Wayland Voters Approve Rail Trail Update, Acquiring Center Land

Wayland residents voted to approve acquiring land off Boston Post Road to contribute to the Wayland Center project, pin money to plan a new library, to amend the Minuteman agreement and to appropriate up to $445,000 to update the Rail Trail.

They did not, however, pass amending the current bylaws pertaining to Town Meeting.

The warrant articles can be found here.

The following are the results of Wayland’s special town meeting, held on Nov. 9:

• Article 1: Pay previous fiscal year unpaid bills, passed
• Article 2: Current year transfers as amended, passed
• Article 3: Acquire municipal parcel, passed
• Article 4: Amend Chapter 36 of current bylaws, not passed
• Article 5: Acceptance of Chapter 71, Section E, passed
• Article 6: Appropriate funds for library planning and design, passed
• Article 7: Appropriate funds to update the open space and recreation plan, passed
• Article 8: Seek special legislation for Chapter 44, Section 53 E 1/2, municipal revolving fund, passed
• Article 9: Amend FY2016 budget funding services, passed
• Article 10: Authorize procurement and appropriate funds for energy resiliency project at the middle school, passed
• Article 11: Amendment to Minuteman Regional Agreement, passed
• Article 12: Resolution regarding surface of Rail Trail in Wayland as amended, passed
• Article 13: Premanent municipal building committee involvement in Stone’s Bridge restoration, passed over