Selectmen Preview: Discussion on Whether DPW Facility Construction Should be a Ballot Question

The preview below was provided by Town Administrator Fred Turkington.

The Board of Selectmen will meet on Monday, Feb. 25, 2013, in Wayland Town Building. After Chairman John Bladon reviews the meeting agenda for the viewing public and makes any announcements, selectmen will receive public comment.

At 7:15 p.m., the board will enter executive session to receive an update on mid-term bargaining with the police union.

At 7:45 p.m., selectmen will continue discussion and make a decision as to whether to include a ballot question seeking approval of a debt exclusion under the provisions of Prop. 2 1/2 for the construction of a Department of Public Works maintenance facility. Approval of the ballot question at the Annual Town Election on April 2 would exempt the temporary tax increase required to fund principle and interest payments of the bonds issued to finance the facility from the constraints of Prop. 2 1/2. Voters at Annual Town Meeting also would need to approve the appropriation and authorize the borrowing.

Selectmen will consider the consent calendar and review correspondence, listen to the report of the town administrator and offer general items of concern.

The meeting begins at 7 p.m. in the Selectmen's Meeting Room.