MassVoter.com← Weston Select BoardWeston Select Board · 2021–2022 Board · Regular meeting
October 12, 2021
4 recorded votes, 1 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Harvey Boshart, Christopher Houston, Laurie Bent
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Amend the Weston Traffic Rules and Orders to prohibit left turns from Love Lane Northbound to Route 20 Westbound and right turns from Route 20 Eastbound to Love Lane Southbound as recommended by...
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to amend the Weston Traffic Rules and Orders to prohibit left turns from Love Lane Northbound to Route 20 Westbound and right turns from Route 20 Eastbound to Love Lane Southbound as recommended by the Traffic and Sidewalk Committee and the Department of Public Works. The motion was seconded by Ms. Bent. Roll call vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Boshart. and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to amend the Weston Traffic Rules and Orders to prohibit left turns from Love Lane Northbound to Route 20 Westbound and right turns from Route 20 Eastbound to Love Lane Southbound as recommended by the Traffic and Sidewalk Committee and the Department of Public Works. The motion was seconded by Ms. Bent. Roll call vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Boshart. and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Houston, second: Bent)
Approve the consent agenda
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved the Consent Agenda as follows: Approve Select Board minutes for January 12, 2021 regular session, January 26, 2021 regular session, and March 2, 2021 regular session. Vote on the expenditure of ARPA funds (fiber line service ($40,00), COVID response by the Board of Health ($150,000), and FirstNet emergency communications lines ($3,500) Approve a request from the Council on Aging to accept a gift of $150 from Karen Roessler Kirk and $50 from John Jayne, both to be applied to the Miscellaneous Gift Account Acceptance of a gift of $2,500 from the Gazzola Family for the Josephine Gazzola Advancing and Supporting Women in Law Enforcement Series Approve a request for a permit to close Town House Road on Saturday, October 30, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for the purpose of the Weston Community Children's Association annual Halloween Parade. The request has been approved subject to conditions by the Fire and Police departments, the Department of Public Works, and the Board of Health. 2nd by Ms. Bent. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved the Consent Agenda as follows: Approve Select Board minutes for January 12, 2021 regular session, January 26, 2021 regular session, and March 2, 2021 regular session. Vote on the expenditure of ARPA funds (fiber line service ($40,00), COVID response by the Board of Health ($150,000), and FirstNet emergency communications lines ($3,500) Approve a request from the Council on Aging to accept a gift of $150 from Karen Roessler Kirk and $50 from John Jayne, both to be applied to the Miscellaneous Gift Account Acceptance of a gift of $2,500 from the Gazzola Family for the Josephine Gazzola Advancing and Supporting Women in Law Enforcement Series Approve a request for a permit to close Town House Road on Saturday, October 30, 2021 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. for the purpose of the Weston Community Children's Association annual Halloween Parade. The request has been approved subject to conditions by the Fire and Police departments, the Department of Public Works, and the Board of Health. 2nd by Ms. Bent. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Houston, second: Bent)
Adjourn
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Ms. Bent. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to adjourn the meeting. The motion was seconded by Ms. Bent. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Houston, second: Bent)
Enter executive session (Exemption 2: Town Manager contract negotiations), not to resume in open session
Executive Session: Exemption 2 - Town Manager Contract Negotiations The Chair, Mr. Boshart, motioned to declared that an open meeting will have a detrimental effect on the negotiation position of the Board. Votes may occur during the executive session. And further, that the Board will NOT resume in open session. The motion was seconded by Mr. Houston. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
The minutes say the Chair, Mr. Boshart, “motioned to declared that an open meeting will have a detrimental effect”; seconded by Mr. Houston.
From the minutes
“Executive Session: Exemption 2 - Town Manager Contract Negotiations The Chair, Mr. Boshart, motioned to declared that an open meeting will have a detrimental effect on the negotiation position of the Board. Votes may occur during the executive session. And further, that the Board will NOT resume in open session. The motion was seconded by Mr. Houston. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Boshart, 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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