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Debate over preserving old fire station at 51 Main Street divides Town Meeting
Summary
Voters rejected a motion to sever 51 Main Street from a larger capital package and approved a $2.45 million free-cash capital package that includes a $330,000 appropriation to stabilize and partially reuse the former fire station; proponents said the work preserves options, opponents questioned structural needs and argued demolition might be more sensible.
Westford Town Meeting approved a broad capital reallocation that included $330,000 to stabilize the century-old building at 51 Main Street, a former fire station the town now uses for storage and limited space needs.
The appropriation would fund exterior stabilization work and about $48,000 in first-floor renovation to create office space for animal-control officers. Assistant Town Manager Dan O'Donnell said the goal is to "protect…
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