Weston ZBA, Planning Board enter joint executive session over Ott Land Court cases

WESTON — May 23, 2023 — Weston ZBA and Planning Board jointly entered executive session Tuesday over two active Land Court cases. The Zoning Board of Appeals, chaired by Jane Carlson and joined by members Winifred Lee and Stephen LaRock, first voted 3-0 to allow applicant John Hadley to withdraw a special permit request for a garage addition at 93 Concord Road without prejudice, after Hadley emailed staff that he would instead seek a pool permit as of right by relocating the structure outside required setbacks. KP Law attorney Jonathan Murray then guided both boards — seven members in total — through paired 3-0 and 4-0 votes to enter executive session to "discuss strategy with respect to litigation" in Nathan and Lindsay Ott versus Weston Planning Board and Nathan and Lindsay Ott versus Weston Zoning Board of Appeals, both filed in Mass Land Court in 2022 and referencing 70 Loring Road. Both boards announced they would adjourn directly from executive session without returning to open session.