Westford Special Town Meeting passes eight of nine articles
At Westford's Special Town Meeting on Oct. 26, 462 registered voters approved eight of nine warrant articles, including zoning and energy code changes and a PFAS settlement fund appropriation, while rejecting a cut to the Community Preservation Act surcharge.
The Town of Westford announced the results of its Special Town Meeting held Monday, Oct. 26, at Westford Academy, where 462 registered voters took up nine warrant articles covering zoning, energy regulations, financial appropriations and administrative matters.
Voters passed Article 1, Small Clean Energy Infrastructure Facilities Zoning Amendments, 362 to 50, and Article 2, adoption of the Specialized Energy Code, 304 to 107.
Article 4, appropriation of PFAS settlement funds, passed 377 to 22. Article 5, establishing a DPW Fueling Station Revolving Fund, passed 355 to 20, and Article 6, setting revolving funds spending limits, passed 357 to 24.
Article 7, fiscal year 2027 capital appropriations, passed on two motions, 345 to 36 and 366 to 17.
Article 8, a sewer easement for 35 Town Farm Road, passed 348 to 32. Article 9, an additional all-alcohol license petition for 5 Technology Park Drive, passed 339 to 43.
Article 10, which would have reduced the Community Preservation Act surcharge from 3% to 2%, failed, 89 to 291.
The town thanked residents who attended, along with the town moderator, the Town Clerk's Office, election workers, volunteers, town staff, and elected and appointed officials who helped run the meeting. Town Meeting materials and warrant articles are available on the Town Meeting page of the Westford website.
Source: Town of Westford announcement, October 31, 2026.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the original announcement. It was corrected where it differed.
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