WESTFORD CENTER — The Westford Select Board met on Tuesday, March 24, taking action on a wide range of community items, from local events to housing initiatives.
Beginning the meeting with several announcements, which included a reminder for Annual Town Meeting on March 28 and an announcement for the Robinson School Building Feasibility Study’s first interactive community forum on April 7, the board then approved several consent agenda items. These included banner and use requests for upcoming community programs, as well as special licenses for events like a spring farm celebration and the annual “Taste of Westford.”
Board members also held a public hearing on a utility petition from National Grid and Verizon to relocate a utility pole along Forge Village Road.
In a joint session with the School Committee, the board appointed Alicia Mallon to the Nashoba Valley Technical High School Committee for a term running through March 2029. Mallon was appointed with a 5-0 approval vote from the board and 7-0 vote from the School Committee.
The Board then went on to appoint one candidate to a three-year term as a registrar of voters which will also run through March 2029. The candidates were John Ricketson of the Democratic Party and Raymond Xie, Cathy Galvin and Jonathan Card of the Republican Party. The board approved Ricketson with a 5-0 vote to become the registrar.
Several housing-related measures were also approved, including support for a commercial conversion tax credit application tied to the former Westford Regency Property, now known as Redgate.
The board also backed a local initiative program application and development agreement for an affordable housing project at 70 Boston Rd. in partnership with Habitat for Humanity of Greater Lowell.
Additional actions included approving agreements connected to the Drew Farmhouse Project to facilitate the creation and sale of housing units.
To close out the meeting, the board proclaimed March 31 as Transgender Day of Visibility in Westford and received updates on upcoming board and committee appointments as well as a report from Town Manager Kristen Las.
