Protecting Weston’s Democratic Process

Last week’s Annual Town Meeting was a wonderful demonstration of our democratic process in action. More than 500 Weston voters attended and, in a series of votes on the several Articles or agenda items, some passed and some were rejected. One could argue that more residents should have attended to vote, or that one or another Article should have gone the other way. But that’s democracy. Now, we leave it to our elected and appointed Town leaders to execute our expressed will faithfully and responsibly.

At the same time, many Weston residents have inquired about last year’s Town Meeting super-majority vote to increase the size of the Select Board from three to five members.