Spring Project Updates

Engineering and studies for the Community Wastewater Project will be re-starting this April.  The Town has executed contracts with Stone Environmental, Inc. and Birchline Planning LLC to resume the study and design work necessary to present a plan and costs to the community.  Ultimately, public information meetings and hearings will be held, leading up to a bond vote, once the design and project costs are more defined. 
 
The first steps the community can expect to see happening starting in April are:

1. Property owner contact. Residents and property owners within the Town Common area will be receiving letters or (for those who’ve indicated a preference) emails from the Westford Planning Commission and Stone Environmental, Inc. All property owners will be given the opportunity to discuss whether to allow access to their properties for evaluation. 
2. Survey crews. Depending on Mother Nature’s whims, survey crews hopefully will be able to be in the community by early May.  Their work is essential to determine potential layouts of wastewater collection and treatment components.  Crews also will carry out ledge probes in key areas, to determine if and where ledge removal is required - and how layouts can be designed to minimize potential impacts.
   
   

For information regarding the Community Wastewater Project, please refer to the FAQs at westfordsfuture.com. This website has answers to commonly asked questions about the Community  Wastewater Project and is updated as information becomes available. New FAQs will focus on answering citizen questions. Residents may submit questions by attending a Planning Commission meeting or emailing the Commission at planningcommission@westfordvt.us. You may also contact Melissa Manka, Town Planner, at planner@westfordvt.us or (802) 878.4587 for accurate information on what is happening, when, and how questions will be addressed. 
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As engineering progresses this spring, the Wastewater Outreach Advisory Committee will implement a communications plan to ensure there are effective, appropriate opportunities to ask questions in a forum where information can be exchanged. In the meantime, we ask residents for their patience as we gather information. We would like to remind everyone that this project is at the beginning of the design phase. Please be assured that well in advance of a town-wide vote (late summer/ early fall), additional information and hearings will be provided in order to answer questions and allow for an informed bond vote.