Fire station group postpones funding request to May 2025 town meeting

WESTON — June 3, 2024 — Weston Fire Station Working Group resets timeline to May 2025 and opens new superstation scenarios. Working Group Chair Tom and member Jim told colleagues June 3 that the Select Board wants the November 2024 special town meeting reserved for a roughly $30 million water tank request, pushing fire station design funds — likely around $5 million — to the May 2025 annual town meeting. Members reached consensus to drop public access from the training room program, citing existing meeting space at the Community Center, JST and police station and saying "it's not just the upfront cost, it's the operational burden." Architect Lisa was asked to model two new scenarios — a south-side superstation with a light central renovation, and a Route 20 station with a light south-side renovation — alongside a cost-comparison sheet against Lexington, whose 26,000-square-foot 2017 build escalates to roughly $844 per square foot versus Weston's roughly $1,100 estimate. Project consultants Vertex reported less than 7 percent of the design fee spent.