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Thanks to the Town of Westwood for sharing this news with Westwood Minute.
The Westwood Fire Department is rescheduling its open house at Fire Station 1 (637 High Street), originally scheduled for Saturday, October 19th, to the new date of Saturday, October 26th, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
The day will feature a Touch a Truck event, where children will be able to meet firefighters, learn about the fire station, and climb aboard fire engines and ladder trucks.
Residents are encouraged to attend and take a tour of Fire Station 1 and learn more about the town’s plan to build a new main fire station on High St. Westwood Fire Chief Steven Lund and Assistant Fire Chief Colin McCarthy will conduct the tours and be available to answer questions about the need for a new main station.
The building, initially built in 1948, has multiple structural deficiencies and no longer meets safety standards. At next spring’s town meeting, residents will be asked to vote on funding a new station at the existing site.
Sunny, with a high of 32 and low of -2 degrees. Sunny during the morning, clear in the afternoon and evening,
The Select Board has no one to blame but themselves for what has transpired the past two days.
Thank you for your commnet with some very valid observations. As a resident of over 35 years I have participated in the past in Town Meeting and do vote. But now, as with other senior residents, it is not always possible to attend the Select Board meeting in the evening.
This didn't need to happen. Unfortunately, out of everything described of said individual, by the individual, there were key attributes not recognized and spoken of.
Rob - your departure is Westwood's loss. I know well the time, effort and energy our elected officials expend. Thank you for all you have done on Westwood's behalf.
Chris McKeown
337 people showed up on a cold February night to vote against a non-binding resolution.
Yes, they did.
And this attendance and participation demonstrates how strongly folks on both sides of this issue feel about it, and how a majority of voters want the Select Board to withdraw from the lawsuit. It was a far larger turnout than in annual town meetings.
It is false to assume a large majority of voters want the Select Board to withdraw. You can only say that the majority who showed up wanted to say that. According to Google AI, the average turnout at annual town meetings is 3.9% from 2018-2025, this was 4.6%.
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