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Westford Board approves three transient lodging permits, elects officers and votes to resume in-person meetings
Summary
At its June 8 meeting the Westford Board of Health unanimously approved transient lodging permits for the Samuel Fitch House B&B, the Residence Inn by Marriott and the Hampton Inn; the board also elected Stephanie Granger as chair, Maeghan Hughes as vice-chair and Joanne Belanger as secretary, and voted to resume in-person meetings with a hybrid option beginning October 2026.
The Westford Board of Health voted unanimously on several procedural items at its June 8 meeting.
Per Massachusetts General Laws (MGL) Ch. 111, Sec. 31, and Ch. 14, Sec. 32b, the Board held a public hearing and approved transient lodging permit applications for the Samuel Fitch House Bed & Breakfast at 91 Powers Road, the Residence Inn by Marriott at 7 Lan Drive, and the Hampton Inn at 9 Nixon Road. Joanne Belanger moved to approve the applications; the motion was seconded by Naseem Chatiwala and approved by roll call, 5-0-0.
The Board also approved the May 11, 2026 minutes. Dr. Stephan Goupil made the motion to accept the minutes, seconded by Joanne Belanger; the motion passed by roll call, 5-0-0.
During the reorganization portion of the agenda, the Board elected officers for the coming year. Joanne Belanger moved to approve Stephanie Granger as Chair (seconded by Maeghan Hughes); Granger moved to approve Maeghan Hughes as Vice-Chair (seconded by Belanger); and Dr. Stephan Goupil moved to approve Joanne Belanger as Secretary (seconded by Granger). Each motion passed by roll call, 5-0-0.
Finally, the Board voted to resume in-person meetings with a hybrid option beginning in October 2026 at 6:00 p.m. The motion to resume in-person meetings was made by Dr. Stephan Goupil, seconded by Stephanie Granger, and approved unanimously by roll call, 5-0-0.
No contested votes occurred during these agenda items; the Board took each action by unanimous roll call.
