map, the watershed identified the stream as perennial. The abutter's water resources management expert, Scott Horsley, provided evidence that due to drawdown of the area water table, groundwater flow had been reduced from increased development, more wells in the area and building the Middle School in its headwaters, not because it was intermittent. Horsley cited CMR 10.58.f "…Rivers and streams that are perennial under natural conditions but are significantly affected by drawdown from withdrawals of water supply wells, direct withdrawals, impoundments, or other human-made flow reductions or diversions shall be considered perennial." Horsley also referenced that a septic system under 310 CMR 15.211, Title 5 shall "..having a design flow of 1,000 gpd or less, shall be constructed within 75 feet of any pond, stream, brook, river, swamp or Wetland Resource Area… The distance shall be 100 feet for facilities with design flows greater than 1000 gpd." He stated that he did not think that the project complied with this standard either. (elapsed 1:26:12) The experts and attorneys attempted to discredit each other's arguments with data and legal stipulations along with questions from the Commission. The ConCom majority rejected the drawdown argument. (elapsed 1:26:15-1:51:22) The hearing is continued to the next meeting, Nov. 8, while the applicant, Christopher D'Antonio, confers with his partners whether to bring back the 12-townhome plan for the Windsor Place development and not the 7 unit plan, now that there is no riverfront area associated with the onsite stream. The 24 School St. ZBA case (17-17) for the Windsor Place Comprehensive Permit was applied for on July 5, 2017. On Aug 13, 2019 the ZBA approved the Comprehensive Permit subject to ConCom/MassDEP Order of Conditions regarding aspects of Title V wastewater treatment and WPA. The original project NOI (Notice of Intent) application under 322-897 was eventually denied and appealed by the applicant. A second Public Hearing under NOI 322-965 was opened on Jan 27 2021 for a new seven Townhouse plan. This case has had more than 20 continuances requested by the applicant. - Carole Plumb member of the SWQC, writing as an individual *WAYLAND HEALTH CLINICS* The Wayland Health Department has posted the fall schedule for blood pressure and vaccination clinics, which includes accommodations for those who are housebound: https://www.wayland.ma.us/vaccin e ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/vaccine ) At the Oct. 16 Board of Health meeting, Health Director Julia Junghanns announced that her office has received COVID-19 test kits, and COVID-19 vaccines have been ordered. Community Health Nurse Michele Schukel has posted the following page of wellness information, including substance use recovery, free availability of Narcan nasal spray (no questions asked), and how to contact her and Wayland school nurses: https://www.wayland.ma.us/health https://www.wayland.k12.ma.us/administration/student_services/health_services — WVN Staff *STAFF CHANGES* New Wayland Town Engineer Abigail Charest was introduced at the Oct. 17 Board of Public Works meeting and at the Oct. 11 Wastewater Management District Commission meeting. Charest, who lives in Sudbury, has 20 years of civil engineering experience, including with wastewater systems. Most recently she taught at Wentworth where this bio is posted: https://wit.edu/directory/abigail-charest ( https://wit.edu/directory/abigail-charest ) DPW Director Tom Holder also announced that it was Jane Capasso's last meeting with the WWMDC where she has served as Account Specialist since June 2015. She estimates having attended some 90 Board meetings over the years. Her posted meeting minutes include detailed documents routinely prepared for commission meetings. Capasso is training her replacement for the next meeting on Nov. 8. — WVN Staff *VETERANS DAY PROGRAM* The Public Ceremonies Committee has announced its annual Veterans Day Program to be held outdoors at the Veterans Memorial in front of Wayland Town Building on Saturday, Nov. 11 at 11 a.m. All are encouraged to attend. The ceremony will include the presentation of Wayland's Freedom Prize. Program details are posted here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/news/wayland-honors-all-who-served-2023-outdoor-veterans-day-ceremony https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/uploads/wayland_pcc_-_veterans_day_program_2023_press_release_10.17.2023.pdf **TOWN* WEBSITE MEETINGS CALENDAR:* Check the website for revised calendar updates: https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ) Left clicking on the meeting link should take you to the agenda or agenda pdf file to retrieve from the website. Meeting agendas are posted on the town web calendar and/or committee's webpage at a minimum of 48 hrs prior. Whether meetings will be in person only, remote only or hybrid will appear on the meeting agenda. The Zoom link should be provided ahead of time here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ) Most meetings are made available for view by live streaming either on local cable Television or the WayCAM.tv website itself, or from the Zoom meeting link. The recorded meetings are available through WayCAM Video on Demand usually the next business day after a meeting closes. https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ( https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ) Monday, Oct 23 Municipal Affordable Housing Trust ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/municipal-affordable-housing-trust-fund-board/events/171116 ) , 6:30pm Select Board ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/select-board/events/171186 ) , 7:00pm Tuesday, Oct 24 Happy Hollow School Council ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/events/171141 ) , 2:45pm School Committee ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/events/171231 ) , 5:00pm Planning Board ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/planning-department-board/events/171161 ) , 7:00pm HRDEIC ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/human-rights-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-committee/events/171131 ) , 8:30pm Wednesday, Oct 25 Select Board ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/select-board/events/171296 ) , 1:00pm Executive Session Housing Partnership ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/housing-partnership/events/171261 ) , 7:00pm Thursday, Oct 26 Loker School Council ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/events/171216 ) , 3:00pm Housing Authority Board of Commissioners ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/wayland-housing-authority/events/171146 ) , 6:30pm Thank you for reading this WVN newsletter. 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If you have questions, email directly to mmshort1[at]comcast.net or main+owner@WaylandVoters. groups.io ( main+owner@WaylandVoters.groups.io ) Michael Short Editor]]> https://wvn.townbrief.com/archive?msg=943 wvn-943 Mon, 16 Oct 2023 00:00:00 +0000 plumke@pm.me (WaylandVoters5) newsletter meeting education public_safety From Wayland Firefighters Local 1978 Facebook page: "On Tuesday Wayland Firefighters responded to a structure fire at an auto body shop in Cochituate. The Engine 1 Lieutenant saw heavy smoke and fire from Station 2 and immediately struck a 2nd alarm starting mutual aid. This fire rapidly grew to a 4th alarm and firefighters on scene were able to contain the fire damage to the auto body shop. This was a large and difficult fire to extinguish and needed a significant amount of manpower. At the time of the 911 call there were only 3 Wayland Firefighters in town. This fire highlights the importance of SAFE STAFFING. Wayland Firefighters are supposed to have 7 Firefighters on duty at all times, however, it is allowed by management for shifts to "run short" and drop down to 5 firefighters per shift. 5 firefighters may sound adequate to some, but Wayland Firefighters also operate an ALS ambulance with two members, sometimes three when we have high acuity calls requiring additional help such as cardiac arrests or traumas. That could leave only two or three firefighters to respond to incidents. If someone would have needed to be rescued this would have been nearly impossible. There would also be no one to rescue firefighters risking their lives if they became trapped. As you can see this is a dangerous situation you and your firefighters are being put in. To put what we are asking for into perspective comparable towns surrounding Wayland have 9-10 firefighters per shift. We are not asking to hire more people at this time, just to staff what was deemed necessary years ago. We are asking the Town to help keep you and us safe! Please share! Thank you! Thank You to all of our mutual aid partners that assisted! Sudbury Firefighters IAFF Local 2023, Lincoln Permanent Firefighters Association Local 2796, Weston Firefighters Local 3660, Framingham Firefighters IAFF Local 1652, Natick Firefighters Local 1707, Concord Firefighters Local 1942, Wellesley Firefighters Local 1795, Needham Firefighters - Local 1706, Hudson Firefighters Local 1713, Ashland Professional Firefighters Local 1893, Professional Fire Fighters of Massachusetts (PFFM)" Update: Two new Wayland firefighters were sworn in at the Oct. 10 Select Board meeting held at the Public Safety Building: https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/agendas/select_board_agenda_10.10.2023_revised_ii.pdf See WayCAM recording beginning at elapsed time 9:28: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sguE9t9ZEhA ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sguE9t9ZEhA ) **TOWN* WEBSITE MEETINGS CALENDAR:* Check the website for revised calendar updates: https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ) Left clicking on the meeting link should take you to the agenda or agenda pdf file to retrieve from the website. Meeting agendas are posted on the town web calendar and/or committee's webpage at a minimum of 48 hrs prior. Whether meetings will be in person only, remote only or hybrid will appear on the meeting agenda. The Zoom link should be provided ahead of time here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ) Most meetings are made available for view by live streaming either on local cable Television or the WayCAM.tv website itself, or from the Zoom meeting link. The recorded meetings are available through WayCAM Video on Demand usually the next business day after a meeting closes. https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ( https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ) Monday, Oct 16 Trust Fund Commission ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/trust-fund-commission/events/170846 ) , 12:00pm TM Michael McCall Office Hour, 5:30pm Board of Health ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/board-health/events/170971 ) , 6:30pm Public Ceremonies Committee ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-ceremonies-committee/events/170821 ) , 7:00pm Surface Water Quality Committee ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/surface-water-quality-committee/events/170856 ) , 7:00pm Tuesday, Oct 17 Youth Advisory Committee ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/youth-advisory-committee/events/170996 ) , 6:00pm HRDEIC ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/human-rights-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-committee/events/170896 ) , 6:00pm Board of Public Works ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/board-public-works/events/171016 ) , 6:30pm Cultural Council ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/cultural-council/events/170961 ) , 7:00pm Wednesday, Oct 18 Wellness Committee ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/events/170946 ) , 8:00am Board of Library Trustees ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/board-library-trustees/events/170981 ) , 9:00am Community Preservation Committee ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/community-preservation-committee/events/170951 ) , 6:00pm Conservation Commission ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/conservation-commission/events/171026 ) , 6:30pm Thank you for reading this WVN newsletter. 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No objection from Riordan V.D.4 Septic Design Requirements Require 10' distance between trenches of septic field. No objection from Riordan V.D.7 Septic Design Requirements Offset distances from wells and resource areas of leaching fields. No objection from Riordan. V.H. Hydrogeological Evaluation May not be applicable. Check with BoH otherwise No objection from Riordan *T OWN WEBSITE MEETINGS CALENDAR:* Check the website for revised calendar updates: https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ) Left clicking on the meeting link should take you to the agenda or agenda pdf file to retrieve from the website. Meeting agendas are posted on the town web calendar and/or committee's webpage at a minimum of 48 hrs prior. Whether meetings will be in person only, remote only or hybrid will appear on the meeting agenda. The Zoom link should be provided ahead of time here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ) Most meetings are made available for view by live streaming either on local cable Television or the WayCAM.tv website itself, or from the Zoom meeting link. The recorded meetings are available through WayCAM Video on Demand usually the next business day after a meeting closes. https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ( https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ) Thursday, Jul. 6 Permanent Municipal Building Committee ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/permanent-municipal-building-committee/events/167601 ) , 7:00pm (Project updates on: Loker Rec Grass Field, CC/COA, Stone's Bridge, HS Field crumb rubber remediation) *NEXT WEEK* Monday, Jul. 10 Historical Commission ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/historical-commission/events/167656 ) , 6:30pm Tuesday, Jul. 11 ZBA Public Hearing ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/zoning-board-appeals/events/167411 ) , 7:00pm (residents, Herb Chambers) Planning Board ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/planning-board-department/events/167676 ) , 7:00pm Thank you for reading this WVN newsletter. Please forward it to your friends and neighbors in Wayland. 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To see more teacher information use the link to the DESE teacher educator dashboard, select the employed educators button and select the district pulldown menu then choose Wayland: https://app.powerbigov.us/view?r=eyJrIjoiNGQ2NmM5ZGItZjgyNS00ZjEyLWEyYmMtZDBkZGQxMWJiMTFlIiwidCI6IjNlODYxZDE2LTQ4YjctNGEwZS05ODA2LThjMDRkODFiN2IyYSJ9 Wayland Student Press also reported on the School Committee's selection of Middle School principal Betsy Gavron as Interim Assistant Superintendent. Details here: https://waylandstudentpress.com/112609/news/breaking-news-betsy-gavron-selected-as-interim-assistant-superintendent/ — WVN Staff *FILLING SCHOOL COMMITTEE VACANCY* Any registered voter interested in filling the Wayland School Committee vacancy until the end of the 2024 Annual Election has only until May 31 to submit a letter of interest and resume. The Select Board and School Committee will meet jointly on June 5 at 7:30 p.m. to appoint one of the applicants. Details here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/news/school-committee-vacancy Job opportunities: School Department: https://www.schoolspring.com/jobs/?employer=10968 Town positions: https://www.wayland.ma.us/human-resources/pages/job-opportunities *STUDENT CELL PHONE RESTRICTIONS * On May 23 local NBC news reported: "Massachusetts' K-12 education department is encouraging districts to restrict or ban students' cellphone use in schools, possibly moving toward a statewide mandate in the future. Department of Elementary and Secondary Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley announced Tuesday that the department will "likely" create a matching grant of up to $1 million for districts that pilot a cellphone restriction policy. This is 'not a mandate at this time,' state Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley said, 'but we're certainly interested in piloting more of this.' " See: https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/massachusetts-eyes-more-restrictive-student-cellphone-policies/3051967/ More background information was published by a Statehouse reporter. See: https://www.eagletribune.com/news/education-officials-weigh-cell-phone-restrictions/article_6c7691c6-f98b-11ed-85dd-2bb67a2f9444.html "State education officials are considering restrictions on the use of cell phones and other electronic gadgets in public schools amid heightened concerns they are distracting from classroom lessons and enabling bad behavior……Education Commissioner Jeff Riley, who convened the panel, said there are currently no proposals to set any statewide mandates on cellphone use, but he believes it's a pressing issue that needs to be dealt with by schools." — WVN Staff *HIGH RATE OF SPED SERVICES UNDER AGE 3* On May 24, WBUR reported that Massachusetts led the nation in the rate of special education services provided for children under age 3 in 2020-2021, according to a report published by the National Institute for Early Education Research. Massachusetts is one of six states that provide early intervention services to more than 5% of its infants and toddlers. Details here: https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/05/24/report-massachusetts-special-education-services DESE reported number of Wayland Teachers- Full-time Equivalents (2022-23) by Program Area https://profiles.doe.mass.edu/profiles/teacher.aspx?orgcode=03150000&orgtypecode=5&leftNavId=830& *Program                           District                   State* General Education            180.4 (76.3%)       63,536.70 (82.5%) Special Education              49.4 (20.9%)         9,151.80 (11.9%) Career Vocational Tech       1.8 (0.8%)           2,068.80 (2.7%) English Language Learner     5 (2.1%)           2,220.30 (2.9%) _______________________________________________________ Totals                                236.5                       76,977.60 — WVN Staff *JUNE COA NEWSLETTER * https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/uploads/06-2023_final.pdf *T OWN WEBSITE MEETINGS CALENDAR:* Check the website for revised calendar updates: https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ) Left clicking on the meeting link should take you to the agenda or agenda pdf file to retrieve from the website. Meeting agendas are posted on the town web calendar and/or committee's webpage at a minimum of 48 hrs prior. Whether meetings will be in person only, remote only or hybrid will appear on the meeting agenda. The Zoom link should be provided ahead of time here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ) Most meetings are made available for view by live streaming either on local cable Television or the WayCAM.tv website itself, or from the Zoom meeting link. The recorded meetings are available through WayCAM Video on Demand usually the next business day after a meeting closes. https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ( https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ) Friday, May 26 Housing Authority ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/wayland-housing-authority/events/165871 ) , 9:00am *Next Week* Monday, May 29 Memorial Day Holiday Tuesday, May 30 ZBA ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/zoning-board-appeals/events/165651 ) , 7:00pm Planning Board ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/planning-board-department/events/166176 ) , 7:00pm Wednesday, May 31 Library Director Screening Committee ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/board-library-trustees/events/166196 ) , 3:00pm Friday, Jun 2 Public Notice - NSTAR Request for Comments ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/events/165601 ) , 5:00pm Thank you for reading this WVN newsletter. Please forward it to your friends and neighbors in Wayland. 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The current Massachusetts enforceable standard is 20 parts per trillion in October  2022. States can set drinking water advisories and standards stricter than those determined by the EPA. Prior to this new advisory, the EPA PFAS guideline had been set at 70 ppt. See the MA PFAS Interagency Task Force 6/22/2022 final report (88 pg) that outlines why MA had already lowered the level to the 20 ppt level for drinking water. https://malegislature.gov/Commissions/Detail/556/Documents ( https://malegislature.gov/Commissions/Detail/556/Documents ) This EPA announcement includes a chart showing the intended future goal of zero as well as many other links to additional information: https://www.epa.gov/sdwa/and-polyfluoroalkyl-substances-pfas Other related news links: https://edition.cnn.com/2023/03/14/health/epa-pfas-standards-wellness https://www.wbur.org/news/2023/03/14/toxic-chemicals-water-epa-pfas-regulations-pfoa-pfna-pfhxs-pfbs-genx There are different kinds of health advisories and MCL's depending on the means of exposure: ingestion, inhalation or skin absorption. Drinking water health advisories provide information on contaminants that can cause human health effects and are known or anticipated to occur in drinking water. EPA's health advisories are non-enforceable, non-regulatory and provide technical information to states agencies and other public health officials on health effects, analytical methods, and treatment technologies associated with drinking water contamination. The MA Department of Public Health (DPH) has issued new fish consumption advisories to provide guidance for people who catch and consume freshwater fish in Lake Cochituate and other MA water bodies on Mar 9 2023. Recreational activities are considered safe because potential exposure to PFAS associated with swimming, wading, and boating would be much less than exposure from drinking water or eating fish containing PFAS. h ttps://www.mass.gov/news/department-of-public-health-issues-new-fish-consumption-advisories-based-on-pfas-in-fish-at-13-state-parks ( https://www.mass.gov/news/department-of-public-health-issues-new-fish-consumption-advisories-based-on-pfas-in-fish-at-13-state-parks ) https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/index.html ( https://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/pfas/index.html ) PFAS found for example during site testing at The Alta / River's Edge property or Loker Conservation and Recreation Area fall under a different set of MCLs. PFAS found in groundwater (GW) or soil (S) are regulated by the MassDEP Bureau of Waste Site Cleanup (BWSC). MassDEP has established Reportable Concentrations (RCs) and Reportable Quantities (RQs) that have different risk level characterizations (1-3; 1 most stringent cleanup) dependent on the conditions occurring where PFAS has been found. See pg 5-7 of a Jun 2022 report for quantities and explanation. 20 ppt (ng/L) MCL Drinking Water; 20 ppt (ng/L) MCL clean up of GW; 0.3 to 2 ppb clean up soil [300 ppt (ng/Kg) to 2,000 ppt (ng/Kg)] https://www.mass.gov/doc/interim-guidance-on-sampling-and-analysis-for-pfas-at-disposal-sites-regulated-under-the-massachusetts-contingency-plan-june-2022/download ( https://www.mass.gov/doc/interim-guidance-on-sampling-and-analysis-for-pfas-at-disposal-sites-regulated-under-the-massachusetts-contingency-plan-june-2022/download ) PFAS contamination continues to show up in unexpected places. https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/13/toxic-forever-chemicals-pfas-toilet-paper — WVN Staff *TWO ENVIRONMENTAL PUBLIC COMMENT UPDATES* Two Wayland facilities projects - the proposed Route 20 Council on Aging community center and the Route 30 Loker grass athletic field - have been under environmental review following Massachusetts Contingency Plan PIP (Public Involvement Plan) regulations which require the evaluation and plan for remediating contaminants at each location prior to construction. Last November, the Town's Licensed Site Professional, CMG Environmental, issued a draft Release Abatement Measure Plan for COA/CC site for public comment, and four months later announced the filing of the following March 2023 final RAM Plan, available via this link to the DEP's website: https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/fileviewer/Default.aspx?formdataid=0&documentid=738704 ( https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/fileviewer/Default.aspx?formdataid=0&documentid=738704 ) A hard copy version is available at the Board of Health repository for RTN 3 - 13302, the cleanup of the former Raytheon property (now Town Center). The environmental site assessment for the Loker grass field is being performed by Weston & Sampson on behalf of the Town under RTN 3 - 0037690. Following the Feb. 21 PIP meeting, the consultants issued their draft RAM Plan, available via these links at the DEP's website: Volume I: https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/fileviewer/Default.aspx?formdataid=0&documentid=735111 Other DEP links for the Loker soils removal project: https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/fileviewer/Rtn.aspx?rtn=3-0037690 A hard copy version of the draft RAM Plan is available at the Wayland Library repository Reference Department. The public comment deadline for the Loker draft RAM Plan is April 2, 2023. Written comments can be submitted directly to LSP Susan Jason via email, including mention of the RTN number in the subject line: Jason.Susan@wseinc.com Weston & Sampson is required to respond in writing to all comments received about the Loker draft RAM Plan, publish those responses and post them at the DEP website link before they are allowed to implement the RAM Plan. As reported in WVN #920, the draft RAM limits its site assessment scope and does not clearly explain if/how all soils can/will be reused elsewhere in the Recreation delineated area. Weston & Sampson consultants have participated in Permanent Municipal Building Committee meeting discussions about the Loker grass field project, including about challenges presented by the contaminated soils. WayCAM's recordings are available "on demand."  The February 28 PMBC meeting was canceled, and no agenda is posted yet for a March PMBC meeting. — WVN Staff *OTHER NEWS UPDATES* Supreme Judicial Court rules on free speech in public meetings: https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/03/07/metro/sjc-rules-free-speech-public-hearings-includes-right-use-rude-personal-disrespectful-words/?event=event12 ( https://www.bostonglobe.com/2023/03/07/metro/sjc-rules-free-speech-public-hearings-includes-right-use-rude-personal-disrespectful-words/?event=event12 ) Former police chief not state-certified: https://patch.com/massachusetts/wayland/former-wayland-chief-among-police-not-certified-state Six School Leadership Roles to Fill https://patch.com/massachusetts/wayland/schools-leadership-uncertain-wayland-hire-interim-roles Wayland Student Press award: https://patch.com/massachusetts/wayland/wayland-high-school-student-paper-wins-press-freedom-award?utm_term=article-slot-1&utm_source=newsletter-daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&user_email=9e42d9a1b23b1cd7984a4a9a8a8b937761512773b9997d0073402465de6725e9 ( https://patch.com/massachusetts/wayland/wayland-high-school-student-paper-wins-press-freedom-award?utm_term=article-slot-1&utm_source=newsletter-daily&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=newsletter&user_email=9e42d9a1b23b1cd7984a4a9a8a8b937761512773b9997d0073402465de6725e9 ) Some Wayland incumbents not seeking re-election: https://patch.com/massachusetts/wayland/wayland-2023-election-slate-final-3-contested-races *WAYLAND ANNUAL ELECTION* Wayland voters may vote by mail prior to the April 25 annual local election. The ballots listing Wayland candidates running for elected office are expected to be available either the last week of March or first week in April. Ballots will be mailed to those who already have requested the vote by mail option. For a vote by mail application and other local election details: https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/news/vote-mail-applications-2023 https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/news/vote-by-mail-paper-application-2023_0.pdf https://www.wayland.ma.us/town-clerk/pages/running-elected-office *HOUSEHOLD HAZARDOUS WASTE DISPOSAL CHANGES* The following March 15 announcement from the Wayland Health Department describes how the opportunities for homeowners to properly and easily dispose of hazardous waste are changing. Prior collection days held in Wayland twice a year are no longer available. Given the importance of this issue, the Department has found an alternative that covers the first $50 of cost at two facilities (Sutton and Westfield) from April 1 to June 30. Details here: First $50 of Hazardous Waste is Free. Residents will pay overages. In the past the Wayland Health Department has held an annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day (HHWD) for Wayland residents through Clean Harbors. We understand how important it is to properly dispose of household hazardous waste and have held these events at least twice a year for many years. Despite a lot of outreach to Clean Harbors and research into other vendors we have not been able to secure a date for this event in over a year. According to the state, many municipalities are having the same problems with obtaining a vendor to host a HHW event. This is due to a shift to regional HHW collection depot models which at this time there is no ability for Wayland to join one but there may be an opportunity in the future. We have been able to identify an interim solution and we have made arrangements with NEDT New England Disposal Technologies. Beginning on April 1 and through June 30, 2023, Wayland residents may drop off hazardous waste to their facility and Wayland will cover the cost up to $50.00 per household. New England Disposal Technology locations: Location 1: 83 Gilmore Drive, Sutton, Ma Location 2: 190 East Main Street, Westfield, Ma Please check the NEDT website for a list of products they accept and do not accept, pricing, and dates and times of operation. Contact information:  Phone – 866-769-1621  Email – info@nedt.org Website – https://www.nedt.org/ ( https://www.nedt.org/ ) We urge residents to contact the facility of your choice prior to traveling to confirm posted dates,  times of operation, and types of waste accepted. Payment by resident can be made to NEDT in the form of cash or credit card. Please visit the Health Department webpage for future updates. https://www.wayland.ma.us/health-department ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/health-department ) *TOWN WEBSITE MEETINGS CALENDAR:* Check the website for revised calendar updates: https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ) Left clicking on the meeting link should take you to the agenda or agenda pdf file to retrieve from the website. Meeting agendas are posted on the town web calendar and/or committee's webpage at a minimum of 48 hrs prior. Whether meetings will be in person only, remote only or hybrid will appear on the meeting agenda. The Zoom link should be provided ahead of time here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ) Most meetings are made available for view by live streaming either on local cable Television or the WayCAM.tv website itself, or from the Zoom meeting link. The recorded meetings are available through WayCAM Video on Demand usually the next business day after a meeting closes. https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ( https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ) Monday, March 20 Board of Assessors ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/board-assessors/events/163111 ) , 5:00pm Planning Board ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/planning-board-department/events/163006 ) , 7:00pm (at Select Board Mill Creek) Select Board ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/select-board/events/163141 ) , 6:45pm  (includes Mill Creek/WF plaza/ 297 Boston Post Rd forum) Tuesday, March 21 Senior Tax Relief Committee ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/council-aging-board/events/162951 ) , 10:00am HRDEIC ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/human-rights-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-committee/events/163046 ) , 6:00pm Board of Public Works ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/board-public-works/events/163176 ) , 6:30pm Planning Board ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/planning-board-department/events/163016 ) , 7:00pm (COA/CC plans) ZBA ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/zoning-board-appeals/events/163031 ) , 7:00pm Wednesday, March 22 Board of Library Trustees ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/board-library-trustees/events/163156 ) , 8:30am Friday, Mar 24 Wayland Housing Authority ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/wayland-housing-authority/events/163106 ) , 9:00am Thank you for reading this WVN newsletter. 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If you have any information about this incident, the anonymous tip line number is 508-358-1726. If you prefer to speak directly to the Chief, call 508-358-1710. — WVN Staff *2023 TOWN MEETING WARRANT OPENED* At its Dec. 12 meeting, the Select Board voted to open the warrant for the 2023 Annual Town Meeting as of Dec. 15. The deadline to submit warrant articles to the Select Board's office in Town Building is Tuesday, Jan. 17 at 4:30 p.m. Scroll to pages 35-56 in this agenda packet to see the official announcement as well as a list of possible warrant articles known at that time. Other articles, such as anticipated zoning bylaw amendments, are being considered by other boards. https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/agendas/20221212_packet.pdf This 2023 ATM website also contains related documents and information, including how citizens can submit petitioners' articles for inclusion in the warrant and a draft schedule of key dates and events leading up to the May 1 Town Meeting: https://www.wayland.ma.us/town-meeting/pages/annual-town-meeting-2023-1 https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/uploads/atm_schedule_2023.pdf No residents attended the Select Board's Dec. 5 petitioners' workshop. Acting board chair Dave Watkins noted that evening that petitioners may arrange to have town counsel review draft article language for proper form in advance of gathering signatures to avoid petitioners having to make corrections later. Contact Acting Town Manager John Bugbee: jbugbee@wayland.ma.us — WVN Staff *JOB OPPORTUNITIES * After a late November incident near the Loker School when a student was hit by a car (and fortunately not seriously injured), Dr. Easy reported finding it difficult to fill advertised crossing guard positions. School Department job postings still show the need for more crossing guards. See: https://www.schoolspring.com/jobs/?employer=10968 On the town side, the Human Resources website shows the following advertised positions: https://www.wayland.ma.us/human-resources/pages/job-opportunities *TOWN WEBSITE MEETINGS CALENDAR:* Check the website for revised calendar updates: https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ) Meeting agendas are posted on the town web calendar and/or committee's webpage at a minimum of 48 hrs prior. Whether meetings will be in person only, remote only or hybrid will appear on the meeting agenda. The Zoom link should be provided ahead of time here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid ) Most meetings are made available for view by live streaming either on local cable Television or the WayCAM.tv website itself, or from the Zoom meeting link. The recorded meetings are available through WayCAM Video on Demand usually the next business day after a meeting closes. https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ( https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ) Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2022 Human Rights, Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Committee ( HRDEIC ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/human-rights-diversity-equity-and-inclusion-committee/events/159216 ) ), 6:00 P.M. PMBC Meeting ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/permanent-municipal-building-committee/events/143491 ) , 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, Jan. 3, 2023 Select Board, TBD *********************************************************************** Thank you for reading this WVN newsletter. Please forward it to your friends and neighbors in Wayland. If they want to receive their own copy, they can subscribe by sending a blank email to: main+subscribe@WaylandVoters.groups.io. ( main+subscribe@... ) All previous newsletters since March of 2004 are searchable from the Messages tab using the Search box in the upper right corner. https://waylandvoters.groups.io/g/main/topics If you have never registered with Groups.io before, your account will not have a password set yet. From the Group.io login page, to log in, you can use the 'Email me a link to login' button to have a link emailed to you, that will let you create a password and log into the website. 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The details of how these new requirements affecting Wayland were enacted are explained here: https://www.mma.org/dhcd-releases-final-zoning-rules-for-mbta-communities/ The color-coded map on this state website shows Wayland as an "adjacent" community: https://www.mass.gov/info-details/multi-family-zoning-requirement-for-mbta-communities That website also explains how Wayland must submit an action plan to the state by Jan. 31, 2023 to remain eligible for MassWorks and Housing Choice grants and for the Local Capital Projects Fund. To begin to become compliant, the Planning Board will consider changes to Wayland's Zoning Bylaw that would allow construction of multi-family housing as of right in at least one new designated district. The deadline for submitting warrant articles (including proposed zoning bylaw amendments) for the 2023 Annual Town Meeting is Jan. 15. — WVN Staff *BUSY DECEMBER* Separately, the Select Board announced its Petitioners' Workshop for the 2023 Annual Town Meeting as part of its Dec. 5 meeting agenda. See information posted on the town website: https://www.wayland.ma.us/home/news/annual-town-meeting-petitioners-workshop-december-5 That same evening, the Select Board will meet with the Assessors for the annual Tax Classification Public Hearing. Details here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif9231/f/agendas/fy_2023_tax_class_hearing_12-5-2022_0.pdf According to comments made at the Board's Nov. 21 meeting, a public forum about a proposed Mill Creek affordable housing project under the state's program at the former Whole Foods Plaza on Route 20 is being considered for the Select Board's Dec. 12 meeting agenda. For background information about the state's LIP program: https://www.mass.gov/service-details/local-initiative-program The Town Manager Screening Committee has been meeting and reportedly has begun to interview potential candidates. https://www.wayland.ma.us/town-manager-screening-committ ee ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/town-manager-screening-committee ) The following related meeting dates were mentioned near the end of the Select Board's Nov. 21 meeting (agenda item 8e) but do not appear yet on the town website meetings calendar: https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month/2022-12 Dec. 5 - Screening Committee decides list of Town Manager candidates Dec. 8 - Wayland community gets to meet candidates Dec. 10 - Select Board meeting — WVN Staff *TOWN WEBSITE MEETINGS CALENDAR:* Check the website for revised calendar updates: https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ) Whether meetings will be in person only, remote only or hybrid will appear on the meeting agenda. The Zoom link should be provided ahead of time here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid Most meetings are made available for view by live streaming either on local cable Television or the WayCAM.tv website itself, or from the Zoom meeting link. The recorded meetings are available through WayCAM Video on Demand usually the next business day after a meeting closes. https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ( https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ) Tue Nov 29 School Committee (Superintendent Evaluation Subcommittee) Meeting, 8:45 AM Wayland Housing Authority, 9:00 AM Audit committee meeting, 6:00 PM PMBC Meeting, 7:00 PM Wed Nov 30 Policy Subcommittee of School Committee, 4:30 PM School Committee Public Notice, 6:00 PM Conservation Commission Meeting, 6:30 PM Thu Dec 1 Select Board ARPA Subcommittee, 9:00 AM Loker School Council Meeting, 3:00 PM *NEXT WEEK* Mon Dec 5 Historical Commission, 6:30 PM FY 2023 Tax Rate & Tax Classification Hearing, 7:00 PM Tue Dec 6 Municipal Affordable Housing Trust, 7:00 PM Wayland Planning Board Forum – Creation of Multi-Family Housing Districts, 7:15 PM *********************************************************************** Thank you for reading this WVN newsletter. 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The proposed 62-space parking lot construction area expands further east than existing asphalt, approaching the former Dow facility outdoor burn areas, former cleanup soils stockpiles and where chemical vials had been excavated. After Keefe disclosed Loker field budget contingency and administration fee increases and that the night before the Recreation Commission had approved the $3 million cost to appear in the warrant, PMBC members asked to see the Loker field project budget and the map showing the PFAS testing. Keefe agreed to send them those documents. No questions were asked and no information was offered about the status of permits for the Loker grass field at other boards or about the Loker field debt exclusion ballot question approved by the Select Board on March 21. *ConCom Approves Permit Modifications* On March 31 the Conservation Commission held its public hearing for amending the Loker grass field permit to allow irrigation. Members noted they were more satisfied with a grass field project rather than a turf field.  That hearing begins at 13 minutes elapsed time here: https://wayland.vod.castus.tv/vod/?video=456aa8d3-7897-4d7b-a8bd-f6b9b35468d0 Conservation Administrator Linda Hansen acknowledged receiving written public comment from abutter John Sax who expressed concern about the adequacy of the drainage design, citing DEP not approving the drainage design under the parking lot for the 24 School St. housing project. A buffer layer of soil under the asphalt is not shown on the Loker plans to protect the drainage structures underneath from what is expected to be a heavily used parking lot. Sax noted that meeting minimum design standards has not worked well for the Oxbow grass field and the high school turf field which suffer flooding during heavy rains. No information was offered by Weston & Sampson's Brandon Kunkel about the location of the proposed irrigation water line or the scope of work for PFAS testing. In response to a commissioner's question, Kunkel said the drainage for the grass field is exactly the same. There is a certified vernal pool in the area of the North Pond, which is connected hydraulically to the two ponds, east and west side of the entrance way, and downgradient towards Route 30. Water drains via a culvert to the Willow Brook property across the street and into the Charles River watershed. The PMBC also confirmed that the drainage design is different for natural grass, with the field substructure not as deep as for artificial turf. The property may have ledge. The BSC group was used as a consultant on the environmental impact to the conservation area. Matt Burne, Senior Ecologist, wrote a memo that detailed his recommendations at the time. https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif4016/f/pages/matt_burne_comment_letter_03042021.pdf ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif4016/f/pages/matt_burne_comment_letter_03042021.pdf ) Burne had noted that the construction impact will involve loss of the non-breeding, upland woods habitat and the isolation of the southwest pond from the North pool and forested habitat. He had recommended a minimum 6" height low fabric fencing be used to keep the crumb rubber in and any migrating amphibians off the Turf and out of the parking lot where they could be trapped by vertical curbing or squashed. It was not clear that the members had reviewed the memo for changes possible with a grass field. It was reported that abutter Tom Maglione, 29 Rice Road, had not received notice of the public hearing. Chairman Sean Fair apologized for that and said it was not intentional. In a 3-1 vote to amend the Loker field permit, Fair, Barnett and Thomas Davidson voted yes and Barbara Howell voted no. Commissioner Luke Legere recused himself, consistent with having done so for the original ConCom permit. — WVN Staff *STAFF CHANGES* The MetroWest Daily News reports that Wayland Police Chief Sean Gibbons was placed on leave last week, according to Acting Town Manager Stephen Crane. No official explanation has been publicly disclosed. See MWDN story here: https://www.metrowestdailynews.com/story/news/2022/04/01/wayland-ma-police-chief-sean-gibbons-leave-ed-burman-acting-chief/7244494001/ Richard Whitehead's name has been removed from Wayland Public Schools' website. He had been the Director of Student Services (Special Education) and the sports Title IX coordinator. SPED inquiries are handled now by School Superintendent Omar Easy. Recent meeting agendas for the School Committee, Personnel Board and Select Board have featured Executive Sessions about various personnel matters. See: https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif4016/f/agendas/personnel_board_agenda_3.15.2022.pdf https://p2cdn4static.sharpschool.com/UserFiles/Servers/Server_1036352/File/SchoolCommittee/Agendas%202021%20-%202022/SC_Agenda_3_31_22_revised.pdf https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif4016/f/agendas/agenda_4.4.2022.pdf — WVN Staff *APRIL 24 JAZZ CONCERT* The Yoko Wiwa Trio will perform in concert at the W Gallery on April 24 from 2-3 p.m. Tickets are limited. A free reception open to all afterwards will celebrate current art exhibits. Critics have placed Wiwa in the tradition of Bill Evans, Keith Jarrett, McCoy Tyner and Oscar Peterson. https://artswayland.com *OUR FLOODING RIVER * A presentation on the Flooding of the Sudbury River will be available via Zoom on Monday, April 4, at 7 p.m. courtesy of the Wayland Free Public Library and The Wayland Museum & Historical Society. Those new to town may be interested in learning about Wayland's greatest vulnerability to climate change, as major routes through town become blocked with flood waters and both public structures and homes are heavily damaged. A panel discussion about the Sudbury River and the episodic flooding of our wetlands, streets and neighborhoods by this slow-flowing yet powerful river features Brian Donahue, Alison Field-Juma and Tom Sciacca. No registration necessary. Find the Zoom link at waylandmuseum.org/flooding-of-the-sudbury-river/ ( http://waylandmuseum.org/flooding-of-the-sudbury-river/?fbclid=IwAR0gCpiXEB-Zg0iJjapxqx8QKjlxM3bdC1mYeYTiOAzHnEFJoWaJSl5aXlE ) *POTENTIAL HOUSING CHALLENGES* Wayland may continue to have housing challenges in meeting the 10% affordability minimum threshold under the state's Chapter 40B Subsidized Housing Inventory (SHI). Although Wayland currently satisfies the state's 10% quota for affordable homes, a portion of that 10% is on paper rather than bricks and mortar. In addition, the current status is based on the 2010 census, and the status may change with the full issuance of the 2020 census data. Wayland might fall below the 10% threshold again between now and 2030 if the total number of year-round units grows or any units listed on the inventory are lost as affordability restrictions expire or listed projects are modified, delayed, or canceled. Wayland is in safe harbor until March 2023, according to Town Planner Sarkis Sarkisian. Safe Harbor gives the town the ability to alter or decline a proposal for 40B (affordable) housing. It is likely that the town will need to produce about 26 new units each year to continue to qualify for Safe Harbor status, advised Judi Barrett, housing consultant. See: https://www.wayland.ma.us/sites/g/files/vyhlif4016/f/pages/wayland_shi_1-25-22.pdf or draft report table on pg 37/77. Barrett presented her findings to the Planning Board on March 1, 2022. See the slide presentation on WayCAM Video on Demand, starting elapsed time 1:41:05. https://wayland.vod.castus.tv/vod/?video=91f51c38-269d-43f9-a7a1-c235333b8878 The state requires towns to submit a Housing Production Plan (HPP) every five years. Housing Production Plans are a comprehensive analysis of a municipality's housing issues and a guide to strategies that will help address affordable housing development based on data from sources such as the U.S. Census Bureau, housing market reports, municipal records, and community interviews. Data from the HPP will be used by staff and boards to create five-year policies which in turn influence 10-50 year town planning. The strategies set in the HPP reflect the vision of a working group guided by the Barrett Planning Group and are presented in the final report, which is not yet available. Progress In 2016, Wayland had 257 affordable units on its Chapter 40B Subsidized Housing Inventory, totaling 5.2% of all year-round units which are DHCD designated and differs from total units. See WayCam elapsed time 1:53:27 That number has more than doubled to over 11% of all units (549) as of Fall 2021 due to the addition of 292 new rental units, primarily through the 218-unit Alta at River's Edge project under construction at 490 Boston Post Road. Other projects counting toward the total include those not yet built on School Street and at the former Mahoney's Garden site. Safe Harbor Once DHCD certifies a community's progress under the approved HPP, the Zoning Board of Appeals may invoke Safe Harbor from unwanted projects  in response to a comprehensive permit application. The Town, despite not meeting the 10% statutory minimum, may impose conditions with a greater latitude to modify or deny applications of a proposed comprehensive permit. The Town has more control over the type, location, and design of residential development while continuing to meet housing needs through HPP strategies. In addition to having an approved HPP, achieving an annual increase of units equal to 0.5%  of total year-round housing units qualifies a community to ask DHCD for HPP certification and one year of Safe Harbor. Reaching a production goal of one percent or greater allows for two years of Safe Harbor. (5,296 of 2020 total yr units *0.005= 26.48 units needed) If Cascade/Mahoney's/115 Boston Post Rd. proposed 60 rental units are not built and come off the list, Wayland would likely fall below 10% minimum when the updated full data are released, but until then would hang on to Safe Harbor at 10.2%. Alta at River's Edge, with 218 new rental units, accounts for about 40% of Wayland's total. DHCD counts rental units in a way that might seem unintuitive: as long as at least one quarter of the total units are income-restricted, all units including market-rate may be counted on the inventory. Only 55 of the 218 units at River's Edge have income restrictions. Wayland Numbers Outside the scope of Chapter 40B, Wayland is challenged to meet needs of almost-low-income households, individuals with disabilities and older adults. Low-income in this context means a household with income at or below 80% of the region's Area Median Income (AMI) of $101,063, as calculated by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) in the Boston Metropolitan Area. Data taken from the HUD household income limits table in the draft report page 6/77. For example, at the 80% AMI, a two-person household with an income of $80,850 would be assigned an affordable rent of $1,895 per month. At 30% AMI, that two person household would have an income of $32,200 and a rent of $755 per month. A family of three whose annual income is $90,950 or less would qualify for a unit. The median sales price of a single family home in Wayland for the first half of 2021 is $977,500; for 2020: $790,000. 91% of households are owner occupied. About a quarter of Wayland owners and renters are considered cost burdened and pay more than 30% of their income on housing costs. Current Wayland 2020 Population              13,943 2020 Households             5,013 2020 Housing Units         5,296 2019 Avg Household Size 2.63 2019 Median Household Income (MHI)           $185,375 Out of the 10 Census Blocks-MHI high value: $250,001; low value: $126,250 2019 MHI Middlesex County                            $102,603 2019 MHI Massachusetts                                    $81,215 Population Density in the 10 Census Blocks Highest Block range: 1,840.8-2,632.2    population per square mile Lowest Block range :    408.2-626.8       population per square mile Most affordable housing sites are located in South Wayland, but due to large developments like Alta at River's Edge over half of all units are within a quarter mile of Route 20. The Oxbow Road development (Town sponsored Nike Site Conversion), to the extreme north, is one of the few affordable housing sites not along Route 20 or in Cochituate. The HPP provides maps and details the environmental, infrastructure and zoning regulatory impediments to further affordable housing development. The possible kinds of housing beyond single family homes allowed (i.e. Conservation Clusters, Accessory Dwelling Units, etc.) under Wayland by-laws have been reviewed for applicability. — Carole Plumb *LEARN ABOUT ALTA OXBOW (RIVER'S EDGE) AND LOTTERY* After seeing the looming large buildings under construction adjacent to the road to the Route 20 Transfer Station for many months, residents can view a presentation about the new Alta Oxbow development and the affordable housing lottery on Thursday, April 7 at 10 a.m. in the COA room and via Zoom. Registration is required; phone 508 358 2990 or email coa@wayland.ma.us Representatives from Alta Oxbow and Maloney Properties will provide an overview of the development, the types of apartments and floor plans. Maloney Properties will discuss the local preference lottery and how to apply. There are 55 affordable units, with 17 units restricted for those aged 55 and older. For more information: www.Maloneyaffordable.com. ( http://www.maloneyaffordable.com/?fbclid=IwAR0nr0gzxJbdjpVnaZLrMeE42JVs0qlExofua5UxwA3zX9iGQmRTW5WHdZ0 ) The deadline for applying for the lottery is May 6. Alta Oxbow will begin opening this summer with 218 one-to three-bedroom rental apartments. *TOWN WEBSITE MEETINGS CALENDAR:* Check the website for revised calendar updates: https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ) Whether meetings will be in person only, remote only or hybrid will appear on the meeting agenda. The Zoom link should be provided ahead of time here: https://www.wayland.ma.us/public-body-meeting-information-virtual-inperson-and-hybrid Most meetings are made available for view by live streaming either on local cable Television or the WayCam.tv website itself, or from the Zoom meeting link. The recorded meetings are available through WayCam Video on Demand usually the next business day after a meeting closes. https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ( https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ) Monday, April 4 Council on Aging Board Meeting-CANCELED 4:00 P.M. Select Board, 6:30 P.M. Board of Health Meeting, 6:30 P.M. Tuesday, April 5 Wayland Housing Partnership, 4:00 P.M., Energy & Climate Committee, 7:00 P.M., Planning Board, 7:00 P.M. Wednesday, April 6 School Committee, 5:30 P.M. Friday, April 8 Economic Development Committee, 8:30 A.M. 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public_safety From the stockpile area 32,000 cu.yd. of demolition debris and 4,500 cu.yd. of screened soil were removed after being sampled by grid cells and analyzed at different depth levels. Contaminated material was transported to five different MA and one NH approved off-site waste facilities for reclamation or recycling or disposal of soil with stabilized lead concentrations. Different monitoring wells showed dissolved ammonia, arsenic and nickel exceeding MCP Reportable Concentration category for Ground Water (RCGW-1). Dissolved metals have historically been detected in groundwater at the abutting Sudbury Landfill at concentrations exceeding MCP RCGW-1. The highest concentrations in Sudbury were found hydraulically upgradient of portions of the River's Edge property based on the old groundwater contour map. The dissolved metals and ammonia detected in the groundwater samples were referenced to MCP Method 1 GW-3 standards and the concentrations of the dissolved metals determined not pose an ecological risk to the abutting wetlands. There is no GW-3 standard provided for ammonia but a Mass DEP guidance equivalent for GW protection criterion was also not exceeded. Technical details of sampling grids and testing results can be found in the RAM status reports and in the finalized PIP Plan. The Department of Environmental Protection assigned a staff person to the cleanup. She informed Vertex of additional action steps expected for the cleanup. A groundwater elevation survey, a new groundwater contour map and groundwater sampling for PFAS, dissolved MCP 14 Metals, VOCs, SVOCs, and EPH were requested. Her April 22 email is found in the DEP's database for the cleanup: https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/portal#!/wastesite/3-0036013 Click on Supporting Documents https://eeaonline.eea.state.ma.us/EEA/fileviewer/Default.aspx?formdataid=0&documentid=600525 The next regular RAM status report (#3) is due 11/5/21. -- Carole Plumb *TOWN WEBSITE MEETINGS CALENDAR:* Check the website for calendar updates: https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ( https://www.wayland.ma.us/calendar/month ) Most meetings available for view by live streaming either on local cable Television or the WayCam.tv website itself, or on the Zoom video cloud platform website using the link provided with the posted meeting agenda. The recorded meetings are available through Video on Demand shortly after a meeting closes. https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ( https://www.waycam.tv/government-on-demand ) Monday, July 12 Board of Selectmen, 7:00 P.M. Tuesday, July 13 Energy & Climate Committee, 9:00 A.M. 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