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1-17-2024 7:41pm
At Special Town Meeting, Westwood Residents Vote to Fund New Design for Fire Station Headquarters
Darlene Cancell
Editor
At Westwood's Special Town Meeting this Wednesday evening, January 17th, resident voters approved Article I to fund a design for construction and bid procurement of a new High Street Fire Station headquarters. Voters also approved Article II to reduce the amount of borrowing for the Hanlon-Deerfield School Project by $400,000 by transferring the same amount from approved borrowing for a planned purchase which has since been abandoned.
On Article I to fund a design and bid procurement for Westwood's Fire Station One on High Street, a total of 242 electronic votes were recorded, with 154 voting in favor of the funding and 88 voting against. The article passed.
On Article II to approve abandonment of a previously planned purchase of a fire multipurpose vehicle which is no longer available, and transfer the already borrowed funds to the Hanlon-Deerfield School Project, thereby reducing the school project's borrowing costs, the article easily captured the required two-thirds majority vote with 206 voters casting "yes" votes and only 20 voters casting "no" votes, of a total of 226 voters.
The Special Town Meeting, which was scheduled for a 6:30 p.m. start, concluded business after about an hour, around 7:30 p.m. The meeting is viewable on Westwood Media Center's YouTube channel and by clicking here.
