MassVoter.com← Weston Select BoardWeston Select Board · 2017–2018 Board · Regular meeting
March 27, 2018
4 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Christopher Houston, Harvey Boshart, Douglas Gillespie
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Set a guideline that the Board of Selectmen will adjust the eligibility limit for the Property Tax Deferral Program to be equal the moderate income limit for a two-person household that is used by...
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to set a guideline that the Board of Selectmen will adjust the eligibility limit for the Property Tax Deferral Program to be equal the moderate income limit for a two-person household that is used by the Community Preservation Act for affordable housing, which is currently $82,720. 2nd by Mr. Boshart. Approved unanimously
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to set a guideline that the Board of Selectmen will adjust the eligibility limit for the Property Tax Deferral Program to be equal the moderate income limit for a two-person household that is used by the Community Preservation Act for affordable housing, which is currently $82,720. 2nd by Mr. Boshart. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Houston, second: Boshart)
Approve the consent agenda
Mr. Houston moved to approve the consent agenda as follows: Approve minutes from the following Board of Selectmen's meeting: March 15, 2018 Call for the Town Budget Hearing, including the School Budget Hearing, for Monday, April 30, 2018 at 7:00 p.m., Town Hall Auditorium. Approve a request from the Council on Aging to accept a gift of $200 from Whitney Place at Natick for the Veteran's Breakfast and $1,000 from the von Rumohr Family Trust, both to be applied to the Miscellaneous Gift Account. Also approve a request to accept a gift of $2,000 from Roche Bros. for the COA food pantry to be applied to the Food Pantry Gift Account. Approve a request from the Weston Public Library to a distribution of $8,000 from the Nathalie & Theodore Jones Charitable Trust to be applied to the Library General Purposes Fund. 2nd by Mr. Boshart. Approved unanimously
From the minutes
“Mr. Houston moved to approve the consent agenda as follows: Approve minutes from the following Board of Selectmen's meeting: March 15, 2018 Call for the Town Budget Hearing, including the School Budget Hearing, for Monday, April 30, 2018 at 7:00 p.m., Town Hall Auditorium. Approve a request from the Council on Aging to accept a gift of $200 from Whitney Place at Natick for the Veteran's Breakfast and $1,000 from the von Rumohr Family Trust, both to be applied to the Miscellaneous Gift Account. Also approve a request to accept a gift of $2,000 from Roche Bros. for the COA food pantry to be applied to the Food Pantry Gift Account. Approve a request from the Weston Public Library to a distribution of $8,000 from the Nathalie & Theodore Jones Charitable Trust to be applied to the Library General Purposes Fund. 2nd by Mr. Boshart. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Houston, second: Boshart)
Place the following questions on the ballot for the May 5, 2018 Annual Town Election: BALLOT QUESTION NO. 1: PROPOSITION 2½ DEBT EXCLUSION Shall the Town of Weston be allowed to exempt from the...
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to place the following questions on the ballot for the May 5, 2018 Annual Town Election: BALLOT QUESTION NO. 1: PROPOSITION 2½ DEBT EXCLUSION Shall the Town of Weston be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition two and one-half, so called, the amounts required to pay for the bond(s) issued in order to design, engineer, construct and equip the following, including all costs incidental and related thereto: (1) DPW - Drainage Improvements; (2) Fire Pumper Truck; and (3) DPW-Route 30 Roadway Reconstruction Design? BALLOT QUESTION NO. 2: INCREASE SIGNATURES FOR CITIZENS' PETITIONS FROM 10 TO 50 Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year 2018 entitled "An Act further regulating the warrant process for the annual town meeting in the town of Weston" be accepted? 2nd by Mr. Boshart. Approved unanimously
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to place the following questions on the ballot for the May 5, 2018 Annual Town Election: BALLOT QUESTION NO. 1: PROPOSITION 2½ DEBT EXCLUSION Shall the Town of Weston be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition two and one-half, so called, the amounts required to pay for the bond(s) issued in order to design, engineer, construct and equip the following, including all costs incidental and related thereto: (1) DPW - Drainage Improvements; (2) Fire Pumper Truck; and (3) DPW-Route 30 Roadway Reconstruction Design? BALLOT QUESTION NO. 2: INCREASE SIGNATURES FOR CITIZENS' PETITIONS FROM 10 TO 50 Shall an act passed by the General Court in the year 2018 entitled "An Act further regulating the warrant process for the annual town meeting in the town of Weston" be accepted? 2nd by Mr. Boshart. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Houston, second: Boshart)
Go into executive session for the following purposes: Exemption 6 - to discuss the purchase, exchange, lease or value of an interest in real property related to Boston Properties
Mr. Gillespie moved that the Board of Selectmen vote to go into executive session for the following purposes: Exemption 6 - to discuss the purchase, exchange, lease or value of an interest in real property related to Boston Properties. Mr. Gillespie declared that an open meeting will have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Board. And further, that the Board will not resume in open session. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Boshart and Mr. Gillespie all voted in the affirmative
From the minutes
“Mr. Gillespie moved that the Board of Selectmen vote to go into executive session for the following purposes: Exemption 6 - to discuss the purchase, exchange, lease or value of an interest in real property related to Boston Properties. Mr. Gillespie declared that an open meeting will have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Board. And further, that the Board will not resume in open session. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Boshart and Mr. Gillespie all voted in the affirmative.” (Motion: Gillespie)
From the Weston Select Board’s official minutes, posted in the town’s Agenda Center (Select Board). We check every vote against the Select Board members present and quote the exact wording. MassVoter never grades or scores officials. Photos (the town’s website has no Select Board photos): Weston Observer — Al Aydelott, Rebecca Mercuri and Anupam Sachdev (Addison Antonoff, April 2026); Weston Owl — Lise Revers (April 2024) and John McDonald (courtesy photo, January 2025). Cropped by MassVoter. Former members show initials.
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