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It's finally November 8, 2022 and State Election Day voting is here! Because it seems like a lot of readers have questions about voting today, Westwood Minute has put together a quick recap of how to make sure they get to exercise their right to vote!
Voting In Person at Polling Location: All Westwood registered voters who are voting in-person on Election Day can vote at Westwood High School at 200 Nahatan Street. The polling location closes at 8:00 p.m. Additionally, if residents who received mailed ballots from the Town Clerk’s Office do not use them, and the state hasn’t recorded their vote as having already been cast, residents can still vote in-person at Westwood High School on Election Day by requesting a ballot from the polling location.
Voting by Dropping Off Your Ballot: Residents can continue to drop off vote-by-mail ballots to the Town Clerk on State Election Day and the Westwood Police Station drop box until 8:00 p.m. on November 8th. To help with the volume of ballots to be processed, Town Clerk Dottie Powers requests vote-by-mail ballots be returned as early as possible.
Voting by Mail: Ballots must be postmarked by 8:00 p.m. on State Election Day and received by the Town Clerk's Office by 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, November 12, 2022.
Sunny, with a high of 91 and low of 63 degrees. Sunny for the morning, partly cloudy during the afternoon and evening, clear overnight.
This needed to happen 5 years ago. But now the real wrangling begins as MPT will fight to get as much $$$ as they can from the state as possible”just compensation.”
I appreciate all of the work and time that the FS1 Steering Committee and Select Board have put into this process. I've also noticed a big difference in communication around this from the town on Facebook and Westwood Wire. This feels like a much different process than the first time around.
Combing the FS1 vote with the general election makes a ton of sense, and in fact, makes me wonder why not do this will ALL elections instead of holding town elections in April?
Just a reminder that you can e-mail the FS1 Committee at FS1Committee@westwoodma.gov with questions/feedback, etc.
Two different votes for the Project?
First one in October for 'site selection, budget, and funding sources' for a new FS1.
Then, a November vote for 'designing, constructing, equipping, and furnishing' of a new FS1.
Seems repetitive.