Town residents with a background in real estate, financial analysis or architecture who are willing to willing to serve on a new town committee have until January 5 to submit a letter of interest. Read more...
Below is a release issued by Town Hall on December 18, 2006:
"In preparation for acquiring the Case Estates from Harvard University’s Arnold Arboretum, the Town of Weston hired the engineering firm of Gale Associates to conduct targeted soil testing on portions of the 62.5 acre property. These tests were recommended to determine the possible impact of lead-based and persistent pesticides that may have been used in the apple orchards and other farming activities at the site..." Read more...
The Case Coalition will continue to monitor the situation and will provide as much information as possible regarding the health of the Case Estates on this web page.
The Case Fund, a 501(c)(3) tax-exempt organization, was established to raise privately donated funds to assist the town of Weston in purchasing the Case Estates. All contributions are tax deductible to the extent permitted by law. At this point in the campaign, the Case Fund is only receiving pledges to help offset the cost of the proposed acquisition of the Case Estates. Consider making a pledge; no amount is too small!
Every gift counts towards this effort. Please help us plan for the future of our town and our children. Download and printout a pledge form today, and send it to:
The Case Fund
P.O. Box 424
Weston, MA 02493
You may also contact Bill Brady at 781.801.3613 for more information on the Case Fund or your donation. Thank you for your generosity.
The Case Coalition is run by volunteers and is always looking for enthusiastic, committed individuals with a range of skills and interests. Opportunities still exist to get involved. Please contact Alyson Muzila at info@caseestates.org or at 781.894.7791 if you would like to discuss how you might support our efforts.
A supply of self-guided tour brochures for the Case property are now available in the vestibule of the Case House. Additional copies are available at stops #1 and #19 on the Case Estates Historical Tour. If you or others would like to pick up copies of the brochure for organizational meetings, or to provide to individuals who would like to tour the Case Estates, please stop by and take a few.
In a surprising show of unity, nearly 800 Weston citizens voiced their unanimous support to acquire the 62-acre Case Estates at a Special Town Meeting on November 8. Selectmen now have been given the authority to purchase the Case Estates by year's end and have until June 2007 to determine the destiny of the parcels of the property that are not automatically preserved under the approved plan. These parcels may be sold or preserved depending on the financial abilities and desires of the town, as well as the fundraising efforts of the Case Fund.
The Case Fund will continue to raise funds to help offset the cost of the purchase. At town meeting, Case Fund President Bill Brady announced that in three weeks alone, the Case Fund had raised nearly $1,000,000. The Fund continues to look for interested donors who are concerned about the future of the Case Estates and who can make donations of any size.
The Case Coalition would like to thank the many, many volunteers who offered their time, talents, and resources in the last few months. An amazing amount of volunteers propelled this campaign forward, beginning with hundreds of individuals and families that came out to support the Oct. 14 Case Celebration, to provide information on the vote at the Omni table, and to call voters, make banners, or wave signs on election day. Every action helped, and every vote counted!
Results of Question #4 (debt exclusion question regarding the Case Estates) on the Nov. 7 Ballot:
YES votes: 3,948
NO votes: 910
BLANK votes: 236
TOTAL 5,094
