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Erin Sibley
Neighbor
1-02-2026 6:58am
Can you please confirm that only Westwood residents may sign your petition? That seems important to its stated purpose.
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Are the Special Town Meeting Petition and the Change.Org Petition To Save Farming Comparable?
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Westwood Select Board Meets Tonight; Agenda to Include Special Town Meeting Re the Board's Rationale for Town of Westwood Lawsuit in Norfolk Superior Court against the Westwood Land Trust
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Statement in Support of the Select Board and Bean Farm
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andy moore
Neighbor
1-02-2026 6:18pm
Hi Erin, Change.org does not allow me to restrict anyone from signing the petition. If this were a vote or something similar to your petition calling for Westwood Government to take some action we would need to weed out the signers that are not from Westwood. At points as the word spread they came in fast and furi
Erin Sibley
Neighbor
1-02-2026 8:23am
Also, respectfully, some issues with your letter:
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Letter in support of the Bean Farm.
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Ellen Rollings
Neighbor
12-21-2025 10:57am
While I respect your position of supporting the effort to use the meadow, your statement that “WLT is responsible for “monitoring” the property, not deciding what articles to enforce and what exceptions to approve.
Ellen Rollings
Neighbor
12-21-2025 11:10am
The LT also has the authority to deny the approval. They may not unreasonably withhold approval but they also may not, per the CR, grant any approvals that would impair other conservations purposes like preserving the meadow.
Michael Mahan
Neighbor
12-28-2025 1:37pm
We actually went and took a look at this “meadow” when we got our Christmas tree this year. We’re arguing about a couple acres of dirt that directly abuts Bean Farm and has zero external access, except to go through Bean Farm.
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Richard Strauss
Neighbor
12-19-2025 6:45pm
Thank you for your great letter. The Select Board just posted a letter of their own. The letter rounds up by stating that their public comment is limited because of the pending lawsuit. The Select Board should have had public discussion first. Now they hide under the vail of a pending lawsuit.
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PETER SCHULER
Neighbor
12-04-2025 9:57am
This letter writer has really hit the nail on the head and expressed concerns and frustrations that many residents in town agree with. I also have asked the Selectboard why this litigation is being pursued but am met with no response whatsoever.
Martha Sullivan
Neighbor
12-04-2025 11:21pm
This is so well put. It is interesting that the farm has been trying to get access to the meadow since before the current commercial farming operation really restarted. If that’s the case, the issue isn’t about the farm’s current financial situation.
Katherine Shinopoulos
Neighbor
12-08-2025 3:54pm
Hi, This article says it all! The secrecy surrounding this issue is extremely disturbing! Is the Select Board using the fact that they have filed a lawsuit as their rationale for not responding publicly? If so, the issue should have been discussed publicly before the lawsuit was filed. The Bean Farm has been
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Save Clapboard Tree Meadow
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John Cronin Jr.
Neighbor
11-26-2025 9:15am
Town of Westwood residents: In order to set the record straight--
eric gutterson
Neighbor
11-28-2025 2:13pm
Mr. Cronin,
I was awarded a town recognition for my service as a Westwood Library Trustee by Patrick Ahearn on behalf of the Select Board at Town Meeting. I apologize if I mislabeled it and I would advise you to talk to him for corroboration.
An Wells-Villalon
Neighbor
11-29-2025 6:59pm
Thank you for writing this, Eric! I agree with you completely.
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Part 1: 1999 - December 3, 2025: Want to Know More About the Lawsuit, Town of Westwood v. Westwood Land Trust? Summary and Updates
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Clapboardtree Street abutter supporting the Bean Farm
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Chris McKeown
Neighbor
11-09-2025 6:45am
Great history Cro. Thank you!!
Ellen Rollings
Neighbor
11-09-2025 7:23pm
I wholeheartedly agree that CRs are serious documents that should be upheld and respected, much like the laws and ethical guidelines that dictate how a municipality can and cannot use public resources and finances on behalf of a private entity.
John Carey
Neighbor
11-10-2025 1:06pm
Hi Ellen, As someone that i respect and recognize as a respectful debater of issues, how do you feel about WLT banning me from their FB page? You read the content, I was respectful, but disagreed.
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Preserving Westwood’s Last Working Farm
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Christina Martin
Neighbor
12-06-2025 1:10pm
If a mistake was made with taxes it should be corrected through the proper legal means. I imagine there is some statute of limitations within which one must identify, document and ask for redress of a tax error. Otherwise this alleged debt remains unplayable and will only grow over time.
Chuck Bean
Neighbor
12-17-2025 8:05am
Hi Christina, we learned of the error in early 2024 and reached out to the town who tried to rectify the problem, but it was beyond the statute of limitations and unfortunately nothing could be done.
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Preserving Westwood’s Natural Heritage
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John Carey
Neighbor
11-10-2025 1:13pm
Hello Karen,
I sent the trust the note below, but wanted to post it here for anyone in town that may want to understand how the organization responds to those that have a differing view. *One small edit because I didn’t like my original choice of words.
Hello,
EB Borgman
Neighbor
11-15-2025 9:49pm
I'd hardly call filing a lawsuit "debating" an issue.
EB Borgman
Neighbor
11-15-2025 9:40pm
Very well stated Karen! Thank you.
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Well said Mr Moore. To those concerned about the cost of the lawsuit and the indirect benefit to the Bean family, according to a letter from Mr Bean their family was overcharged for property taxes in excess of $40000 which adjusting for inflation would be approximately $100,000.