Select Board Rewind - September 10, 2024

09/11/24 • 4 min

In this episode, Leon Gaumond, the town manager for Weston, reviews the events of the September 10th, 2024 Select Board meeting. Key topics included:

Potential litigation regarding the MBTA Housing Choice 3A
Preservation of the 55 Church Street train station
Discussions with the planning board on MBTA 3A housing choice compliance and accessory dwelling unit regulations
Interviewing Heidi Price for the Weston Cultural Council
Pending water tank zoning bylaw change for the fall town meeting
Water rate discussions with no final decisions made
Emergency access road improvements to Woodland school
Opening the warrant for the December 3rd, 2024 special town meeting

Additional updates:

A police department warning against leaving key fobs in cars
Advice on mosquito repellent usage due to West Nile virus and EEE cases

In this episode, Leon Gaumond, the town manager for Weston, reviews the events of the September 10th, 2024 Select Board meeting. Key topics included:

Potential litigation regarding the MBTA Housing Choice 3A
Preservation of the 55 Church Street train station
Discussions with the planning board on MBTA 3A housing choice compliance and accessory dwelling unit regulations
Interviewing Heidi Price for the Weston Cultural Council
Pending water tank zoning bylaw change for the fall town meeting
Water rate discussions with no final decisions made
Emergency access road improvements to Woodland school
Opening the warrant for the December 3rd, 2024 special town meeting

Additional updates:

A police department warning against leaving key fobs in cars
Advice on mosquito repellent usage due to West Nile virus and EEE cases

Previous Episode

Select Board Rewind - August 28, 2024

In this episode, Weston's Town Manager provides a comprehensive overview of the recent Select Board meeting held on August 27, 2024. Key topics discussed include:

Article 97 land swap for water tank replacement project
Potential new article for town meeting regarding water tank repairs
RFPs for the sale of Case Estates buildings
Addition of Council on Aging position to Recreation Master Plan Committee
Updates to the town's appointment policy
Town Manager's performance review and contractual increase
Consent agenda items including gifts for the Art and Innovation Center, Landsake building rotation, and changes to the parkland policy
Comcast agreement renewal for Brooks School Apartments
Legislative request to increase age limit for retired police officers serving as special police officers

This podcast aims to keep Weston residents informed about important town matters and decisions made by the Select Board.

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Select Board Rewind - September 24, 2024

Join Town Manager Leon Gaumond as he recaps the Select Board meetings held on September 19th and 24th, 2024. Key topics include modifications to water rates, approval of alcohol beverage licenses, discussions on road resurfacing moratoriums, and upcoming bylaw debates at the fall town meeting.

Select Board Rewind - Select Board Rewind - September 10, 2024

Transcript

Leon Gaumond00:00:00.040

Good day, and thank you for joining me for another episode of Select Board Rewind with Leon Gohman, the town manager for the town of Weston, and I'm Leon, and thank you for joining me. I'm here to talk about what happened at the last Select Board meeting, which was September 10th, 2024. We started an executive session to discuss potential litigation with respects to the Milton involving the MBTA Housing Choice 3A. And after they got out of exe