Wayland Patch 8/20/13: What’s the Latest on the Proposed DPW Facility? Last week committee representatives appeared before the Wayland Board of Selectmen to explain where…

Wayland Patch 8/27/12: Memorandum Seeks to Clarify Board of Public Works Role. A new memorandum agreed to by multiple Wayland boards and individuals seeks to better define the roles and relationships of the Board of Public Works. On Aug. 20, Board of Public Works Chair Mike Lowery presented the memorandum to the Board of Selectmen seeking that board’s approval. While the document does not directly involve the relationship between those two boards, it does address the relationship between the Board of Public Works and Town Administrator Fred Turkington, who reports to the selectmen.

Wayland Patch 8/12/11: DPW Board Hears Update on Hannah Williams Park. Don Ouellette, director of Wayland’s Department of Public Works, told the Board of Public Works Monday that renovations of Hannah Williams Park are moving forward and, should everything go perfectly as planned, he hoped to reopen the park around Oct. 15. At Monday’s meeting, Ouellette reported that he had received quotes for all of the playground equipment and that a group of individuals who had been working on planning the renovation, in cooperation with Wayland’s Recreation Department, had reached consensus regarding the play equipment they wanted to see installed. The equipment, Ouellette said, will cost about $100,000 including shipping and cargo. Wayland approved $120,000 to be spent on the park’s renovations at the April Town Meeting. In addition to that money, the Friends of Hannah Williams has collected about $14,000 toward the renovations and, Ouellette said Monday, additional funds of $4,000-$5,000 have been donated. Hannah Williams has been closed to the public since late May, and demolition took place in mid-June leaving a largely vacant dirt pile where a playscape once stood.

Wayland’s Board of Public Works invites public comment on the proposed Wellhead Protection Plan on Monday, July 25, 2011 at 7:00 p.m. at the Town…

Wayland Patch 3/9/11: New Water Rates for Wayland Approved. Tuesday night the Board of Public Works unanimously voted to implement a new water rate structure that consolidates the current six tiers into four and does away with the capital assessment charge that would have cost each account $251 in FY12. The selected billing option implements a service charge of $112 per account to cover billing, metering and administrative costs; abolishes the capital assessment charge and the minimum use charge; and consolidates the current six tiers into four.

Wayland Patch 2/18/11: Abrahams Group Presents Options for New Wayland Water Rates. Last week Wayland’s Board of Public Works held a public hearing to discuss the water rate report and options for new rates as compiled by The Abrahams Group. Concerned citizens filled the Large Hearing Room at the Wayland Town Building to hear the report and express opinions of their own. The forum and discussions stem from a capital surcharge – originally set at $236 per meter – that was adopted by the Wayland Water Department in early 2009 as a means to pay the $10 million debt service incurred through the construction of a water treatment plant.