MassVoter.com← Weston Select BoardWeston Select Board · 2023–2024 Board · Regular meeting
January 23, 2024
5 recorded votes, 0 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Laurie Bent, Thomas Palmer, Christopher Houston
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Appoint Alan Day to the Affordable Housing Trust for a term expiring June 30, 2025
MOTION: Mr. Palmer made a motion to appoint Alan Day to the Affordable Housing Trust for a term expiring June 30, 2025, seconded by Mr. Houston. Roll call Vote: Mr. Palmer, Mr. Houston, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Palmer made a motion to appoint Alan Day to the Affordable Housing Trust for a term expiring June 30, 2025, seconded by Mr. Houston. Roll call Vote: Mr. Palmer, Mr. Houston, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Palmer, second: Houston)
Approve the proposed site as described in Alternative 1 in the alternatives analysis conducted by Wright Pierce for the Paines Hill water tank
MOTION: Ms. Bent made a motion to approve the proposed site as described in Alternative 1 in the alternatives analysis conducted by Wright Pierce for the Paines Hill water tank. Seconded by Mr. Palmer. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Palmer, Mr. Houston, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved Unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Ms. Bent made a motion to approve the proposed site as described in Alternative 1 in the alternatives analysis conducted by Wright Pierce for the Paines Hill water tank. Seconded by Mr. Palmer. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Palmer, Mr. Houston, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved Unanimously..” (Motion: Bent, second: Palmer)
Approve the modification of Alternative 2, called Alternative 2A, for Doublet Hill, defined as the optimal balancing of Article 97, visual impact, and topographical constraints as a minor...
MOTION: Chair Bent moved to approve the modification of Alternative 2, called Alternative 2A, for Doublet Hill, defined as the optimal balancing of Article 97, visual impact, and topographical constraints as a minor variation of the presented Alternative 2. Seconded by Mr. Houston. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Palmer, Mr. Houston, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved Unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Chair Bent moved to approve the modification of Alternative 2, called Alternative 2A, for Doublet Hill, defined as the optimal balancing of Article 97, visual impact, and topographical constraints as a minor variation of the presented Alternative 2. Seconded by Mr. Houston. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Palmer, Mr. Houston, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved Unanimously..” (Motion: Bent, second: Houston)
Approve the consent agenda
MOTION: Mr. Palmer moved the Consent Agenda as follows. 2nd by Mr. Houston. Roll call Vote: Mr. Palmer, Mr. Houston, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Palmer moved the Consent Agenda as follows. 2nd by Mr. Houston. Roll call Vote: Mr. Palmer, Mr. Houston, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Palmer, second: Houston)
Go into Executive Session and announced that the Board would not return to Open Session after the adjournment of the Executive Session
MOTION: Ms. Bent made a motion to go into Executive Session and announced that the Board would not return to Open Session after the adjournment of the Executive Session. 2nd by Mr. Palmer. Roll call vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Palmer, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Ms. Bent made a motion to go into Executive Session and announced that the Board would not return to Open Session after the adjournment of the Executive Session. 2nd by Mr. Palmer. Roll call vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Palmer, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Bent, second: Palmer)
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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