Westford Library Joint Committee Approves $1.5 Million Construction Warrant in 12-0 Vote

Library Board of Trustees · Meeting of June 8, 2026

Westford library joint committee approves $1.53 million warrant and calls emergency meeting for deferred change orders. The joint meeting of the Divina Fletcher Library Board of Trustees and the Permanent Town Building Committee voted 12-0-0 to approve warrants, invoices, and payments totaling $1,535,303.37 for the month of May, including a Hutter Construction payment application that had been negotiated roughly $30,000 below the general contractor's initial submission after disagreements over completion percentages for doors and frames, roofing, and HVAC. CHA project architect Jennifer reported steel erection is complete, interior concrete pours are largely finished, and windows are on site awaiting installation, one full year into active construction.

Library Director Ellen reported that Massachusetts Board of Library Commissioners disbursement four, totaling $1,570,399, was expected to be wired to the town around June 10, with a $1 million advance on disbursement five to be filed simultaneously. The committee confirmed quorum availability for a special meeting June 9 to act on six purchase orders, including change orders over $15,000 pulled from Monday's agenda, with a contingency expenditure of 11.96 percent of the total authorized contingency as of the June 8 meeting.

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Source: the Library Board of Trustees meeting of June 8, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.