MassVoter.com← Weston Select BoardWeston Select Board · 2023–2024 Board · Regular meeting
February 27, 2024
9 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
Direct the Town Manager to include the appropriate article on the Town Meeting Warrant for the adoption of meals tax in Weston
MOTION: Mr. Palmer moved to direct the Town Manager to include the appropriate article on the Town Meeting Warrant for the adoption of meals tax in Weston. 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 to direct the Town Manager to include the appropriate article on the Town Meeting Warrant for the adoption of meals tax in Weston. 2nd by Mr. Houston. Roll call vote: Mr. Palmer, Mr. Houston, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Palmer, second: Houston)
Appoint Ann Wiedie to the traffic and Sidewalk Committee for a term expiring June 30, 2026, and Robert Cronin to the Traffic and Sidewalk Committee for a term expiring June 30, 2025
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved that the Board appoint Ann Wiedie to the traffic and Sidewalk Committee for a term expiring June 30, 2026, and Robert Cronin to the Traffic and Sidewalk Committee for a term expiring June 30, 2025. 2nd by Mr. Palmer. Roll call vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Palmer, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved that the Board appoint Ann Wiedie to the traffic and Sidewalk Committee for a term expiring June 30, 2026, and Robert Cronin to the Traffic and Sidewalk Committee for a term expiring June 30, 2025. 2nd by Mr. Palmer. Roll call vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Palmer, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Houston, second: Palmer)
Resolve and authorize the Superintendent of the Weston Public Schools to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority the Statement of Interest Form dated April 2024 for the Weston High...
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to resolve and authorize the Superintendent of the Weston Public Schools to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority the Statement of Interest Form dated April 2024 for the Weston High School located at 444 Wellesley Street, which statement of interest describes and explains the following deficiencies and the priority categories for which an application may be submitted to the Massachusetts School Building Authority in the future. Seconded by Mr. Palmer. Roll call vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Palmer, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to resolve and authorize the Superintendent of the Weston Public Schools to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority the Statement of Interest Form dated April 2024 for the Weston High School located at 444 Wellesley Street, which statement of interest describes and explains the following deficiencies and the priority categories for which an application may be submitted to the Massachusetts School Building Authority in the future. Seconded by Mr. Palmer. Roll call vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Palmer, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Houston, second: Palmer)
Resolve and authorize the Superintendent of the Weston Public Schools to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority the Statement of Interest Form dated April 2024 for the Weston Middle...
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to resolve and authorize the Superintendent of the Weston Public Schools to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority the Statement of Interest Form dated April 2024 for the Weston Middle School located at 456 Wellesley Street, respectively, which describes and explains the following deficiencies and the priority categories for which an application may be submitted to the Massachusetts School Building Authority in the future. Seconded by Mr. Palmer. Roll call vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Palmer, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to resolve and authorize the Superintendent of the Weston Public Schools to submit to the Massachusetts School Building Authority the Statement of Interest Form dated April 2024 for the Weston Middle School located at 456 Wellesley Street, respectively, which describes and explains the following deficiencies and the priority categories for which an application may be submitted to the Massachusetts School Building Authority in the future. Seconded by Mr. Palmer. Roll call vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Palmer, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Houston, second: Palmer)
Accept Wright-Pierce's report and designate Alternative 1 as the site for the Cat Rock Tank
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to accept Wright-Pierce's report and designate Alternative 1 as the site for the Cat Rock Tank. 2nd by Mr. Palmer. Roll call vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Palmer, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to accept Wright-Pierce's report and designate Alternative 1 as the site for the Cat Rock Tank. 2nd by Mr. Palmer. Roll call vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Palmer, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Houston, second: Palmer)
Recommend and encourage that the town treasurer as tax title custodian for the town declare that the property located at 0 Hobbs Brook Road and shown as assessor's parcel 019072000 currently held...
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved that the select board recommend and encourage that the town treasurer as tax title custodian for the town declare that the property located at 0 Hobbs Brook Road and shown as assessor's parcel 019072000 currently held for tax title purposes is no longer needed for those purposes, and that, the property could be transferred to the select board for general municipal purposes and for the purpose of conveyance, and also to encourage the town manager, if that, occurs to, prepare an appropriate, a warrant for next steps, for the May Town meeting. 2nd by Mr. Palmer Roll call vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Palmer, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved that the select board recommend and encourage that the town treasurer as tax title custodian for the town declare that the property located at 0 Hobbs Brook Road and shown as assessor's parcel 019072000 currently held for tax title purposes is no longer needed for those purposes, and that, the property could be transferred to the select board for general municipal purposes and for the purpose of conveyance, and also to encourage the town manager, if that, occurs to, prepare an appropriate, a warrant for next steps, for the May Town meeting. 2nd by Mr. Palmer Roll call vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Palmer, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Approved unanimously..” (Motion: Houston, second: Palmer)
Approve all four water abatement requests
MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to approve all four water abatement requests. 2nd by Mr. Palmer. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Palmer, and Ms. Bent all voted in the affirmative
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Houston moved to approve all four water abatement requests. 2nd by Mr. Palmer. Roll Call Vote: Mr. Houston, Mr. Palmer, and Ms. Bent all voted in the affirmative.” (Motion: Houston, second: Palmer)
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. Unanimously Approved.
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. Unanimously Approved..” (Motion: Palmer, second: Houston)
Adjourn
Motion: Mr. Palmer moved to adjourn. 2nd by Mr. Houston Roll Call Vote: Mr. Palmer, Mr. Houston, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Unanimously Approved
From the minutes
“Motion: Mr. Palmer moved to adjourn. 2nd by Mr. Houston Roll Call Vote: Mr. Palmer, Mr. Houston, and Ms. Bent voted in the affirmative. Unanimously Approved.” (Motion: Palmer, 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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