Town Meeting keeps $150,000 for trash carts
Westford Town Meeting kept $150,000 for pay-as-you-throw carts and bags. Voters rejected, 268 to 130, an amendment to delete the money, then approved $1,165,000 in supplemental spending from free cash, 296 to 106.
Town Meeting · Meeting of March 28, 2026
Westford Town Meeting kept $150,000 for pay-as-you-throw carts and bags. Voters rejected, 268 to 130, an amendment to delete the money, then approved $1,165,000 in supplemental spending from free cash, 296 to 106. Town Manager Kristen Loss said the snow and ice budget, originally $400,000, needed $725,000 more.
Finance Committee Chair Christina Green said trash costs are growing 5.7 percent annually against 3 percent budget growth. Voters also approved $900,000 for Cameron Senior Center HVAC, 313 to 79, and $650,000 to design the Littleton Road widening, 316 to 70. Community Preservation projects totaling $3,991,096 were before the meeting, including the First Parish Church project, which passed 284 to 54.
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Source: the Town Meeting meeting of March 28, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.
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