Wayland Town Crier 5/1/12: Board of Public Works holds first of several water rate hearings. The Board of Public Works held a public hearing Monday night on water rates slated to go into effect this September. “We wanted to do our analysis early this year,” said board member Michael Wegerbauer, “and we expect to have several more of these meetings in the coming months.” Input from Wayland residents came mostly from low-end users who felt the $112 annual administrative fee, which is the same for everyone, fell disproportionately on them.

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.