MassVoter.com← Weston Select BoardWeston Select Board · 2021–2022 Board · Regular meeting
November 9, 2021
5 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
Close the hearing, and to approve the Grant of Location petition by Eversource for the Town Center project dated July 12, 2021 and the As Built Conversion plan as revised July 6, 2021
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to close the hearing, and to approve the Grant of Location petition by Eversource for the Town Center project dated July 12, 2021 and the As Built Conversion plan as revised July 6, 2021, 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 to close the hearing, and to approve the Grant of Location petition by Eversource for the Town Center project dated July 12, 2021 and the As Built Conversion plan as revised July 6, 2021, 2nd by Ms. Bent. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Houston, second: Bent)
Designate Mr. Boshart to serve as the Select Board representative to the HPP Implementation Committee and to concur with the nomination of Alicia Primer of the Planning Board and Sarah Rhatigan of...
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to designate Mr. Boshart to serve as the Select Board representative to the HPP Implementation Committee and to concur with the nomination of Alicia Primer of the Planning Board and Sarah Rhatigan of the Affordable Housing Trust and to appoint Alice Benson to fill one of two resident appointments, all positions expiring June 30, 2024. 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 to designate Mr. Boshart to serve as the Select Board representative to the HPP Implementation Committee and to concur with the nomination of Alicia Primer of the Planning Board and Sarah Rhatigan of the Affordable Housing Trust and to appoint Alice Benson to fill one of two resident appointments, all positions expiring June 30, 2024. 2nd by Ms. Bent. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Houston, second: Bent)
Approve the draft charge of the Celebrations Committee and to direct the Town Manager to begin soliciting volunteers for this Committee
MOTION: Ms. Bent moved to approve the draft charge of the Celebrations Committee and to direct the Town Manager to begin soliciting volunteers for this Committee. 2nd by Mr. Houston. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Ms. Bent moved to approve the draft charge of the Celebrations Committee and to direct the Town Manager to begin soliciting volunteers for this Committee. 2nd by Mr. Houston. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Bent, second: Houston)
Approve the consent agenda
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved the Consent Agenda as follows: Vote to approve minutes of February 9, 2021, March 30, 2021, April 13, 2021. Revote the precinct map and precinct descriptions as presented by the Town Clerk. Approve request from Weston Police Department to accept three $50 Domenic's gift cards from the residents of Brook Road, in appreciation of assistance with Halloween Trick or Treating. 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: Vote to approve minutes of February 9, 2021, March 30, 2021, April 13, 2021. Revote the precinct map and precinct descriptions as presented by the Town Clerk. Approve request from Weston Police Department to accept three $50 Domenic's gift cards from the residents of Brook Road, in appreciation of assistance with Halloween Trick or Treating. 2nd 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 3: collective bargaining; Exemption 6: real property at 135 North Avenue), not to resume in open session
Executive Session: Exemption 3 to discuss strategies with respect to upcoming collective bargaining negotiations and Exemption 6 - to consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property located at 135 North Avenue The Chair, Mr. Boshart, declared that an open meeting will have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Board. Mr. Boshart stated that the Board will not resume in open session. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
The minutes record the Chair’s declaration and the roll call; they do not write out the motion or name who made it.
From the minutes
“Executive Session: Exemption 3 to discuss strategies with respect to upcoming collective bargaining negotiations and Exemption 6 - to consider the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property located at 135 North Avenue The Chair, Mr. Boshart, declared that an open meeting will have a detrimental effect on the negotiating position of the Board. Mr. Boshart stated that the Board will not resume in open session. Roll call vote: Mr. Boshart, Mr. Houston and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..”
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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