MassVoter.com← Weston Select BoardWeston Select Board · 2019–2020 Board · Regular meeting
6 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Present: Laurie Bent, Harvey Boshart, Christopher Houston
Absent: None
Adopt a water rate increase of $2 for Tier 1, $6 for Tier 2, and $12 for Tier 3
MOTION: Mr. Boshart moved to adopt a water rate increase of $2 for Tier 1, $6 for Tier 2, and $12 for Tier 3. 2nd by Ms. Bent. Approved unanimously
“MOTION: Mr. Boshart moved to adopt a water rate increase of $2 for Tier 1, $6 for Tier 2, and $12 for Tier 3. 2nd by Ms. Bent. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Boshart, second: Bent)
Refer the proposed zoning by-law amendment regarding a lot bound by a Scenic Road to the Planning Board for a public hearing and report to Special Town Meeting on December 3, 2019
MOTION: Ms. Bent moved to refer the proposed zoning by-law amendment regarding a lot bound by a Scenic Road to the Planning Board for a public hearing and report to Special Town Meeting on December 3, 2019. 2nd by Mr. Boshart. Approved unanimously
“MOTION: Ms. Bent moved to refer the proposed zoning by-law amendment regarding a lot bound by a Scenic Road to the Planning Board for a public hearing and report to Special Town Meeting on December 3, 2019. 2nd by Mr. Boshart. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Bent, second: Boshart)
Approve the consent agenda
MOTION: Ms. Bent moved to approve the consent agenda, as follows: Approve the following Board of Selectmen meeting minutes: March 12, 2019 regular session, March 26, 2019 regular session. Approve a request from the Weston Police Department to accept a gift of appreciation from the Benjamin Faucett Family in the form of ten $10 Brother's Marketplace gift cards to be used toward meals for the officers within the Department. Approve the transfer of funds from the Alice F. Warren Memorial Library Fund to the Art and Innovation Center revolving account to be used for operating costs. The Trust designates the Board of Selectmen as joint overseers for the use of the fund. Approve request from the Weston High School for a permit to occupy Town House Road during Pumpkin Fest being held on the Town Green on Saturday, October 12, 2019. The road closure will take place between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The request has been approved subject to conditions by Police, Fire, and Public Works departments. The event rain date is October 13, 2019. Approve a request for a 5k road race permit from Land's Sake, Inc. to hold the Harvest Hustle scheduled for Saturday, September 14, 2019, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. The Police, Public Works, and Fire departments have reviewed and approved this request. Approve a request for a road race permit from Weston High School class of 2020 for a 5k Fun Run to raise funds for Special Olympics. The event will take place on Sunday, Sep
“MOTION: Ms. Bent moved to approve the consent agenda, as follows: Approve the following Board of Selectmen meeting minutes: March 12, 2019 regular session, March 26, 2019 regular session. Approve a request from the Weston Police Department to accept a gift of appreciation from the Benjamin Faucett Family in the form of ten $10 Brother's Marketplace gift cards to be used toward meals for the officers within the Department. Approve the transfer of funds from the Alice F. Warren Memorial Library Fund to the Art and Innovation Center revolving account to be used for operating costs. The Trust designates the Board of Selectmen as joint overseers for the use of the fund. Approve request from the Weston High School for a permit to occupy Town House Road during Pumpkin Fest being held on the Town Green on Saturday, October 12, 2019. The road closure will take place between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. The request has been approved subject to conditions by Police, Fire, and Public Works departments. The event rain date is October 13, 2019. Approve a request for a 5k road race permit from Land's Sake, Inc. to hold the Harvest Hustle scheduled for Saturday, September 14, 2019, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. The Police, Public Works, and Fire departments have reviewed and approved this request. Approve a request for a road race permit from Weston High School class of 2020 for a 5k Fun Run to raise funds for Special Olympics. The event will take place on Sunday, September 22, 2019, from 10:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. The Police, Public Works, and Fire departments have reviewed and approved this request. Approve proposal to widen the paved portion of a driveway on the previously approved land swap at 259 Glen Road. 2nd by Mr. Boshart. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Bent, second: Boshart)
Appoint the following people to the pertaining boards and committees for the terms listed: Affordable Housing Trust Michael Price June 2021 (two-year term; assoc
MOTION: Ms. Bent moved to appoint the following people to the pertaining boards and committees for the terms listed: Affordable Housing Trust Michael Price June 2021 (two-year term; assoc. Kenneth Newberg June 2021 member, one-year) Thomas Timko June 2021 Thalia Price, Associate Member June 2020 Agricultural Commission Yet-Ming Chiang June 2022 (three-year term) Avery Chaplin June 2022 Board of the Council on Betsey Brew Boyd June 2023 Aging (four-year term; Robert Froh June 2023 assoc. member, one-year) Wayne Johnson, Associate Member June 2020 Vida Goldstein, Associate Member June 2020 Phyllis Ritvo, Associate Member June 2020 Board of Registrars of Jacqueline Haas June 2022 Voters (three-year term) Community Preservation Margaret Dorna June 2022 Committee, Parkland Christopher Houston, Board Liaison (three-year term) Conservation Commission Alison Fronk Barlow June 2022 (three-year term; associate Cynthia Chapra June 2022 members, one-year term) Linda Cabot, Associate Member June 2020 Jeri Cooper, Associate Member June 2020 Brian Donahue, Associate Member June 2020 Freddie Wiss, Associate Member June 2020 Crescent Street Historic Catherine Adams Fiske June 2020 District Commission (three-year term) Historical Commission Phyllis Halpern June 2022 (three-year term; *term Alicia Primer* June 2020 switched) Henry S. Stone, Jr. June 2022 Stephen Wagner* June 2022 MetroWest Regional Transit Authority Jean MacQuiddy June 2020 Advisory Board, Weston's Representative (one-year) Rec
“MOTION: Ms. Bent moved to appoint the following people to the pertaining boards and committees for the terms listed: Affordable Housing Trust Michael Price June 2021 (two-year term; assoc. Kenneth Newberg June 2021 member, one-year) Thomas Timko June 2021 Thalia Price, Associate Member June 2020 Agricultural Commission Yet-Ming Chiang June 2022 (three-year term) Avery Chaplin June 2022 Board of the Council on Betsey Brew Boyd June 2023 Aging (four-year term; Robert Froh June 2023 assoc. member, one-year) Wayne Johnson, Associate Member June 2020 Vida Goldstein, Associate Member June 2020 Phyllis Ritvo, Associate Member June 2020 Board of Registrars of Jacqueline Haas June 2022 Voters (three-year term) Community Preservation Margaret Dorna June 2022 Committee, Parkland Christopher Houston, Board Liaison (three-year term) Conservation Commission Alison Fronk Barlow June 2022 (three-year term; associate Cynthia Chapra June 2022 members, one-year term) Linda Cabot, Associate Member June 2020 Jeri Cooper, Associate Member June 2020 Brian Donahue, Associate Member June 2020 Freddie Wiss, Associate Member June 2020 Crescent Street Historic Catherine Adams Fiske June 2020 District Commission (three-year term) Historical Commission Phyllis Halpern June 2022 (three-year term; *term Alicia Primer* June 2020 switched) Henry S. Stone, Jr. June 2022 Stephen Wagner* June 2022 MetroWest Regional Transit Authority Jean MacQuiddy June 2020 Advisory Board, Weston's Representative (one-year) Recreation Master Plan Kristin Barbieri June 2022 Steering Committee (three-year term) Traffic & Sidewalk Tom Benson June 2022 Committee (three-year term) Tree Advisory Group Nina Danforth June 2022 (three-year term) Trustees of the Merriam Jill Lenhardt June 2022 Fund (three-year term) Hannah Peters June 2022 Zoning Board of Appeals Jane Fisher Carlson June 2022 (three-year term) Sujit Sitole, Associate Member June 2022 Town Counsel (one-year) KP Law 2020 2nd by Mr. Boshart. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Bent, second: Boshart)
Amend the Traffic Rules and Orders of the Town of Weston adopted by the Board of Selectmen September 10, 1956, as amended, are hereby further amended
MOTION: Mr. Boshart moved to amend the Traffic Rules and Orders of the Town of Weston adopted by the Board of Selectmen September 10, 1956, as amended, are hereby further amended as follows: Add to Article V Parking, Section 6, Schedule 1 the signs and placements as specified above. 2nd by Ms. Bent. Approved unanimously
“MOTION: Mr. Boshart moved to amend the Traffic Rules and Orders of the Town of Weston adopted by the Board of Selectmen September 10, 1956, as amended, are hereby further amended as follows: Add to Article V Parking, Section 6, Schedule 1 the signs and placements as specified above. 2nd by Ms. Bent. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Boshart, second: Bent)
Extend the summer hour schedule until December 31, 2019
MOTION: Ms. Bent moved to extend the summer hour schedule until December 31, 2019. 2nd by Mr. Boshart. Approved unanimously
“MOTION: Ms. Bent moved to extend the summer hour schedule until December 31, 2019. 2nd by Mr. Boshart. Approved unanimously.” (Motion: Bent, second: Boshart)
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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