About Town" did not attend Board of Selectmen meetings nor the 2 Special Town Meetings and one Selectmen's Public Hearing in September 2006 (due to personal illness).  It was reported in the Weston FORUM that  no one attended the Public Hearing on September 7, and not much comment was reported from the 2 Special Town Meetings.  Click here for the FORUM, where some reports appear on-line..

• Discussion/ decision regarding the Mission Statement for Select Committee for Legal Review/shortened with addenda,
  
• Discussion/decision re: number of members on the SelectCommittee for Legal Review/seven (7), up from original 3
  
• Discussion/decision re: selecting members for the Select Committee for Legal Review/five (5) candidates of the 17 agreed upon, but more discussion needed to winnow down 12 remaining to 2...Special Meeting will be arranged for next week to complete this adjourned meeting.
  

• Appointments to Board of Assessment Appeals, Veteran's Affairs Committee, School Building Committee, Building Committee/done.
  
• Discussion with Parks and Rec related to use of field in between High School and Middle School - to protect field space from being paved over for parking.
  
• Global Warming Committee request/to be further discussed.
• Historical Society STEAP grant application.
• Discussion of ECS grant status at the mid-point of the Legislative Session.
• Discussion/decision re: having all members of the Board of Selectmen empowered to sign contracts on MEP for High School plus all the contracts for roof of old section of the high School replacement project.
• Executive Session:  same reason as the last one ("pending claim") but attorney prosecuting the Police Chief Dismissal Hearing present.  No decision to be made after.
  

• discussion only (no public comment/input permited) with Nature Conservancy and Board of Selectmen regarding what next for Lachat.
• Selectmen came up with this:  form ANOTHER committee (making 2 total) PLUS possible VOTE (i.e. question on the ballot) for November ballot (on what - it is July already...maybe they meant the 2007 ballot???).
• "About Town" attempted to pose a question, phrased as a point of information;  we were not recognized.  For those who might be interested, our question, had we been permitted to inquire, was this:  isn't "placing it (?) on the ballot" a waste of time if  "it" has to go to the Planning and Zoning Commission anyway...eventually?

• According to the member of the Board of Selectmen on the panel, there was not a unanimous agreement on how the property should be used;
• it was said that parts of the Lachat agreement at the time of purchase were very specific;
• it was the general impression that there was not sufficient public input into the design.
• It was suggested that VERY SOON the remaining members of the Lachat Committee should meet with the Selectmen (next meeting?) to discuss reviewing, changing, looking at makeup of the Committee, expanding it,  adding appropriate persons and interest groups.
• Meetings of this newly constituted group should be well publicized so the public might have the possibility of contributing to its recommendations.
• The Town (First Selectman) and the Nature Conservancy should soon meet to modify the agreement to allow for review of the design.
• It was noted that at the LWV of Weston meeting the Nature Conservamcy intimated that they were not wedded to the design proposal presented at P&Z - also, the N.C. priorities had changed.
• The Selectmen should act quickly (if possible before the end of the fiscal year...).

• Rules for independent audio-video of public meetings to be established by Board of Selectmen and others (after F.O.I. seminars);
• Financial report from "Just Ice" project due/requested at next Selectmen's meeting.
• Minerva Heady House repairs should be done - money voted long ago--driveway should be repositioned.
• Ivy Moore Cottage should be "freshened up" for new tenant;
• Revson Field Fence (issue from LWV of Weston "What's Next..." event Oct. 1) - School Building Committee to be asked for decision (by next Board of Selectmen's Meeting?)

Regular Board of Selectmen, Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004, 7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room
Pledge of Allegiance
1.  Discussion/decision re appointment to the Commission for Children and Youth, Dec. 2005/not done until end of executive sessions, if done at all
2.  Discussion/decision re appointment to Conservation Commission, Dec. 2007/done
3.  Discussion/decision re appointment to the Library Board, Dec. 2005/done
4.  Discussion/decision re appointment to the Commission for the Elderly, Dec. 2006/done
5.  Discussion/decision re re-appointment to the Commission for Children and Youth Dec. 2007/done
6.  Discussion/decision re reappointment of Justices of the Peace, Jan. 2009/done
7.  Accept the resignation of members of the Board of Ethics, Dec. 2004/done
8.  Accept resignation from the Commission for Children and Youth, Dec. 2004/done
9.  Discussion/decision re Hemlock Ridge Road/agreement among neighbors resolved with assistance of Town Engineer;  Town Meeting to be scheduled in the near future.
10. Discussion/decision re supplemental appropriate for CT Siting Council Docket 272/done
11. Tax refunds/done
12. Discussion/decision re meeting schedule for 2005/discussed and accepted with one change
13. Minutes/done
14. Any other business/item added to agenda after vote to do so:  the town building inspector stated that the residents at 29 Lord's Hway' swimming pool was approved according to the laws in effectat the time (in 1985 all you needed was a pool cover), letter sent and received by them re moving their fence on Town property.
15. Executive session/action taken on item #9, with official motion.

8.  Discussion/decision re:  scoreboards for little league fields at Bisceglie/Selectman Miller recused himself (he owns some stock in Pepsi) those aspects of little league proposal (Pepsi logo required by gift of $15,000 for scoreboad [50%]) must go before Parks&Rec and Building Committee.
9.  Discussion/decision re:  fence on Revson Field/will the Town of Weston take down the illegal fence on its property?
10. Discusssion/decision regarding ribbon cutting at Bisceglie and Morehouse/weekend games to be held on little league fields at Bisceglie;  limit to use of Morehouse (not yet completed "punch list" review to see if contractor did the job completely as contract required--if the artificial field at Morehouse is ready and guarantees are in place, it will be "play ball" there, too, this Fall.
11. Establishment of Town gift acceptance policy/$100-$999 gifts -- under $100, no reporting.
12. Discussion/decision re: supplemental appropriation of $414.27 for Norwalk administrative appeal (Cohen&Wolf)/Phase One court case decided in Weston's favor.
13. Tax refunds/done
14. Minutes/done
15. Any other business...
16. Executive Session - labor contract/no decision

1. Soccer field lighting proposal--Building Committee not consulted, but now will be in the loop
2. Fromson-Strassler testing (for cemetery) per request of WWHD,
3. Special Town Meeting to be scheduled after 8-24 reports on gift of land and easements (Moore)

Special Board of Selectmen, Wednesday, July 2, 2003, 7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA
Pledge of Allegiance
1.  ZBA alternate appointment/done
2.  Appointment of Agent for the Elderly/done
3.  Driveway ordinance variance/done - note:  ordinance needs to be reworded -- Town Engineer will report back;
4.  Property and Liability Insurance discussion/and vote - this is a continuing review process by Board of Selectmen--to get better benefits flexibility for employees and save money for Town--which it has this year ($19,000);
5. Cemetery Study Committee recommendation re Town Cemetary (non-sectarian) for part of Fromson-Strassler/Selectmen to walk the part of this "municipal" use open space in near future.
6.  Minutes/discussed and OK'd
7.  Property tax refunds/done
8.  Any other business/none
9.  Executive Session:  personnel

REGULAR BOARD OF SELECTMEN, Thursday, December 19, 2002, Town Hall Meeting room
AGENDA
1.  Discussion/decision re: CT Alliance Against Casino Expansion/sending support letter
2.  Discussion/decision re:  Coalition for Endangered Water Lands/sending support letter
3.  Accept resignation from Commission for Children&Youth/reluctantly
4.  Discussion/decision re: reappointments to Commission for Children&Youth/done
5.  Discussion/decision re: reappointment of Tree Warden/done
6.  Discussion/decision re: reappointment of Animal Control Officer ("Dog Warden" in Town Charter)/done
7.  Discussion/decision re: reappointment to Building Board of Appeals/done
8.  Discussion/decision re: reappointments to Commission for the Elderly/done
9.  Discussion/decision re: reappointments to the Historic District Commission/done
10. Discussion of handling of loaned art/discussed, more to come
11. Property tax refunds/done except for recheck on one
12. Discussion of Citizen of the Year award/for a later time
13. Minutes/OK
14. Any other business/done
15. Executive Session - land acquisition/no action save adjourning meeting after this.

• Approve Bond Counsel Resolution/Call of Meeting/approved with added language
• Nominate Moderator/Troxell; Moch alt.
• Set Meeting Date/Dec. 19 unless extension given by owner to have it later, on January 9 (8pm in both cases),  location Town Hall Meeting Room

Regular Board of Selectmen's Meeting, Thursday, September 5, 2002, 7:30pm, Town Hall Meeting Room
AGENDA
1.  Presentation of Jarvis House Plans, Jarvis Military Academy Advisory Committee/a decision promised by First Selectman at the next meeting (reported 5013C status for fund-raising in the works, new Committee proposed, long-term lease of public property, etc.)
2.  Presentation on status of dog licensing in Town, and discussion of appointment of Animal Control Officer as Conservation Officer to enhance ability to remove dead deer from privately owned land/news of all dog licensing, vaccinations, shots for both dogs and cats, Conservation Officer status (to be able to pick up dead deer on private property);  bow-hunting class in Town; discussion of regional deer over-population...
3.  Discussion/approval of request to authorize expenditure of $1027 from the Morehouse Fund for the purpose of publishing a social services directory/this item most likely was approved ("About Town" was following up with Animal Control Officer regarding proposed details of mailing and communication).
4.  Update on review of Ravenwood water system/full airing (several users present) with more to come Friday morning. (Discussion of stipulated judgement from the 1970's.  Voices raised, some anger, but recognition of need for quality and quantity assessment by Town of water supply, and reasonable voluntary usage restraints in time of drought.)
5.  Any other business to properly come before the meeting/none.
6.  Anticipated Executive Session for the purpose of land acquisition discussion/Aspetuck Land Trust Executive Director present.