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Westwood's Finance and Warrant Commission is holding a hearing to receive public comment on potential warrant articles being prepared for sponsorship by Westwood's Select Board, to put to resident vote at a Special Town Meeting on January 17, 2024. Those potential warrant articles are:
1. Allocating $2.1 million of free cash for the design, preparation, and procuring bids for construction of Fire Station 1
2. Debt Housekeeping - Fire Department Multipurpose Vehicle
3. "Miscellaneous Article"
Scheduled presenters are Select Board Chair Marianne LeBlanc Cummings, Town Administrator Christopher Coleman, Assistant Town Administrator/Finance Director Stephanie McManus, Assistant Town Administrator/Human Resources Director Molly Kean, members of the Select Board, town staff, and representatives from Dore and Whittier.
Directly after the public input opportunity, FinCom members are scheduled for a vote on the Select Board warrant articles.
For the public announcement for this meeting, click here.
Westwood Public Library - Community Meeting Room
Westwood, MA
United States
Sunny, with a high of 31 and low of 14 degrees. Sunny in the morning, overcast for the afternoon, clear for the evening,
I am in complete support of the refurbishing and reopening of Norwood Hospital. I was working at Saint Elizabeth during this time. When steward took over our HOSPITAL group, Caritas Christie. They decimated not only our hospitals, but also two hospitals in the tiny nation of Malta.
Senator Rush is correct re: the ambulatory services. One only has to drive on RTE 109/Westwood to see the number of out of town ambulances going through town at all times of the day. Then they have to get to Boston or Needham.