Weston Select Board Approves October Special Town Meeting Warrant With MBTA Zoning Article

WESTON — August 29, 2025 — Weston Select Board sets a seven-article warrant for a special town meeting on October 15, 2025. Town Manager Leon Gaumond, summarizing the August 26 Select Board meeting in a Weston Media Center recap, said the warrant opens with four technical fixes — covering the general budget, the recreation enterprise budget, a housing production plan update, and a Wetland and Floodplain Protection District bylaw correction — bundled as a consent agenda. The centerpiece is an MBTA Communities Act 3A zoning compliance article paired with a companion article to amend an existing development agreement with Boston Properties, which Gaumond said currently impedes adoption of the required multifamily zoning. A citizen's petition seeks to transfer $18,000 to a nonprofit studying whether to preserve the 55 Church Street train depot. The board also appointed Colleen Lucas to the Cultural Council and approved a conditional grant of location for a National Grid dig on School Street, restricting work to avoid conflicts with the school calendar.