Weston CPC Approves January Minutes, Defers Action on $2.3 Million Pool Project

WESTON — March 14, 2022 — Weston Community Preservation Committee previews $2.3 million pool renovation before a high-stakes public hearing. At the March 14 meeting, Recreation Department staff presented financial models projecting that improvements to Memorial Pool — including a water slide, splash pad, and filtration system replacement — could generate incremental annual revenues of $50,000 to $150,000 against a base operating cost of $275,000 to $300,000 per year, with an estimated net present value of roughly $1.3 million. The committee debated whether the filtration system, priced at approximately $220,000 in the current budget, is eligible for Community Preservation Act funding, with member Nina arguing it is a mechanical infrastructure cost the town should cover and member Steve Wagner calling the pattern of shifting deferred maintenance to the CPC "a slippery slope." The committee also heard a process update on the proposed Brooks School elderly housing design study, with multiple members criticizing inadequate abutter outreach ahead of a first formal neighborhood meeting scheduled for the following evening. The committee approved its January 24 minutes by unanimous roll-call vote — the only formal action taken — and noted the Permanent Building Committee had not yet received final construction documents for the pool, a condition it has said is required before it will support the article at town meeting.