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Photo of Westwood Town Hall by John Phelan via Wikimedia Commons.
On Wednesday evening, February 11th, Westwood's Finance and Warrant Commission will hear presentations from town officials on warrant articles for May's upcoming Town Meeting. A proposed budget is expected to be among the articles discussed.
Also on the agenda is a citizens' petition proposing bylaw amendments.
Listed on FinCom's agenda as presenters are: Town Administrator Connor Read, Deputy Town Administrator Molly Fitzpatrick, Finance Director/Treasurer/Collector Stephanie McManus, and Select Board members Marianne LeBlanc Cummings and Joseph Previtera.
Residents who wish to view the meeting can access it via Zoom:
For changes and updates to this meeting, check the Town of Westwood's Calendar.
Sunny, with a high of 39 and low of 7 degrees. Sunny during the morning, clear during the afternoon and evening,
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%.
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
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.
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