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2017 Annual Town Meeting
May 8th (1st night) - 7:00 p.m. in the High School Auditorium
May 10th (2nd night) - 7:00 p.m. in the High School Auditorium
Annual Town Meeting Warrant (PDF)
Board of Selectmen Report (PDF)
Finance Committee Report (PDF)
Community Preservation Committee Report (PDF)
Guide to Town Meeting Procedure (PDF)
On the night of Town Meeting, please leave enough time to park and check-in. Remember, only residents who are registered in the Town of Weston may participate in Town Meeting.
May 10th (2nd night) - 7:00 p.m. in the High School Auditorium
Annual Town Meeting Warrant (PDF)
Board of Selectmen Report (PDF)
Finance Committee Report (PDF)
Community Preservation Committee Report (PDF)
Guide to Town Meeting Procedure (PDF)
On the night of Town Meeting, please leave enough time to park and check-in. Remember, only residents who are registered in the Town of Weston may participate in Town Meeting.
Guide to Town Meeting Procedure
Know the Issues - Town Meeting Warrant
| Warrant Article | Vote | Additional Info |
|---|---|---|
| Article 1 - Town Election & Ballot | www.weston.org/TownElection | |
| Article 2 - FY2018 Operating Budget | Motion 1 - passed Motion 2 - passed unanimously |
www.weston.org/Budget |
| Articles 3 - 16: Consent Agenda 3. Amend FY17 Operating Budget 4. Appropriate for WMC 5. Appropriate for OPEB 6. Amend General Bylaws & Authorize Spending Limits 7. Rescind Bond Authorization 8. Amend General Bylaws: denial of licenses for non-payment of municipal charges 9. Accept Ch. 90 Road Improvement Funds |
Passed unanimously | see warrant |
| Article 17 - Proctor Field & Track Reconstruction | Passed 2/3rds majority | www.weston.org/Proctor |
| Article 18 - High School Field 1 Renovation | Passed 2/3rds majority | www.weston.org/Proctor |
| Article 19 - Case Campus Master Plan | Amended motion passed by 2/3rds majority: Standing Count: 220 Yes; 94 No "amended to eliminate funding for the parking lot on the west side of Alphabet Lane, to eliminate funding for the Case House connector, and to include within this funding work related to traffic calming for the library driveway..." |
www.weston.org/CaseCampus less $160,000 for a total appropriation of $1,150,000 |
| Article 20 - Wireless Water Meter Reading System | Passed by 2/3rds majority: Standing vote: 189 yes; 79 No |
see Warrant |
| Article 21 - Town Center Improvement Project: Bury Utilities | Passed by 2/3rds majority | www.weston.org/TownCenter |
| Article 22 - Amend General Bylaws: Electronic, hand-held voting | Passed | see Warrant |
| Article 23 - Amend Zoning Bylaw: Personal Wireless Svc. Facilities | Passed 2/3rds majority | see Warrant |
| Meeting Adjourned 10:40 p.m. |
May 10th @ 7pm | |
| Articles 24 - 27: Citizens' Petitions 24. Zoning Bylaw Amendment: driveways with 2 curb cuts 25. Zoning Bylaw Amendment: height of buildings 26. Increase required signatures for Annual Town Meeting Citizens' Petitions 27. Plastic Bag Ban |
24: Amended motion passed 2/3rds majority: amendment added the following language to the motion:
"And further, to amend Section V.B.1, By-Right Uses, by inserting a new subsection (f) as follows:
Driveways with up to two curb cuts serving a single family dwelling provided:
i. the driveway complies with Weston General By-law Article XXVII entitled “Storm Water and Erosion Control By-law” and provided there is no surface runoff of water from the driveway onto the public or private ways upon which the driveway abuts or onto other abutting properties;and
ii. there is safe vehicular and pedestrian movement onto and from adjacent ways." 25: passed-over 26: Passed Standing vote: 226 Yes, 111 No 27: Passed |
see Warrant |
| Article 28 - FY18 Community Preservation Committee Budget | Passed unanimously | see warrant |
| Article 29 - Josiah Smith Tavern design fees | Passed |
www.weston.org/JSTOL CPC March 27th public hearing materials for CPA fund requests |
| Article 30 - Affordable Home Ownership Opportunity Funds | Passed | FY18 CPC application & presentation |
| Article 31 - Feasibility Study for additional units at Brook School Apts | Passed | FY18 CPC application & presentation |
| Article 32 - RHSO & Housing Trust Staff | Passed | see warrant |
| Annual Town Meeting Dissolved | May 10th at 9:50 p.m. |