2013 Annual Town Election Results

Position Caucus Nominee(s) Vote Count Elected
Moderator vote for 1 Harvey Boshart
Thomas Crane
760
805
Crane
Board of Selectmen vote for 1 Douglas Gillespie
Bill Sandalls
813
792
Gillespie
Board of Assessors (1 full term) vote for 1 Paul Zorfass 1106 Zorfass
Board of Assessors (to fill vacancy) vote for 1 No nominations 71 S.Shortsleeve
School Committee vote for 2 Edward Heller
Sanjay Saini
1146
1073
Heller
Saini
Recreation Commission vote for 2 Matthew Schulman
Victoria Whalen
1063
1089
Schulman
Whalen
Recreation Commission (to fill vacancy) vote for 1 Isabella Jancourtz
Alison Slater
336
1083
Slater
Planning Board (1 full term) vote for 1 Roy Chatalbash 1056 Chatalbash
Planning Board (to fill vacancy) vote for 1 Stephen Oppenheimer
Glenn Cardozo
912
395
Oppenheimer
Board of Library Trustees vote for 2 Emily Hutcheson
Doris Sullivan
1166
1114
Hutcheson
Sullivan
Board of Health vote for 1 Rudy Ruggles
1157
Ruggles
Commissioner of Trust Funds vote for 1 Janell Phillips 1101 Phillips
Measurers of Lumber vote for 3 Jim Barry
Robin Peakes Coutts
Cameron Peters
934
937
958
Barry
Coutts
Peters

Ballot Question 1: Proposition 2½ Debt Exclusion
Shall the Town of Weston be allowed to exempt from the provisions of Proposition 2 and one-half, so called, the amounts required to pay for the bond(s) issued in order to design, engineer, construct and equip the following, including all costs incidental and related thereto: (1) DPW Drainage Improvement Projects; (2) South Side Drainage Improvement Project; (3) Roundabout at Newton, Wellesley, School Streets; (4) Case Campus Master Plan – Phase 1; and (5) New Police Station – Design Services?
  • Yes: 772
  • No: 722
Summary
State law provides for an exemption from the limits of Proposition 2 and one-half of those amounts required to pay for the debt service for bonds approved by the voters. Question 1 would exempt the debt service for the bonds issued for projects to be considered at the May 2013 Annual Town Meeting:
  • New Police Station – Design Services (Article 12): $800,000
  • Case Campus Master Plan (Article 13): $709,000
  • Roundabout at Newton, Wellesley, School Streets (Article 14): $681,000
  • DPW Drainage Improvement Projects (Article 15): $300,000
  • South Side Drainage Improvement Project (Article 16): $1,220,000
  • Total: $3,710,00
Notes
Separate articles will appear in the Annual Town Meeting Warrant (PDF) to appropriate the funds and authorize borrowing for each purpose. A 2/3 vote of Town Meeting in favor is required for approval. The debt service for these projects will be approximately $46,375 in fiscal year 2014, $417,617 in fiscal year 2015, then decreasing each year until the bond reaches maturity. This Proposition 2 and one-half debt exemption shall be approved if a majority of the persons voting thereon vote yes.