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Housing for disabled adults eyed for 212 Cochituate
The 212 Cochituate Road Advisory Committee has recommended that the Select Board issue a Request for Proposals (RFP) to redevelop the town-owned property at 212 Cochituate Road for residential use…
Town faces major borrowing decision on water
Town officials are moving forward with a major long-term water supply project expected to require roughly $38.6 million in borrowing, while simultaneously confronting uncertainty over financing and the potential impact…
No new land, and the Alta Oxbow lesson
Wayland’s physical growth is constrained by limited undeveloped land. Most sites with straightforward development conditions have already been built, leaving redevelopment of previously used parcels as the primary path for…
How development actually ‘pencils out’ in the suburbs
In built-out suburbs, “allowed by zoning” and “financeable” are often two different things.Projects must clear several underwriting thresholds at once — investor return hurdles (often modeled in the mid-teens for…
What you may not know about the METCO program
The Wayland graduation rate for the Metropolitan Council for Education Opportunity (METCO) students is around 98%, according to Wayland METCO Director La Toya Rivers. Those numbers are slightly higher than…
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David William Siktberg
David William Siktberg, 77, of Wayland, died peacefully of prostate cancer on Jan. 31, in the company of family and friends. He was the eldest of three children of William…
Ribbit Rangers fan out on Big Night for amphibians
Wayland Post Correxpondent Wayland’s Conservation Department and Conservation Commission are again running Ribbit Rangers, its second year of a salamander-saving, frog-ferrying community science program.The program’s goals are to identify Big…
Board of Assessors mulls proposal for senior tax relief
Board of Assessors Chair Steve Klitgord briefed members on March 2 regarding a proposal developed through the town’s senior tax relief committee. The committee has been exploring ways to make…
Personnel Board reviews classification/compensation study
The Personnel Board on March 2 heard a presentation on a completed townwide classification and compensation study recommending a 16-grade pay structure aligned with Wayland’s continuing goal of paying at…
