Westford Morning Brief, Oct. 22: Select Board recommends six warrant articles, tables CPA cut

From Westford News

• 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.Westford News
• Conservation Board approves garden expansion, apiary buffer Westford's Conservation Commission approved a 35-foot community garden expansion and apiary buffer zone, citing a 25-to-26-household waiting list, and voted to raise the East Boston Camps maintenance fund's spending cap after this year's septic repair nearly drained it, a question also raised by Westford Patch.Westford News

Happening Fri, Oct 23

• 9:00 a.m.: Permanent Town Building Committee meets Friday at 9:00 a.m The Permanent Town Building Committee meets Friday, Oct. 23 at 9:00 a.m.Town of Westford
• Westford Academy soccer faces Lincoln-Sudbury Friday Westford Academy's freshman girls soccer team plays Lincoln-Sudbury on Friday, Oct. 23, in a conference match, according to MaxPreps.MaxPreps

Westford on Thu, Oct 22

• WestfordCAT board member wants to change coverage A new WestfordCAT board member wants to change how the community media organization covers local news, according to a Patch AM newsletter headline.Westford Patch
• Town eyes plan for $4.7 million in grants Westford has received $4.7 million in new state grants, and town officials are working out how to spend it, Patch reported in a newsletter headline.Westford Patch

Coming up

• Thu, Oct 22, 4:30 p.m.: Mummy escape room challenges teens tonight J.V. Fletcher Library hosts 'The Mummy Escape Room' Thursday, Oct. 22, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Roudenbush Community Center's third floor, 65 Main Street.J.V. Fletcher Library
• Thu, Oct 22, 6:00 p.m.: Library hosts stargazing party tonight J.V. Fletcher Library holds a Stargazing Party Thursday, Oct. 22, from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Stony Brook Middle School, 9 Farmer Way.J.V. Fletcher Library
• Sat, Oct 24, 1:00 p.m.: Monster Mash Halloween event Saturday on Main Street Westford Recreation and the library host 'Monster Mash on Main Street' Saturday, Oct. 24, from 1 to 4 p.m. at Roudenbush Community Center, with a touch-a-truck, costume parade and trunk-or-treat, Westford Patch reports.J.V. Fletcher Library
• Mon, Oct 26, 6:30 p.m.: Select Board, Finance Committee meet before town meeting The Select Board and Finance Committee meet jointly Monday, Oct. 26, at 6:30 p.m. at 30 Patten Road, ahead of that night's Special Town Meeting.Town of Westford
• Mon, Oct 26, 7:00 p.m.: Special Town Meeting convenes with ten articles Monday Westford voters take up ten warrant articles at Special Town Meeting, Monday, Oct. 26, at 7 p.m. at 30 Patten Road, including the CPA surcharge and solar zoning questions.Town of Westford
• Mon, Oct 26, 7:00 p.m.: Author talks haunted lighthouses Monday night J.V. Fletcher Library hosts author Jeremy D'Entremont for a virtual talk on New England's haunted lighthouses, Monday, Oct. 26, from 7 to 8 p.m. on Zoom.J.V. Fletcher Library
• Tue, Oct 27, 12:00 p.m.: Robinson committee takes up site location Tuesday Westford's Robinson School Building Committee meets Tuesday, Oct. 27, at noon to discuss the project's site location, part of the effort to modernize or replace the Robinson, Abbot and Day elementary schools.Westford Public Schools
• Tue, Oct 27, 4:30 p.m.: Library teaches special effects makeup Tuesday J.V. Fletcher Library offers a special effects makeup workshop Tuesday, Oct. 27, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. at Roudenbush Community Center's third floor.J.V. Fletcher Library
• Wed, Oct 28, 7:00 p.m.: Conservation board resumes wetlands hearings Wednesday Westford's Conservation Commission reconvenes Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 7 p.m. to continue wetlands hearings on 7 Weber Road and a Durkee Lane subdivision, among others.Town of Westford
• Thu, Oct 29, 9:00 a.m.: Water board set to decide rate increase Thursday Westford's Board of Water Commissioners meets Thursday, Oct. 29, at 9 a.m. to decide between one large rate increase or two smaller ones tied to new PFAS treatment plant costs.Town of Westford

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