ae %) \2Z0 ie TOWFOE SWTNO N 1RA9EN9PN5OU RATL 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%) / / 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%)