FS1 committee approves minutes, preps for Town Meeting

Finance Committee · Meeting of October 13, 2026

Westwood's FS1 committee previewed the Oct. 26 Special Town Meeting on a $39.98 million fire station appropriation. Chair Ford Spaulding led the session, and Walter Hurley of PMA introduced the update. Presenters said the Finance Committee unanimously recommended Article 1 on Oct. 7 and that new test pits confirmed compacted, poorly draining soils at the Deerfield site.

They said the drainage plan should cut runoff to neighbors but cannot lower groundwater, with the water table about six feet down on the south side. Check-in is at 6 p.m. and babysitting is offered at the high school. The committee approved its Sept. 28 minutes and adjourned.

In the full story:

• Call to Order and Chair's Update
• Recap Since Sept. 28
• The recap listed the milestones since the last committee meeting
• Stormwater and Groundwater at Deerfield
• Schedule and Special Town Meeting Logistics
• Communication and Outreach
• Procedural Votes
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,686 words

Source: the Finance Committee meeting of October 13, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript. It was corrected where it differed.