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Scott Hazelton announces run for one-year Westford Select Board seat, outlines fiscal and housing priorities
Summary
Scott Hazelton announced his candidacy for the one-year Select Board seat vacated by John Cunningham, highlighting a Town Farm Road senior-housing project, a record of on-time capital projects, a push to use free cash prudently, and a proposal to explore AI for municipal efficiency. Hazelton asked for votes on May 5.
Scott Hazelton announced he is running for the one-year Select Board seat vacated by John Cunningham, saying his family situation has been resolved and he is seeking to return to town government.
Hazelton, who said he and his wife Sue have lived in Westford for 40 years, told listeners that his three children graduated from Westford Public Schools and that preserving the town’s high-quality education is a priority. "One of my objectives is to preserve the high-quality education that they received," he said.
Drawing on professional experience, Hazelton described himself as an economist who specializes in construction and building-materials markets and said those data-analysis skills are transferable to municipal budgeting and resource-allocation decisions. He also noted past service as a…
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