Government · Town Council
Weymouth Town Council Unanimously Approves $115,497 Insurance Reserve Transfer
Weymouth Town Council opened 2023 with a unanimous $115,497 reserve fund transfer for insurance endorsements.
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Government · Town Council
Weymouth Council Blocks Second Republican Registrar Appointee in 8-2 Vote
Weymouth Town Council rejected a mayoral appointment for Republican Registrar for the second time in two months, voting 8-2 against confirming Marie Stockel of 63 Alroy Road. The Budget Management Committee had recommended unfavorable action after meeting with Stockel on two separate occasions.
Government · Columbian Square Ground Breaking Ceremony
Weymouth breaks ground on $10.6 million Columbian Square reconstruction project
Weymouth breaks ground on a $10.6 million reconstruction of Columbian Square, the town's largest active capital project. Mayor Robert Hedlund led the December 19 ceremony alongside Planning Director Bob Luongo, contractor P.A.
Government · Town Council
Weymouth Council Closes Hearing on 18-Month Residential Building Moratorium
Weymouth Town Council closes joint public hearing on citizen petition to halt residential development over water supply concerns.
Government · Town Council
Weymouth Council Sets FY2023 Tax Shift, Accepts Cunningham Bequest and Land Gift
Weymouth Town Council unanimously set the fiscal year 2023 commercial tax shift at 1.46, limiting the average residential tax increase to $134.
Government · Board of Zoning Appeals
Weymouth Zoning Board Deadlocks on Funeral Home Expansion, Denies Project by Default
Weymouth's Zoning Board of Appeals deadlocked on the McDonald-Cohane Funeral Home expansion and unanimously upheld a brewery tap room's zoning status at its November 16 meeting.
Government · Conservation Commission
Weymouth commission defers Jackson Square redevelopment over disputed FEMA flood maps
Weymouth's Conservation Commission continued a contested 22-unit Jackson Square mixed-use redevelopment and opened a public hearing on a five-year Whitman's Pond vegetation management plan at its November 15 meeting.
Government · Town Council
Weymouth Council Rejects Board of Registrars Appointment Over Missing Resume
Weymouth Town Council voted 9-2 Monday to reject Mayor Robert Hedlund's appointment of Marie Stockel to the Board of Registrars, objecting to the process rather than the candidate.
Government · Board of Zoning Appeals
Weymouth Zoning Board Closes Hearing on Funeral Home Expansion, Delays Decision
Weymouth's zoning board closed the public hearing on McDonnell Cohane Funeral Home's years-long chapel expansion bid and continued it under advisement to November 16.
Government · Conservation Commission
Conservation Commission Extends Commercial Street Bridge Permit, Clears Two Compliance Certificates
Weymouth Conservation Commission unanimously extended the order of conditions for the long-delayed Commercial Street Bridge project and cleared compliance certificates for two residential properties at its October 25 meeting.
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