Wayland Patch 6/30/11: Wayland Seeking Advisory Opinion from Attorney General. Town Administrator Fred Turkington has followed through with his charge to write a letter to the Massachusetts attorney general’s office seeking an advisory opinion related to whether a public body is required to post a meeting when attending an adjudicatory hearing. Turkington’s June 14 letter (attached in full to this article) was prompted by a May 27, 2011, Open Meeting Law complaint filed by Linda Segal against Wayland’s Public Safety Building Advisory Committee regarding its alleged failure to post an April 28, 2011, meeting with the Historic District Commission.

Wayland Town Crier 1/4/11: Wayland selectmen waiting for more applications to new committee. With only two applications for volunteers to serve on the Public Safety Building Advisory Committee, the Board of Selectmen on Monday evening decided to defer making appointments until at least next week. The two candidates who have come forth so far are Bradford Carver and Steven Glovsky, both of whom are attorneys. Steven Correia, chairman of the Board of Selectmen, said he had several calls over the holidays from people with questions about the advisory committee and/or who expressed an interest in serving. The selectmen agreed it would be wise to wait until more residents returned from their vacations, the applicant pool for the proposed three-person committee was expanded, and it would be possible to appoint all of the members at once. Selectman Tom Fay noted that neither of the applicants to date has engineering experience, a highly desirable skill on the committee. Director of Public Facilities John Moynihan reported to the Board of Selectmen in late October that a budget of $1.2 to $1.3 million will likely provide an adequate fix to the Public Safety Building, while an additional $1 million or so might be spent but is probably not justified. The building sustained major damage during the floods this past spring, virtually shutting it down for several weeks. Major issues to be addressed include moving mechanical, electrical and communications apparatus out of harm’s way.