MassVoter.com← Weston Select BoardWeston Select Board · 2018–2019 Board · Regular meeting
March 12, 2019
4 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Douglas Gillespie, Christopher Houston, Harvey Boshart
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Approve permission to Eversource Energy, to install approximately 45-feet, more or less, of conduit under Apple Crest Road, westerly from pole 334/4 and approximately 447-feet south of Boston Post...
MOTION: Mr. Gillespie moved to approve permission to Eversource Energy, to install approximately 45-feet, more or less, of conduit under Apple Crest Road, westerly from pole 334/4 and approximately 447-feet south of Boston Post Road, as outlined in work order #2304487 and subject to conditions as set forth by the Public Works Department. 2nd by Mr. Houston. Approved unanimously
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Gillespie moved to approve permission to Eversource Energy, to install approximately 45-feet, more or less, of conduit under Apple Crest Road, westerly from pole 334/4 and approximately 447-feet south of Boston Post Road, as outlined in work order #2304487 and subject to conditions as set forth by the Public Works Department. 2nd by Mr. Houston. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Gillespie, second: Houston)
Establish an income eligibility limit of $86,240 for the fiscal year 2020 Property Tax Deferral Program, as permitted under Chapter 421 of the Acts of 2004; and further move to keep the interest...
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to establish an income eligibility limit of $86,240 for the fiscal year 2020 Property Tax Deferral Program, as permitted under Chapter 421 of the Acts of 2004; and further move to keep the interest rate for all deferrals initiated in fiscal 2020 at 4.0 percent. 2nd by Mr. Gillespie. Approved unanimously
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to establish an income eligibility limit of $86,240 for the fiscal year 2020 Property Tax Deferral Program, as permitted under Chapter 421 of the Acts of 2004; and further move to keep the interest rate for all deferrals initiated in fiscal 2020 at 4.0 percent. 2nd by Mr. Gillespie. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Houston, second: Gillespie)
Support Article 1 and Article 2 on the March 18th Special Town Meeting Warrant
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to support Article 1 and Article 2 on the March 18th Special Town Meeting Warrant. 2nd by Mr. Gillespie. Mr. Houston and Mr. Boshart voted in favor; Mr. Gillespie against.
Yes: Boshart, HoustonNo: Gillespie
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to support Article 1 and Article 2 on the March 18th Special Town Meeting Warrant. 2nd by Mr. Gillespie. Mr. Houston and Mr. Boshart voted in favor; Mr. Gillespie against..” (Motion: Houston, second: Gillespie)
Approve the consent agenda
MOTION: Mr. Gillespie moved the consent agenda as follows: Approve a request from the Council on Aging to accept a donation of $100 from Martha Bulyk to be applied the Miscellaneous Gift Account. Accept the resignation of Tricia Liu from the Weston Cultural Council. Accept the resignation of Anne Morgan from the Commissioners of Trust Funds. 2nd by Mr. Houston. Approved unanimously
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Gillespie moved the consent agenda as follows: Approve a request from the Council on Aging to accept a donation of $100 from Martha Bulyk to be applied the Miscellaneous Gift Account. Accept the resignation of Tricia Liu from the Weston Cultural Council. Accept the resignation of Anne Morgan from the Commissioners of Trust Funds. 2nd by Mr. Houston. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Gillespie, second: Houston)
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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