Select Board refers Regis housing to planners

From Weston News

• Select Board refers Regis housing warrant to planners. Weston's Select Board referred an 85-unit Regis College senior-housing warrant article to the Planning Board after a board member called a developer's $300,000-per-unit affordable-housing buyout proposal 'not a viable number,' with the project's purchase agreement not extending past fall Town Meeting.Weston News
• Planning Board presses developer on Regis housing height. Weston's Planning Board pressed developer HYM over a 59-foot building height, a 267-space parking plan and a 10 percent affordable-housing baseline for Regis College's proposed 215-unit senior development, as an abutter warned the buildings would tower over Wellesley Street.Weston News
• New Finance Committee chair questions bus-lease vote. Weston's Finance Committee installed Maija Cirulis-Gooch as chair and began sorting a near-record Community Preservation funding slate ahead of fall Town Meeting, while pressing the School Committee over a 3-2 vote to lease five buses without consulting the panel first.Weston News
• Unified Plan Committee flags 'misinformation' in housing chapter. Weston's Unified Plan Committee spent its Sept. 28 meeting line-editing the master plan's Housing chapter, correcting a mischaracterization of a Habitat for Humanity-built Wellesley Street development as town-financed, a mix-up one member called 'misinformation.'Weston News
• Route 20 land deal could be a 'deal breaker'. Weston's Conservation Commission weighed a possible town land purchase near Route 20 for the Weston Forest and Trail Association, with the conservation agent warning a sellers' objection to future parking could be a 'deal breaker,' alongside a Leo J. Martin Golf Course green relocation.Weston News

Weston on Wed, Oct 7

• School Committee delays vote on Zaleski's contract. Weston's School Committee postponed a vote on Superintendent Karen Zaleski's contract extension at its Oct. 5 meeting, citing heavy public comment on her performance and the need for more discussion, Weston Observer reported.Weston Observer
• JST restaurant clears parking hurdle at Josiah Smith Tavern. Weston's Zoning Board of Appeals approved a parking variance and special permit for The Woods restaurant at the Josiah Smith Tavern, letting it count street parking toward its requirement, Weston Observer reported.Weston Observer
• Cambridge School volleyball teams face Landmark. The Cambridge School of Weston's varsity and junior varsity volleyball teams played Landmark School on Oct. 7, with coverage posted on NFHS Network's broadcast platform.NFHS Network
• Patch flags rail station plan near Weston's border. Weston Patch's daily roundup flagged a possible new rail station near Weston's border that could reshape local commuting, though specifics were not detailed in the item.Weston Patch

Coming up

• Thu, Oct 8, 7:00 p.m.: Finance Committee meets Thursday evening. Weston's Finance Committee meets Thursday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m., according to the town's online calendar.Town of Weston
• Thu, Oct 8, 7:00 p.m.: Waltham football visits Weston Thursday night. Waltham's varsity football team plays an away non-conference game at Weston Thursday, Oct. 8, at 7 p.m., according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
• Fri, Oct 9, 12:00 p.m. - 2:00 p.m.: Library hosts flu clinic Friday afternoon. Weston's Board of Health holds a flu clinic at the Weston Public Library, 87 School Street, from noon to 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, per the town calendar.Town of Weston
• Fri, Oct 9, 10:00 a.m.: Planning Board visits 9 Atlas Lane site. Weston's Planning Board conducts a site visit at 9 Atlas Lane Friday, Oct. 9, at 10 a.m., according to the town calendar.Town of Weston
• Fri, Oct 9, 9:00 a.m.: School Committee meets after contract-vote delay. Weston's School Committee meets again Friday, Oct. 9, days after postponing a vote on Superintendent Karen Zaleski's contract extension, per the town calendar.Town of Weston
• Fri, Oct 9: Weston volleyball travels to Dover-Sherborn. Weston's junior varsity volleyball team plays a non-conference match at Dover-Sherborn Friday, Oct. 9, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
• Fri, Oct 9, 3:30 p.m.: Rivers School hosts non-conference football Friday. The Rivers School in Weston hosts a non-conference junior varsity football game Friday, Oct. 9, at 3:30 p.m., according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
• Sat, Oct 10: Access Film Festival hits town calendar. Weston Patch's community calendar lists the Access Film Festival for Saturday, Oct. 10.Weston Patch
• Tue, Oct 13, 7:30 p.m.: Conservation Commission reconvenes amid continued cases. Weston's Conservation Commission meets Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7:30 p.m., when it may take up a continued Notice of Intent for 4 Prescott Lane delayed for a state stormwater filing.Town of Weston
• Tue, Oct 13, 7:00 p.m.: Historic Commission meets Tuesday evening. Weston's Historic Commission meets Tuesday, Oct. 13, at 7 p.m., according to the town's online calendar.Town of Weston

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