Welcome to the WestfordCAT News Live Blog of the 2016 Westford Annual Town Meeting. For more information on Town Meeting, check out this year’s Annual Town Meeting page on the town website
We’ll also have updates throughout the day on our Facebook and Twitter page. Below is a grid of how long each article took along with highlights, we’ll have the full look back at Annual Town Meeting later in the day.
You can also watch the meeting live on WestfordCAT (Comcast- Ch. 9, Verizon Ch. 36) and later on demand at westfordcat.org
| Start Time | End Time | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article 1 | 10:06 a.m. | 10:18 a.m. | Passed unanimously |
| Article 2 | 10:18 a.m. | 10:18 a.m. | Passed unanimously |
| Article 3 | 10:18 a.m. | 10:19 a.m. | Passed unanimously |
| Article 4 | 10:19 a.m. | 10:19 a.m. | Dismissed unanimously |
| Article 5 | 10:19 a.m. | 10:38 a.m. | Passed, not unanimously |
| Article 6 | 10:38 a.m. | 10:38 a.m. | Passed, unanimously |
| Article 7 | 10:56 a.m., 1:34 p.m. (return from lunch) | 12:42 p.m. (for lunch), 1:43 p.m. | Passed, not unanimously. Amendment to add $210,000 to Main St. Water Distribution Improvements fails 150-145. Amendment to allow Town Engineer to pursue sidewalks within original appropriation 146-128 as well as second clarification vote (voice/standing count)\ |
| Article 8 | 1:43 p.m. | 1:55 p.m. | Passed, not unanimously |
| Article 9 | 1:55 p.m. | 2:29 p.m. | Passed with amendment, not unanimously |
| Article 10 | 2:29 p.m. | 2:29 p.m. | Dismissed unanimously |
| Article 11 | 2:33 p.m. | 3:42 p.m. | Passed with amendment, not unanimously |
| Article 12 | 3:42 p.m. | 3:46 p.m. | Passed, unanimously |
| Article 13 | 3:46 p.m. | 4:04 p.m. | Passed, unanimously |
| Article 14 | 4:04 p.m. | 4:05 p.m. | Passed, unanimously |
| Article 15 | 10:38 a.m. | 10:40 a.m. | approved, via consent agenda |
| Article 16 | 10:38 a.m. | 10:40 a.m. | approved, via consent agenda |
| Article 17 | 4:05 p.m. | 4:13 p.m. | failed, not unanimously |
| Article 18 | 10:38 a.m. | 10:40 a.m. | approved, via consent agenda |
| Article 19 | 4:13 p.m. | 4:27 p.m. | approved, not unanimously |
| Article 20 | 4:27 p.m. | 5:10 p.m. | approved as amendmed, not unanimously |
| Article 21 | 5:10 p.m. | 5:14 p.m. | approved unanimously |
| Article 22 | 5:14 p.m. | 5:24 p.m. | approved, not unanimously |
| Article 23 | 5:24 p.m. | 5:29 p.m. | approved, not unanimously |
| Article 24 | 5:29 p.m. | 7:15 p.m. | failed, 106-101 |
| Article 25 | 7:10 p.m. | 7:11 p.m. | approved, unanimously |
| Article 26 | 7:11 p.m. | 7:14 p.m. | approved, unanimously |
| Article 27 | 2:29 p.m. | 2:33 p.m. | approved unanimously |
