Weston School Building Committee Votes to Submit Key MSBA Certification in Inaugural Meeting

WESTON -- March 19, 2026, Weston's newly formed School Building Committee held its inaugural meeting and voted unanimously to authorize submission of the town's Initial Compliance Certification to the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Chair Ken Newberg, a School Committee member and deputy general counsel at the state Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, told the four-member quorum the committee sits in Module 1 of the nine-module MSBA process, with a 270-day eligibility period running from April 1 to December 2026. The panel must secure a town meeting vote authorizing feasibility study and schematic design funding before that window closes or risk losing its MSBA standing. Permanent Building Committee liaison Dan Colley, a 30-year Massachusetts school construction veteran, flagged enrollment projections as a pivotal early variable, noting that the MSBA's design enrollment figure "will dictate everything" about project size. Newberg cited a nearly 200-unit apartment complex nearing completion and a potential Boston Properties development that could reach the Planning Board within three to four months as factors that could affect future school enrollment. The committee plans at-large candidate interviews at its April 2 meeting.