Weston Planning Board Opens 3A Compliance Hearing With October Town Meeting Vote Looming

WESTON -- September 3, 2025, Weston Planning Board opens hearings on MBTA 3A compliance plan with October 15 town meeting vote as deadline. Planning Board Chair Leslie Glynn and Select Board Chair Lisa Revers presented a four-district zoning overlay plan Wednesday night designed to bring Weston into compliance with the state MBTA Communities Act; the town has been out of compliance since July 15. The plan centers on a phased development of the Boston Properties site at 133 Boston Post Road, dubbed "Cori Pond Village" by former Planning Board Chair Al Adeloff, plus long-term overlays at Miriam Village, the 751 Boston Post Road 40B project, and the Maplewood Assisted Living and Charles River Recovery properties on Norumbega Road. Revers warned that a $270,000 school literacy grant is now explicitly conditioned on passage at the October 15 special town meeting, and that the state Attorney General has signaled enforcement action, including possible daily fines and grant withholding, beginning January 1, 2026. The board also voted unanimously to close a public hearing on a refinement of the town's earth removal bylaw and recommend that article to town meeting, directing staff to prepare a formal recommendation before the next session.