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Weston UPC Advances Issues Report, Flags Water and Governance Concerns

WESTON — March 2, 2026 — Weston Unified Plan Committee spends two hours refining town's long-range Issues and Opportunities draft. The seven-member committee, chaired by Danielle Black, voted unanimously to approve minutes and submit a progress report to the Annual Town Report before turning to substantive review of

Weston School Committee approves assistant superintendent search, sets April deadline

WESTON — March 2, 2026 — Weston School Committee unanimously approves assistant superintendent hiring plan and hears sweeping anti-hate initiative. The committee voted 5-0 Monday to accept a search timeline for the next Assistant Superintendent of Teaching and Learning, with finalists expected by April 2 and a final hire recommendation

Weston Finance Committee endorses water and recreation budgets, debates school spending cap

WESTON — February 26, 2026 — Weston Finance Committee unanimously endorsed the town's Water and Recreation Enterprise budgets for FY27 and voted to let the town moderator fill committee vacancies, while signaling it will support only the lowest of three school budget scenarios. Chair Bharath Venkataraman and members including Maija

Weston Select Board advances cell tower siting plan, approves consent agenda

WESTON — February 25, 2026 — A Weston Select Board member announced he will not seek re-election, leaving three open seats on the five-member board at the annual town meeting. At the February 24 meeting, member Tom Palmer told colleagues he is stepping down after his current term, prompting Town

Weston Planning Board Signals HYM Senior Housing Proposal Needs Fall Town Meeting Timeline

WESTON — February 25, 2026 — Weston Planning Board opens first formal public hearing on a 215-unit age-restricted senior housing project at 300 Wellesley Street, signaling the proposal will not reach the May town meeting ballot. HYM Investment Group LLC, the applicant, presented updated setbacks — 100 feet minimum lot-line

Weston Select Board advances cell tower siting plan, reviews flat FY27 budget

WESTON — February 24, 2026 — Weston Select Board reviews a 4.9 percent FY27 budget increase and a six-site cell tower siting plan aimed at closing wireless dead zones. Town Manager Leon presented a preliminary fiscal year 2027 operating budget Tuesday showing an 8.8 percent jump in the unclassified

Weston CPC Sends Nearly $1.82 Million in Projects to Town Meeting

WESTON — February 23, 2026 — Weston's Community Preservation Committee unanimously approved six funding proposals totaling approximately $1.818 million at its February 23 remote public hearing, forwarding all six to annual town meeting. The largest item was a $1 million request to convert unused space at the Brooks School

Weston Finance Committee backs housing articles, defers $5 million fire station design vote

WESTON — February 12, 2026 — Weston Finance Committee unanimously backs $1 million Brook School senior housing expansion, defers fire station design vote. The nine-member panel, chaired by Bharath Venkataraman, voted unanimously at its February 12 Zoom meeting to support a $1 million Community Preservation Committee-funded request to convert unused

Weston Traffic Panel Recommends Cases Corner Crosswalk in 5-1 Vote

WESTON — February 11, 2026 — Weston Traffic and Sidewalk Committee votes 5-1 to recommend a pedestrian crosswalk at Cases Corner near the Land Sake driveway. Committee Chair Dan Patnaude led the February 11 Zoom meeting, where members debated five possible crossing locations studied or proposed by consulting firm VHB before

Weston Water Tank Group Approves Center Road Route With Private $250,000 Contribution

WESTON — February 11, 2026 — Weston's water tank working group voted 2-1 to reroute the Paines Hill access road through the center of the old tank footprint, partly financed by abutters. The Select Board subgroup, chaired by Lise N. Revers, approved the alignment change after abutter Tom Seaman