MassVoter.com← Weston Select BoardWeston Select Board · 2025–2026 Board · Regular meeting
October 14, 2025
6 recorded votes, 2 with disagreement.
Sources: Official minutes (PDF) · Agenda
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Attendance
Present: Lise Revers, John McDonald, Thomas Palmer
Absent: None
Every vote, in order
Reappoint Ted Bascom and Daniel Colli to the Permanent Building Committee for terms to expire June 30th, 2028
MOTION: Mr. McDonald moved to reappoint Ted Bascom and Daniel Colli to the Permanent Building Committee for terms to expire June 30th, 2028. Seconded by Mr. Palmer. Roll Call Vote: Ms. Revers, Mr. Palmer, Mr. McDonald, Ms. Selvig, Mr. Newman, Ms. Li, and Mr. Xie voted in the affirmative. Approved Unanimously.
Joint appointment with the School Committee (the roll call also lists School Committee members Ms. Selvig, Mr. Newman, Ms. Li and Mr. Xie); only the Select Board members’ votes are shown.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. McDonald moved to reappoint Ted Bascom and Daniel Colli to the Permanent Building Committee for terms to expire June 30th, 2028. Seconded by Mr. Palmer. Roll Call Vote: Ms. Revers, Mr. Palmer, Mr. McDonald, Ms. Selvig, Mr. Newman, Ms. Li, and Mr. Xie voted in the affirmative. Approved Unanimously..” (Motion: McDonald, second: Palmer)
Appoint David Fixler to the Permanent Building Committee for a term to expire June 30th, 2027
MOTION: Mr. McDonald moved to appoint David Fixler to the Permanent Building Committee for a term to expire June 30th, 2027. Seconded by Mr. Palmer. Roll Call Vote: Ms. Revers, Mr. Palmer, Mr. McDonald, Ms. Selvig, Mr. Newman, Ms. Li, and Mr. Xie voted in the affirmative. Approved Unanimously.
Joint appointment with the School Committee (the roll call also lists School Committee members Ms. Selvig, Mr. Newman, Ms. Li and Mr. Xie); only the Select Board members’ votes are shown.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. McDonald moved to appoint David Fixler to the Permanent Building Committee for a term to expire June 30th, 2027. Seconded by Mr. Palmer. Roll Call Vote: Ms. Revers, Mr. Palmer, Mr. McDonald, Ms. Selvig, Mr. Newman, Ms. Li, and Mr. Xie voted in the affirmative. Approved Unanimously..” (Motion: McDonald, second: Palmer)
Set the date of January 13th, 2026, for a special election on the following question: "Shall an Act passed by the General Court entitled 'An Act expanding the select board of the Town of Weston'...
MOTION: Mr. Palmer moved to set the date of January 13th, 2026, for a special election on the following question: "Shall an Act passed by the General Court entitled 'An Act expanding the select board of the Town of Weston' be accepted?" Seconded by Mr. McDonald Roll Call Vote: Mr. Palmer, Mr. McDonald, and Ms. Revers voted in the affirmative. Approved Unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Palmer moved to set the date of January 13th, 2026, for a special election on the following question: "Shall an Act passed by the General Court entitled 'An Act expanding the select board of the Town of Weston' be accepted?" Seconded by Mr. McDonald Roll Call Vote: Mr. Palmer, Mr. McDonald, and Ms. Revers voted in the affirmative. Approved Unanimously..” (Motion: Palmer, second: McDonald)
Designate the Weston Observer as the paper of Record for the Town of Weston
MOTION: Mr. McDonald moved to designate the Weston Observer as the paper of Record for the Town of Weston. Seconded by Mr. Palmer. Roll Call Vote: Mr. McDonald, Ms. Revers, and Mr. Palmer voted in the affirmative. Approved Unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. McDonald moved to designate the Weston Observer as the paper of Record for the Town of Weston. Seconded by Mr. Palmer. Roll Call Vote: Mr. McDonald, Ms. Revers, and Mr. Palmer voted in the affirmative. Approved Unanimously..” (Motion: McDonald, second: Palmer)
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Approve the consent agenda
MOTION: Mr. Palmer moved to approve the consent agenda. Seconded by Mr. McDonald. Roll Call Vote: Mr. McDonald, Ms. Revers, and Mr. Palmer voted in the affirmative. Approved Unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Mr. Palmer moved to approve the consent agenda. Seconded by Mr. McDonald. Roll Call Vote: Mr. McDonald, Ms. Revers, and Mr. Palmer voted in the affirmative. Approved Unanimously..” (Motion: Palmer, second: McDonald)
Adjourn
MOTION: Ms. Revers moved to adjourn the meeting of the Select Board. Seconded by Mr. Palmer. Roll Call Vote: Mr. McDonald, Ms. Revers, and Mr. Palmer voted in the affirmative. Approved Unanimously.
From the minutes
“MOTION: Ms. Revers moved to adjourn the meeting of the Select Board. Seconded by Mr. Palmer. Roll Call Vote: Mr. McDonald, Ms. Revers, and Mr. Palmer voted in the affirmative. Approved Unanimously..” (Motion: Revers, 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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