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Westford Morning Brief, Oct. 27: Early ballot opening set for Tuesday morning
Early ballot opening set for Tuesday morning. From our own coverage: Westford Academy teams enter senior night stretch.
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Government · Town Meeting
Westford Town Meeting Weighs CPA Tax Cut
Westford Town Meeting weighed ten warrant articles, including a Community Preservation Act tax cut and PFAS settlement spending.
Government · Town Meeting
Town Meeting rejects CPA surcharge cut, 291-89
Westford Special Town Meeting rejected a citizen petition to cut the Community Preservation Act surcharge and adopted a new energy code for new construction.
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Westford Morning Brief, Oct. 26: Library panel advances new construction warrants
Library Building Committee took up new construction warrants as elevator delivery nears. From our own coverage: Library Building Committee takes up new warrants; Route 40 panel sets corridor improvement priorities.
Sports
Westford Academy Fall Sports Head Into Senior Night Season
Westford Academy's fall sports teams are entering the senior-night stretch of the season, with celebrations held last week and more planned this week and next; school committee student representatives also noted a junior committing to Boston University.
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Westford Morning Brief, Oct. 24: Pedestrian panel backs five sidewalk priorities
Westford's pedestrian improvement committee backed five priorities for sidewalks, crosswalks and trail connections. From our own coverage: Select Board approves liquor license for cancer fundraiser; Finance Committee weighs funding for town manager search.
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Westford Morning Brief, Oct. 23: Agricultural Commission takes up garden expansion plan
The Westford Agricultural Commission took up a request to expand the Community Garden by up to 33 plots after produce donations more than doubled this year, and weighed a new member nomination pending Select Board approval.
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Westford Morning Brief, Oct. 22: Select Board recommends six warrant articles, tables CPA cut
Westford's Select Board recommended six Special Town Meeting warrant articles and set aside a citizen's petition to cut the Community Preservation Act surcharge, as a DPW manager warned that two new PFAS treatment plants are pushing water bills sharply higher.
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Westford Morning Brief, Oct. 21: Water rates may rise nearly a third
Select Board warns PFAS treatment plants could raise water rates nearly a third. From our own coverage: Select Board advances six warrant articles for town meeting; Conservation board eyes garden expansion and camp fund cap.
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Westford Morning Brief, Tuesday, Oct. 20
Special Town Meeting convenes Monday at Westford Academy to consider fall warrant articles. From our own coverage: Early voting continues at Town Hall.
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