MassVoter.com← Weston Select BoardWeston Select Board · 2020–2021 Board · Regular meeting
March 16, 2021
4 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Laurie Bent, Harvey Boshart, Christopher Houston
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Approve the Consent Agenda Approve Select Board Minutes: September 24, 2020 regular session; December 8, 2020 regular session
MOTION: Mr. Boshart moved to approve the Consent Agenda Approve Select Board Minutes: September 24, 2020 regular session; December 8, 2020 regular session. Accept a gift from Nancy Bates of a tree to replace an existing tree located at the scattering garden in Linwood Cemetery. Accept the Conservation Commission's 2020 Deer Hunting Report. Approve and sign the payment in lieu of taxes proposal from Weston Community Housing, Inc. for Merriam Village. The motion was seconded by Ms. Bent. Ms. Bent and Mr. Boshart voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
Yes: Bent, BoshartThe roll call does not list Christopher Houston, who was at the meeting, so that member is left out of this vote.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Boshart moved to approve the Consent Agenda Approve Select Board Minutes: September 24, 2020 regular session; December 8, 2020 regular session. Accept a gift from Nancy Bates of a tree to replace an existing tree located at the scattering garden in Linwood Cemetery. Accept the Conservation Commission's 2020 Deer Hunting Report. Approve and sign the payment in lieu of taxes proposal from Weston Community Housing, Inc. for Merriam Village. The motion was seconded by Ms. Bent. Ms. Bent and Mr. Boshart voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Boshart, second: Bent)
Open the hearing regarding the nuisance or dangerousness of the dog named Leila, owned by Kelly G. Murphy
MOTION: Ms. Bent moved to open the hearing regarding the nuisance or dangerousness of the dog named Leila, owned by Kelly G. Murphy. The motion was seconded by Mr. Boshart. Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Ms. Bent moved to open the hearing regarding the nuisance or dangerousness of the dog named Leila, owned by Kelly G. Murphy. The motion was seconded by Mr. Boshart. Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Bent, second: Boshart)
Close the evidentiary portion of the Dog Hearing and to recess the deliberation portion of the Dog Hearing to the March 23, 2021 Select Board meeting at 7:10 p.m
MOTION: Ms. Bent motioned to the close the evidentiary portion of the Dog Hearing and to recess the deliberation portion of the Dog Hearing to the March 23, 2021 Select Board meeting at 7:10 p.m. The motion was seconded by Mr. Houston. Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Ms. Bent motioned to the close the evidentiary portion of the Dog Hearing and to recess the deliberation portion of the Dog Hearing to the March 23, 2021 Select Board meeting at 7:10 p.m. The motion was seconded by Mr. Houston. Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Bent, second: Houston)
Go into Executive Session for the purposes of Exemption 3, for the purposes of strategy of collective bargaining with the Library union
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved that the Select Board vote to go into Executive Session for the purposes of Exemption 3, for the purposes of strategy of collective bargaining with the Library union. Seconded by Mr. Boshart. The motion was seconded by Ms. Bent. Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved that the Select Board vote to go into Executive Session for the purposes of Exemption 3, for the purposes of strategy of collective bargaining with the Library union. Seconded by Mr. Boshart. The motion was seconded by Ms. Bent. Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Houston, 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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