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Awards and Recognition

Award		Purpose	Year Received
Common Cause for Open Government e-Government Award with Distinction		Recognizes the transparency in municipal websites based on the ease of access of governance information. With distinction recognizes those that offered additional transparency for its residents.	2008, 2009, 2010* *final year given
Government Finance Officers Association Distinguished Budget Presentation		Recognizes local governments who prepare budget documents of the very highest quality that reflect both the guidelines established by the National Advisory Council on State and Local Budgeting and the GFOA's best practices on budgeting.	For Fiscal Years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019 - see application
MassDEP Public Water Systems Award - Outstanding Performance		Recognizes public water system for excellent compliance with state and federal drinking water regulations, no violations in the past 5 years, department goes beyond compliance by testing for secondary contaminants and by having adequate capacity. This shows exemplary efforts to attain such an excellent record.	2015, 2016, 2018, 2019, 2020
Mass. Municipal Association Innovation Award: Regional Coalition to Monitor Affordable Housing		Recognizes municipalities that have developed unique and creative projects and programs to increase the effectiveness of local government.	2012
Mass. Municipal Association Municipal Website Award category 3		Recognizes excellence in customer service, functionality, convenience and government transparency delivered by a municipal website.	2017, 2023
Mass. Municipal Association Outstanding Annual Town Report category 2		Recognizes the visual appeal, material arrangement, presentation of statistics and data, and a summary of the year’s achievements.	2002, 2007, 2011, 2014, 2015
Preservation Massachusetts Massachusetts Most Endangered Historic Resources		Weston Station received this recognition in appreciation of its historical significance and continued importance and possibility for the Weston Community	2022
Sports Turf Managers Association President's Award for Leadership		Recognized Weston's Fields and Grounds Coordinator for the development of innovative resources for sports fields managers during the pandemic.	2020
Voice of the People Award Community Engagement		National awards given in local government based on the opinion of community residents and are given to communities that display commitment to best practices in moving their communities forward.	2014 - see application
Voice of the People Award Natural Environment		see above	2014 - see application
Voice of the People Award Public Safety		see above	2014 - see application