Panel presses for clear Route 30 tree count

From Weston News

• ZBA weighs Riverside Labs sign variance, fire tower extension. Weston's Zoning Board of Appeals weighed a Riverside Labs sign variance under the state's 'practical difficulty' standard, with an attorney arguing relocation would mean cutting trees. Fire Chief Woodside sought more time on a Highland Street tower variance linked to the town's water tank project.Weston News
• Traffic panel presses for clear Route 30 tree count. Weston's Traffic and Sidewalk Committee pressed consultants on conflicting tree-removal counts for the Route 30 reconstruction, after a member called the project's public figures 'misleading and disingenuous.' The panel is reviewing 79 comments ahead of a preliminary report due to the Select Board in December.Weston News
• Building Committee refines MSBA plan without quorum. Weston's School Building Committee worked through MSBA paperwork without a quorum, flagging a custodial-spending jump to $3.7 million in fiscal 2022 and reviewing cost comparisons showing high school project requests from $1.7 million to $3 million. The committee briefs the Select Board on October 13.Weston News

Weston on Sat, Oct 10

• Land's Sake Farm welcomes new executive director. Land's Sake Farm has named Eden Leonard as its new executive director, the Weston Observer reports, describing a strong first impression of the nonprofit farm's fields.Weston Observer

Coming up

• Tue, Oct 13, 6 p.m.: Select Board to hear school building capital plan. Weston's Select Board meets Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 6 p.m., with the School Building Committee set to brief members on its MSBA capital-reinvestment plan for the high school project.Town of Weston
• Tue, Oct 13, 7 p.m.: School Building Committee continues MSBA review Tuesday. Weston's School Building Committee meets Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m., continuing its review of MSBA paperwork and Town Meeting warrant language for the high school building project.Town of Weston
• Wed, Oct 14, 9 a.m.: School Committee meets twice this week. Weston's School Committee meets Wednesday, Oct. 14, and again Friday, Oct. 16, both sessions at 9 a.m., according to the town calendar.Town of Weston
• Wed, Oct 14: Rivers girls soccer hosts Buckingham Browne & Nichols. Rivers School's girls soccer team hosts Buckingham Browne & Nichols of Cambridge in a conference match Wednesday, Oct. 14, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
• Thu, Oct 15, 9:30 a.m.: Council on Aging meets Thursday morning. Weston's Council on Aging meets Thursday, Oct. 15, at 9:30 a.m., according to the town calendar.Town of Weston
• Thu, Oct 15: Weston field hockey hosts Malden Catholic Thursday. Weston High School's field hockey team hosts Malden Catholic in a non-conference game Thursday, Oct. 15, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
• Thu, Oct 15, 7 p.m.: Weston hosts talk on Revolutionary War drinking history. Weston hosts 'Cocked and Boozy: An Intoxicating History of the American Revolution,' a talk Thursday, Oct. 15, at 7 p.m., per the town calendar.Town of Weston
• Fri, Oct 16, 10 a.m.: Planning Board visits 55 Coburn Road site. Weston's Planning Board conducts a site visit to 55 Coburn Road Friday, Oct. 16, at 10 a.m., according to the town calendar.Town of Weston
• Sat, Oct 17, 7 a.m. to 3 p.m.: Brush dump open Saturday morning to afternoon. Weston's brush dump is open Saturday, Oct. 17, from 7 a.m. to 3 p.m., according to the town calendar.Town of Weston
• Sat, Oct 17, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.: Fire Department holds open house Saturday. Weston Fire Department holds an open house Saturday, Oct. 17, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at headquarters, 394 Boston Post Road.Town of Weston

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