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The rains of Tuesday night, January 9th, melted away what remained of the approximate 4 inches of snow that fell over the weekend in Westwood, but the water has overwhelmed the drainage system on a portion of Arcadia Road.
On Wednesday, January 10th, the dead-end street is flooded at its end, as street drains appear unable to handle the recent snow melt plus rain. Water is spouting out of the street drains, which appear filled to capacity. The water is not deep, however, and residents are able to drive through the flooded portion of Arcadia Road.
Photo by Connie Rizoli. Gabriel, a neighborhood dog, inspects with interest the flooded portion of Westwood's Arcadia Road.Additionally, in the nearby neighborhood of Pond Plain Road, water can be seen gushing for a few seconds out of the sides of some homes, where it appears that sump pumps are working to clear water from inside.
Photo by Connie Rizoli. The water flooding the end of Westwood's Arcadia Road appears to measure one to a few inches deep, as evidenced against the bottom of this trash collection bin. Thanks to Connie Rizoli for sharing this news with Westwood Minute.
Updated 1/10/2024 at 6:41 p.m.
Sunny, with a high of 91 and low of 63 degrees. Sunny in the morning, partly cloudy for 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.