Two Opportunities to Give Back to Weston

The Board of Selectmen is looking for your help.

Here are two opportunities the board is advertising this week: 

Committee on Recycling and Solid Waste

The Board of Selectmen would like to hear from Weston residents wishing to serve on the Town’s newly created Committee on Recycling and Solid Waste.  As a designated Green Community by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts, facilitating recycling and minimizing solid waste disposal is a desirable goal of the Town of Weston. The Recycling and Solid Waste Committee is tasked with researching current best practices in municipal recycling and solid waste disposal and to consider opportunities for improvement for Weston. 

The Committee shall consist of 5 to 7 members and include a representative from the Department of Public Works in a non-voting, advisory capacity. The Committee is expected to prepare a report and make recommendations to the Board of Selectmen on changes to consider, if any, in the current transfer station program and solid waste and recycling policies and pricing by March 1, 2014. 

Interested residents please email a letter of interest with background information to selectmen@westonmass.org or by mail to the Town of Weston, Board of Selectmen, P.O. Box 378, Weston, MA 02483 by Wednesday, October 16, 2013. 

Working Group on the Josiah Smith Tavern & Old Library

The Board of Selectmen would like to hear from Weston residents wishing to serve on the Town’s newly created Working Group on the Josiah Smith Tavern & Old Library. The purpose of the Working Group is to facilitate and coordinate Town efforts to redevelop the Josiah Smith Tavern (JST) and Old Library (OL).

The Working Group is charged with: Facilitating communication between Town boards and committees; working with advisors and consultants to the Town; undertaking community outreach to engage residents about potential

uses, continued Town ownership, the process and specific proposal(s); and providing input to the Board of Selectmen on the final proposal.

The Working Group shall consist of up to 5 at-large members, selected to represent a range of views; a representative from the Board of Selectmen, Planning Board, Historical Commission, Community Preservation Committee, Traffic and Sidewalk Committee, Town Manager (non-voting member) and a designated liaison from the Finance Committee to facilitate communication between the Working Group and the Finance Committee.

Interested residents please email a letter of interest with background information to selectmen@westonmass.org or by mail to the Town of Weston, Board of Selectmen, P. O. Box 378, Weston, MA 02483 by Wednesday, October 16, 2013.