Weston School Building Committee Votes to Submit Key MSBA Certification in Inaugural Meeting

WESTON — March 19, 2026 — Weston's newly formed School Building Committee held its inaugural meeting and voted unanimously to authorize submission of the town's Initial Compliance Certification to the Massachusetts School Building Authority. Chair Ken Newberg, a School Committee member and deputy general counsel at the state Division of Capital Asset Management and Maintenance, told the four-member quorum the committee sits in Module 1 of the nine-module MSBA process, with a 270-day eligibility period running from April 1 to December 2026. The panel must secure a town meeting vote authorizing feasibility study and schematic design funding before that window closes or risk losing its MSBA standing. Permanent Building Committee liaison Dan Colley, a 30-year Massachusetts school construction veteran, flagged enrollment projections as a pivotal early variable, noting that the MSBA's design enrollment figure "will dictate everything" about project size. Newberg cited a nearly 200-unit apartment complex nearing completion and a potential Boston Properties development that could reach the Planning Board within three to four months as factors that could affect future school enrollment. The committee plans at-large candidate interviews at its April 2 meeting.