Recap: The Selects
The Old Post Office. Weston Today photo, 2021
A summary of the Board of Selectmen session of October 1, 2026.
The board allocated funds for the holiday festival, made appointments, named a new Public Works director, heard a financial report and advice on a sidewalks matter, scheduled a Special Town Meeting to sell land, and discussed an idea to relocate a historic building. Selectman Tony Pesco was not present.
Off the top …
The board voted a $2,500 supplemental appropriation to fund musical acts at the annual holiday tree lighting and music festival.
The board conducted a final interview in executive session and then appointed Frank Katz as Weston’s new Director of Public Works and Facilities Management. The post has been vacant since former director Larry Roberts left for Westport in June.
Greg Russo and Tom Shea were appointed to the Building Committee.
Financial, legal
Finance Director Rick Darling presented a year-end report for the fiscal year that ended on June 30, showing the Town finished with a $186,403 surplus.
Town Attorney Gregory Kimmel briefed the board on action that must be taken in response to an Old Hyde Road resident’s request to define the boundaries of the road.
The request is related to ongoing litigation aiming to block construction of sidewalks on Old Hyde. As a result, Selectwoman Lauren Traum, a plaintiff in the case, recused herself from the discussion. The Town must make the survey map available for viewing, hold a properly noticed public hearing, and then vote whether to accept the map.
Land sale
The board scheduled a Special Town Meeting for October 15 at 6:15 on the proposed sale of town-owned property on Pilot Hill Road.
In a 2020 tax sale the Town took ownership of five undeveloped Pilot Hill lots. Last year the Town received an offer to purchase and develop two of the lots for residential use. The Planning & Zoning Commission approved. The sale requires a Special Town Meeting vote.
Town Administrator Karl Kilduff said the land is unsuitable for open space or recreation and the Town has no plans for it. He said the sale would return one or two parcels to the Grand List, and that a bridge on the property would have to be brought up to “reasonable standards” at the new owner’s expense.
The Old Post Office
First Selectwoman Samantha Nestor discussed a very preliminary plan to relocate the Old Post Office and General Store that stands next to Bisceglie Scribner Park.
She said the Friends of the Weston Old Post Office Committee and the Weston History & Culture Center brought in experts to confirm that the building is worth saving and could be restored.
The small circa 1790 structure, lately a victim of vandalism, would be moved to the WHCC grounds, where it could become a coffee shop, artisan gift shop, and gathering place run by an independent operator.
Much work remains to develop the idea: the legal aspects of moving a town-owned building, costs estimates, funding, and input from relevant authorities.