. So, normally I would wait to post the Select Board’s upcoming agenda until just before the meeting because well, then people tend to remember it. And yet, the Owl has some busy plans for Monday involving visiting colleges in the south so here you go. Here are the items of interest to the Owl: First of all, note that
Read more. Jetlag is not my favorite thing except when coming from Europe to the US–I absolutely love the few days of getting up at 3 am and 4 am and getting more done by 6 am than I get done for the whole rest of the day. Yesterday I watched the street pavers set up at 5:30 am (and wow,
Read more. Last week an email came out from the Town asking for volunteers for a new committee. At first, I thought we were still trying to recruit for the unimaginatively-named and confusingly-acronymed Unified Planning Committee or UPC, but it turns out we have another new committee– the Town Governance Study Committee. Argh to the finance people of the world who
Read more. Join the Select Board for its third meeting on the proposed water tanks on April 25 at 7 pm. This time the focus is on the finances and mathy stuff. I don’t mean to steal the thunder but summarizing here: water tanks cost a craptastic amount. Yes, that is an adjective. Unfortunately, Weston has not been historically good at
Read more. As noted in other posts, there are no contested races this year for Weston town government, which is not to diminish the fact that a number of fantastic people have stepped up, willing to volunteer for the town. And it does not mean you shouldn’t vote, because you should, especially so you get one of those cool stickers that
Read moreTonight at 6:30 pm, the Select Board takes on a series of not very interesting…oh wait, lookie here: Public Hearing: Presentation of the Draft Fiscal Year 2024 Proposed Budget at 6:35 pm, if there are no resident comments. The Owl is expecting resident comments of the “what’s up with the JST?” and “why are we still remote?” and “why are
Read moreWeston’s annual Financial Summit will be held this Monday, October 31 starting at 8:30 am. This is a meeting of the minds between the Finance Committee, the Select Board and the School Committee. I could also term it as learning what is going to be the year’s bugaboo. No, not pickleball–watch for commentary on the union contract and rising energy
Read moreSo, here we are, Weston. Time to talk about the Tree By-Law/Sustainable Tree Initiative/Article 30. Please note first that the Owl is not unbiased and is not the mainstream press. This is a blog. Read on and make your own decisions. The Weston Facebook page has been an exciting mingling of fact, innuendo, accusation and opinion, as social media is,
Read moreWell, happy Monday, folks, and welcome to the first full day of spring. The Owl has been relatively hoot-free this weekend and yeah, you didn’t miss Sunday Gratitude—there wasn’t one. Think about them beans for a second. If I had felt like writing a gratitude, it would have been to the wood frogs and peepers and red-winged blackbirds who make
Read moreTonight’s Select Board meeting has a number of controversial topics including the Celebrate Weston logo discussion and a Select Board meeting time change request. Oh, fine, there is good stuff there but sadly the Owl is on soccer carpool tonight so won’t get to witness any unexpected craziness. One of the more interesting (in the Owl’s laser-sharp view anyway) discussions
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