Town Employee?
Here's something you should know.
... and here's something else.
Truer words were never spoken.
We've recently had a major step forward for transparency in Wayland. In spite of multiple efforts by the Powers That Be (PTB), including the FinCom Chair's cleverly timed nuclear option of trying to derail the whole process, which she saved till the end, the vote was overwhelimingly in favor of passing Article 28, which calls for a 5 year audit of all of those school accounts that were off the general ledger. In spite of their attempted ferocity, distortion and out-right lies, the room just wasn't in the mood to acquiesce to the PTB's tiresome status quo lines that everything is alright and we really don't need to waste our time and money on an audit.
The vote was a bit reminiscent of November's STM, where in spite of all of the attempts by the PTB to derail it, the momentum of the room just steamrolled over one after another compromise and objection until the people got what they came for that night. If it wasn't clear before last night, there is now no doubt that the people have spoken and they want to get to the bottom of this and they won't stop until everything is on the table. In spite of some awkardness around the wording and the procedures, this was a clear vote of no confidence.
As the audit proceeds, the healing can now begin and the town can once again come together and work towards the common goal of fostering a great school system, though this time with the accountability and oversight that some people have fought tooth and nail to avoid.
It is time for the School Committee to drop words like "if" and "allegedly" when they talk about the overcrowding of CH and HH schools. It's now official. The Space Utilization Study results are in and, just as has been the case since they closed Loker four years ago, our 2 elementary schools are well over their capacity.
Now the question is, what are they going to do about it?
Read the full report here.New to town?
Can't understand why the School Committee would close one of 3 elementary schools and cram 400 kids into the other two?
Neither could we.
However, if you'd like to read a brief history of how this came about, click on The Reconfiguration link to learn more.
FY11 Budget Restatement
The Abrahams Group has completed their restatement of the FY11 budget.
You can find it here.
Over the next few months, we will be updating our site,
archiving some sections that are no longer current.
As always, please let us know if you have any
comments, suggestions or preferences,
as we expand WT to keep you informed.
In case you mised it, here's why the Special Town Meeting vote went the way it did, and why our average tax bill will go down by $1000, thanks to the dedicated work of 4 residents and the supporters of Article 3: |
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| Growth in Free Cash FY06 - FY12 |
Comparing our Peer Towns' Free Cash |
Comparing Articles 2 and 3 |
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