Weston CPC funds Wellington Farm appraisal, advances cemetery and housing requests

WESTON -- February 5, 2024, Weston CPC funds Wellington Farm appraisal and weighs $720,000 cemetery gates restoration. The Community Preservation Committee voted 7-0 on Feb. 5 to spend $18,800 in administrative funds for Landvest to appraise 487 Wellesley Street under multiple preservation scenarios, the first step toward a possible deed restriction on one of Weston's most prominent farmsteads. Owner Peter Hyde told members the family could likely manage "a year or two" beyond the loss of a T-Mobile cell-antenna lease that has been "a lifesaver." Parks Supervisor Jackie Jackson, Town Engineer Jay Lavoie and architect Karen Sebastian previewed a $720,000 restoration of the 1937 Central Cemetery gates, $600,000 construction with a 20 percent contingency, citing pillars tilting under 560-pound iron gates donated by Josephine Miriam. Chair Glenn Butcher reported a $5.5 million fund balance against $11.5 million in debt as annual allocations climb past $2 million.