Town records ... and reports of the town officers of Weston Massachusetts for the year ending ...

292 Pages·1995·20.2 MB·English

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Cover: Sketch of the New Library Building drawn by Francine Lee for
the invitation to the building's grand opening.
Thanks are also due to the following:
The Weston Cultural Council for the photograph on page 49 which
was taken by Wendy Maeda of The Boston Globe;
The Elderly Housing Committee for the pictures on pages 50 and 51;
George Amadon of the Memorial Day Committee for the picture on
page 593;
The Heine family for the picture on page 54;
The Weston Land Trust for the picture on page 60, taken by Justin
Wilson and for the picture on page 64, by Rebecca Alden. These
photographs were taken for the Land Trust's photo competition;
Former Weston Administrative Assistant James Reidy for the drawing
on page 83;
Tree Warden Ed Petcavage for the drawing on page 90;
Principals of the Middle School, Country School and Woodland School
for the pictures on pages 98, 103 and 107, respectively;
The Board of Library Trustees and the Library Building Committee for
the photograph on page 125;
The Weston Recreation Department for the photograph on page 130;
Martha Hatch Bancroft, of the Weston High School Art Department,
for the on pages 100, 104, 115, 117, 119 and 179;
Roberta W. Siegel for the photographs on pages 22, 31, 46, 73, 97, 129,
131, 132, 186 and 205;
Printed by
Irving Graphics
Walpole, Massachusetts
TOWN RECORDS 1995
AND
REPORTS
OF THE
TOWN OFFICERS
OF
WESTON
MASSACHUSETTS
FOR THE YEAR ENDING
DECEMBER 31, 1995
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Credits Inside Front Cover
Table of Contents 2
Finances in Brief 4
Statistics 9
Officers of the Town 10
Calendar 21
Elected Representatives 21
General Government 22
Board of Selectmen 23
Town Clerk 31
Births 31
Marriages 36
Deaths 38
License Reports - Dogs, Fish & Game 42
Council on Aging 43
Alcohol and Drug Education Advisory Committee 44
Cable Advisory Committee 45
Computer Advisory Committee 46
Cultural Council 48
Elderly Housing Committee 50
Historical Commission 52
Memorial Day Committee 53
Personnel Advisory Committee 54
Registrars of Voters 55
Youth Counselor 56
Land Use, Planning and Zoning 3/7
Board of Appeals 57
Conservation Commission 59
Crescent Street Historic District Commission 61
Metropolitan Area Planning Council 61
MetroWest Growth Management Committee 62
Open Space and Recreation Planning Committee 64
Planning Board 69
Town Map Committee fe
Pedestrian and Vehicular Traffic Committee 73
Protection of Persons and Property 74.
Building Department (Inspectors of Buildings, Wiring, Gas
Piping & Appliances and Plumbing) 74
Emergency Management 75
Fire Department 76
Parking Clerk 81
Police Department 82
Tree Warden 89
Health and Sanitation 91
Board of Health 91
East Middlesex Mosquito Control Project 92
Sewer Committee 93
Solid Waste and Recycling 94
Recycling Education Committee 94
Recycling and Solid Waste Advisory Committee 95
Highways and Bridges 96
Superintendent of Streets 96
Schools 98
School Committee 99
Minuteman Science-Technology High School 113
Weston Rombas Affiliation Committee 115
Weston War Memorial Education Fund Committee 118
Public Library Ti
Library Building Committee 125
Park and Cemetery Committee 128
Recreation Commission 130
Water Commission 132
Town Records
Appointments by the Board of Selectmen 135
Licenses Issued by the Board of Selectmen 142
Votes of the Selectmen 143
Town Meetings and Elections 180
Financial
Finance Committee 216
Treasurer and Collector noe
Commissioner of Trust Funds 227
Town Accountant
Balance Sheet 241
Revenue 247
Changes in Unreserved Fund Balance 248
Departmental Expenditures 249
Other Payments Required by Law 268
Debt Accounts 269
Outstanding Indebtedness 271
Principal Due on Loans Outstanding 2793
Changes in Trust and Investment Funds other than
Consolidated Trust Funds pate.
Changes in Principal Amounts of Consolidated Trust Funds 276
Income of Consolidated Trust Funds OLY,
Board of Assessors Pee
Town-Owned Property 282
Town-Owned Parks 285
Index 286
WESTON
FINANCES IN BRIEF
GRAPHIC PRESENTATION
OF
REVENUES AND EXPENDITURES
1994 AND 1995
SOURCES OF REVENUES
Fiscal Year 1994
Total Revenue - $27,351,544
Motor Vehicle Excise Taxes - $1,168,213 ———
(4.27%)
Water Department - $1,268,833 (4.64%)
State Reimbursements and
Distributions - $902,725 (3.30%)
Interest - $356,710 (1.30%)
Other
Departmental a
_Real Estate Taxes -
Revenues -
$21,566,330 (78.85%)
$1,910,511 (6.99%)
Personal Property
Taxes - $178,222 (0.65%)
SOURCES OF REVENUES
Fiscal Year 1995
Total Revenue - $28,810,995
State Reimbursements
& Distributions -
Other Departmental $972,312
Revenue - $1,872,561 3%
6%
Interest - $468 544
2%
Water Department -
$1,144,804
Motor Vehicle Excise 4%
Taxes - $1,487,494
5%
Personal Property Taxes-
$183,783
1%
Real Estate Taxes-
$22,681,497
79%
DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES
Fiscal Year 1994
Total Expenditures - $26,440,118
Sanitation - $572,412 (2.16%) ot
Water - $640,139 (2.42%) ~
Culture and Recreation - -—-—
$1,130,576 (4.28%)
Debt Retirement and Interest - <a : 2 Schools - $11,796,844 (44.62%)
Schools - $334,028 (1.26%) : ;
Debt Retirement and Interest —-— e ee SN
- Other - $1,504,276 (5.69%) X —
Human Services - $337,175 4
(1.28%)
Highways and Bridges - ------
$1,962,194 (7.42%)
State and County
Assessment - $272,168
(1.03%)
Public Safety - ——~ al
$3,605,342 (13.64%)
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Other Environmental - $58,709 (0.22%)
\_. General Government - $4,226,255 (15.98%)
DISTRIBUTION OF EXPENDITURES
Fiscal Year 1995
Total Expenditures-$27,8 53,694
Water $874,620 (3.14%)——— 7— State & County $284,142 (1.02%)
Culture/Recreat'n $1,220,404 (4.38%) tn ce x _— Debt Expense - Schools $ 368,885 (1.32%)
Debt Expense - Other $ 1,856,236 (6.66%)
Other Environm. $153,535 (0.55%) ———__
Sanitation $618,847 (2.22%)
General $4,599,913 (16.51%)
Highways & Bridges $1,293,377 (4.64%)
Public Safety $ 3,758,925 (13.50%
Schools $12,534,018 (45.00%)