Weston Historical Commission Advances Silver Hill Road Property to Public Hearing

WESTON -- June 28, 2022, Weston Historical Commission clears two properties, advances storm-damaged Tudor revival to public hearing. At its June 28 virtual meeting, the seven-member commission voted unanimously that a 1931 Chestnut Street house was not significant under the demolition delay bylaw, freeing owner Jason Lavoie to proceed with planned work, while declaring a 1940 Tudor colonial revival at 61 Silver Hill Road significant and scheduling a public hearing for July 26 after architect Tom Timko described extensive roof damage from a fallen pine tree. The commission also unanimously endorsed Eagle Scout George Sullivan's plan to install two QR-code interpretive signs at Josiah Smith Tavern and First Parish Church, directed $4,000 in unspent municipal funds toward a Weston Historical Society exhibition, and voted unanimously to renominate Member Steve Wagner to the Community Preservation Committee. A resident's request for commission support in replacing an industrial guardrail at the Silver Hill Road entrance drew sympathetic discussion but no formal vote, with members suggesting the Planning Board should lead the effort before the commission writes a letter of support.