Westford Town Meeting Weighs CPA Tax Cut

Town Meeting · Meeting of October 26, 2026

Westford Town Meeting weighed ten warrant articles, including a Community Preservation Act tax cut and PFAS settlement spending. The proposal would lower the CPA property tax surcharge from 3 percent to 2 percent starting fiscal year 2028, pending a later ballot vote, while reducing funding for "open space, historic preservation, affordable housing, and recreation projects." Separately, about $1.62 million in PFAS settlement funds would go toward water department treatment facilities, with nearly $180,000 for private well contamination rebates. Other articles sought $120,000 to replace a fire alarm monitoring system that has failed four times since May, nearly $394,000 in supplemental fiscal 2027 appropriations, and Select Board authority to pursue an all-alcohol license for a Gutierrez Company restaurant at 5 Technology Park Drive.

The source did not report final vote tallies.

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