Town Meeting Study Committee elects Hastings chair, begins reform study
Town Meeting Study Committee elects Hastings chair, charts participation-study course. The committee unanimously elected Ripley Hastings as Chair at its organizational meeting and agreed to meet bi-weekly starting July 20 in hybrid format. Members identified barriers to the three-to-six-percent
Town Meeting Study Committee · Meeting of June 29, 2026
WESTON — Town Meeting Study Committee elects Hastings chair, charts participation-study course. The committee unanimously elected Ripley Hastings as Chair at its organizational meeting and agreed to meet bi-weekly starting July 20 in hybrid format. Members identified barriers to the three-to-six-percent attendance rate, including parking challenges, accessibility issues, and language barriers affecting approximately twenty percent of households.
The group will focus initially on remote participation options and aim to develop specific proposals by September for consideration at a possible fall special town meeting. Ron Malur will synthesize research from comparable communities to guide the committee's work.
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Source: the Town Meeting Study Committee meeting of June 29, 2026, compiled from the official minutes.
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