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Wayne Select Board reviews warrant, trims Ladd Rec Center detail and signs off on donations and ordinances
Summary
The Town of Wayne Select Board reviewed the draft town meeting warrant, agreed to remove a detailed Ladd Recreation Center table (keeping explanatory notes), discussed splitting compound articles for clarity, approved several donations and routine warrants, and certified an 'Aging at Home' ordinance for town-court certification.
At its May 1 meeting, the Town of Wayne Select Board reviewed and revised language for several warrant articles ahead of the annual town meeting, addressed transparency questions about outside-agency funding, and approved routine warrants and donations.
The board agreed to remove a detailed table describing the Ladd Recreation Center's internal budget from Article 29 because members believed the table's formatting would confuse voters, but they decided to retain a note explaining funding sources and the net effect on the town appropriation. As the Chair summarized, the FY26-27 proposal "removes certain expenses related solely to LRC programs from the recreation budget and provides for those expenses to be supported by LRC program donations, revenues, and grants," while the town would cover building-related costs under land and buildings. Board members discussed whether the article combined raising/appropriating and authorization to expend funds (a "compound article"); several members recommended splitting complex items where helpful for clarity.
Members also debated whether to add explicit authority to apply for grants (suggested insertion between Articles 8 and 9) and how to display outside-agency requests. The board reached informal consensus to create a separate warrant line for a $15,000 addition intended for the 30 Mile River Watershed Association's algal-bloom work, with a clarifying note to ensure voters understand the funds' purpose.
On routine business the board approved payroll warrant No. 38 ($12,298.15), accounts payable No. 39 (audit and rural patrol payments noted), and accepted donations: $3,626.80 for Lehi Recreation Center programs, $500 to supplement the Ladd Recreation Courts reserve, $207 for the Aging at Home program, and $35 for Wayne athletics. The board also moved to certify the 'Aging at Home' ordinance for forwarding to the town clerk/court for certification; that motion passed 4-0.
Board members set a timeline for finalizing the warrant and sending it to legal counsel for review, discussed special meetings or deadlines (May 19 and June 1 options) for signing and posting, and flagged several articles (grants, surplus property disposal, consultant funding) for further language work before posting.
