Westford Planning Board Approves Five-Lot Forge Crossing Subdivision With Conditions

WESTFORD — June 15, 2026 — Westford Planning Board approved a five-lot subdivision on West Prescott Street and unanimously backed a development agreement amendment for Tech Park West at its June 15 meeting. The board voted 3-1 to approve the Forge Crossing definitive subdivision after engineer Jeffrey Brem of Supreme Corporation walked members through revisions addressing a stormwater basin setback, cul-de-sac radius documentation, and draft-decision wording errors; conditions of approval include resolving a dispute over a concrete trash pad that local contractors say does not function as designed. On Tech Park West, the board signed an amendment converting phase three office square footage to residential uses under the existing agreement with Shovel of Westford Realty Trust, with the town receiving the same total payment but now collecting half at each building permit rather than waiting for certificates of occupancy. The board continued a sign special permit for Liquor Junction at 174 Wilson Road to August 17, directing the building's landlord to attend and explain why a wall sign was installed in apparent violation of the plaza's comprehensive signage plan. With a state law requiring municipalities to accept battery energy storage applications taking effect October 1, the board scheduled preliminary bylaw sessions for July 27 and August 3, targeting the October Special Town Meeting.