Weston Morning Brief, Oct. 23: Regis housing article pulled from warrant

From Weston News

• Select Board reviews fire station heating, water rates Weston's Select Board looked back on a September 29 meeting that set a heating system for the town's new fire station and adjusted water rates, while also weighing a zoning referral tied to an assisted-living project named for 'Regis and HYM.'Weston News
• CPC weighs land deal, playground, housing funds Weston's Community Preservation Commission previewed three capital requests ahead of a fall public hearing, including a proposed land purchase on Boston Post Road that one member said carries 'an inconsistency' between price and a conservation restriction, plus a playground redesign and Brooks School building repairs.Weston News
• School Committee delays superintendent contract vote Weston's School Committee postponed a vote on renewing Superintendent Karen Zaleski's contract, with Chair Daina Selvig citing unfinished negotiations as residents split publicly over her tenure and the district's history of turnover.Weston News
• Planning Board tweaks senior housing zoning rules Weston's Planning Board spent more than two hours revising draft zoning language for a proposed 215-unit senior housing project at 300 Wellesley Street, debating how an affordable-housing minimum should apply across apartments and townhomes, ahead of a public hearing the next day.Weston News
• Select Board pulls Regis zoning from warrant Weston's Select Board voted to pull the HYM/Regis College zoning article from the November 23 warrant, citing incomplete Planning Board review, as a member reversed support for a leaf blower bylaw still pending.Weston News

Happening Sat, Oct 24

• Musicians of Old Post Road perform Saturday The Musicians of the Old Post Road present 'Playing It Forward' in Weston on October 24, according to the Weston Patch events calendar.Weston Patch

Weston on Fri, Oct 23

• Cambridge School hosts Berwick in volleyball Cambridge School of Weston's girls varsity volleyball team hosted Berwick Academy on Friday, October 23 at 6:25 p.m., with the match streamed on NFHS Network.NFHS Network
• Weston early voting is live this weekend Weston Patch reports early voting is open at Town Hall this weekend and continues through October 30 ahead of the November election.Weston Patch
• Residents will weigh in on gas-powered leaf blower ban Weston Observer reports a proposed ban on gas-powered leaf blowers is heading to November's Special Town Meeting, potentially complicating how residents clear fall leaves.Weston Observer
• Select Board warns Woods lease may be ended Weston Observer reports the Select Board again threatened to terminate the lease for the long-planned Woods restaurant at the Josiah Smith Tavern.Weston Observer
• Weston Media Center streams programs on Roku Weston Observer reports Weston Media Center's public and government channel programming became available on the Roku streaming platform earlier this month.Weston Observer

Coming up

• Thu, Oct 29: Cambridge School JV volleyball faces Gann Academy Cambridge School of Weston's junior varsity volleyball team plays Gann Academy of Waltham on October 29, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps
• Thu, Oct 29: Comedy duo Two Hildas perform in Weston Caroline Rhea and Lucy Davis headline 'Two Hildas Fly Into a Bar' in Weston on October 29, according to the Weston Patch events calendar.Weston Patch
• Thu, Oct 29: ResearchILD hosts panel on executive function ResearchILD holds a book panel discussion and open house on executive function and emotional regulation in Weston on October 29, per the Weston Patch calendar.Weston Patch
• Fri, Oct 30, 1:00 p.m.: Meadowbrook School dismisses early Friday Meadowbrook School in Weston will dismiss students at 1 p.m. on October 30, according to the school's calendar.Meadowbrook School

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