CPC pulls Birch Lane affordable housing project from spring Town Meeting
Weston CPC declines to advance $1.7M Birch Lane affordable housing project.
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Community Preservation Committee
Members: William "Bill" Connolly (Member), Glenn Butcher (Chair), Gwen King (Member), Alan Day (Member), Jennifer Millen (Member), Nathalie Thompson (Member), Tricia Liu (Member), Steven Wagner (Member), Jing Yu (Member)
Weston CPC shifts Housing Production Plan funding to administrative budget
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CPC sends WAFI back to refine Birch Lane affordable housing budget
Weston CPC tells WAFI to tighten Birch Lane budget and lock in endorsements before March hearing.
CPC recommends $12.96 million Josiah Smith Tavern package for December town meeting
Weston CPC sends $12.96 million Josiah Smith Tavern package to December town meeting. The Community Preservation Committee voted unanimously Oct. 28 to recommend up to $12,958,433 for the tavern renovation, with $7.8 million in upfront CPA cash and roughly $5.16 million to be borrowed over 10 years.
Weston CPC weighs 5-year versus 20-year bond for $12.7 million tavern project
Weston's Community Preservation Committee is weighing two bonding scenarios for a $12.7 million Josiah Smith Tavern renovation after ruling out an all-cash payment from the CPA fund.
Weston CPC Moves Toward October 28 Public Hearing on Josiah Smith Tavern
Weston's Community Preservation Committee advanced the Josiah Smith Tavern project toward a December town meeting vote and tentatively rescheduled its public hearing to October 28.
Weston CPC recommends $2.5 million Wellington Farm acquisition for Town Meeting
Weston's Community Preservation Committee voted 6-0 to recommend a $2,517,300 warrant article to acquire Wellington Farm, a 13-acre National Register property at 500 Wellesley Street that has sat atop the town's conservation priority list for two decades.
Weston CPA Committee Clears Path for $2.5 Million Wellington Farm Purchase
Weston CPA Committee advances $2.5 million Wellington Farm acquisition after lead cleanup, weighs Josiah Smith Tavern cost surge.
Weston CPC approves appraisal funds for historic Merriam Street house
Weston's Community Preservation Committee approved two funding requests and heard detailed trail and land-history presentations at its January 28 meeting.
Weston CPC Approves $332,000 to Protect Two 17th-Century Houses
Weston's Community Preservation Committee unanimously approved $332,000 in CPA funds to place preservation restrictions on two of the town's three surviving 17th-century houses.