Westford Select Board chair passes gavel, says cruiser auction brought $9,700

The chair of the Westford Select Board, speaking in what they described as their final act as chair, said they would "now pass the gavel" and used the remarks to highlight recent town efforts and an auction of decommissioned police cruisers.

The chair said the police chief had been offered about $400 per cruiser when turning in older vehicles, but that the town instead took the cruisers to auction and "ended up bringing $9,700." The chair described the proceeds as money used to outfit cruisers in the past; the remarks did not record a formal vote or authorization tied to the auction.

The outgoing chair also praised the town’s staff and public works, saying the team "shows up every day with a shared commitment to keeping this town functioning, safe, and moving forward." The comments singled out recent recreation projects and the pride families show using updated fields and facilities.

The chair began by thanking volunteer Scouts for a recent cleanup, saying they "captured 7 tons of trash," then later in the same series of remarks cited a much smaller figure—"I think 75 lbs of trash. 75 lbs. 20 of those were a grill." The two numbers appeared in sequence in the remarks and were not reconciled in the transcript.

The remarks included informal praise of a town staffer named Kyle, referencing his work on recent projects, but the transcript did not give a last name or title for Kyle.

The chair’s remarks concluded with the procedural transfer of authority: "I will now pass the gavel." The transcript does not record who assumed the chair immediately afterward or any subsequent formal actions related to the auction proceeds.