Select Board - November 10th, 2026 | Westford, MA

The Westford Select Board meeting on November 10, 2026, approved several procurement and infrastructure-related items. For the library renovation, the project team reported an approved budget of $32.546 million, with completion now targeted for the end of March 2027 and opening in May 2027; the project remains within budget. The Board approved library-related contracts and extensions, including temporary-library lease costs of $29,999, storage for $4,200, builders-risk insurance for $46,230.26, risk monitoring for $2,760, and not-to-exceed amounts of $170,000 for CHA Solutions project management, $176,860 for Feingold Alexander architectural and engineering services, and $231,759 for Hutter Construction. It also approved $13,816 for library furnishings and a $11,855 change order for repairs at 51 Main Street. The Board established a $200,000 inspectional-services account for the former Westford Regency development, funded from building-permit fees, and approved a $32,000 amendment for the Water Department’s wellfield improvement project. It approved a ten-year Comcast cable license agreement and a National Grid easement for 125 feet of underground electric cable; no significant license revenue amount was specified.

The Board accepted a $50,000 state earmark for library upgrades and fire-education grants of $4,999 and $2,124. It also set the FY2027 property-tax classification to a single tax rate. Separately, it voted to schedule the 2027 Annual Town Meeting for April 12–13, and deferred action on a proposed noise bylaw pending information from the police and health departments. The Board approved the library and other contract actions by vote; no competitive bid or RFP award was discussed in the transcript.