February 25, 2026

“J. Previtera moved that the Select Board approve the Westwood Little League Parade for Saturday, May 2, 2026, with a rain date of Sunday, May 3, 2026, contingent upon final review by the Health Department, Recreation Department, Public Safety, and School Departments. M. LeBlanc Cummings Seconded out of necessity. Vote 2-0. J. Previtera, aye. M. LeBlanc Cummings, aye. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Joseph Previtera, Board Member SECONDER:Marianne LeBlanc Cummings, Board Member AYES: Joseph Previtera, Marianne LeBlanc Cummings.” (Motion: Previtera, second: Cummings)

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“J. Previtera moved that Select Board approve the sale of a $125,000 Sewer Bond to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA) and to adopt the vote prepared by Bond Counsel in connection with the sale of the Town's Sewer Bond to the MWRA dated March 9, 2026. In addition, for the full text of the Bond Counsel MWRA vote to be included in the February 25, 2026, Select Board decision notice and meeting minutes. M. LeBlanc Cummings Seconded out of necessity. Vote 2-0. J. Previtera, aye. M. LeBlanc Cummings, aye. VOTE OF THE SELECT BOARD I, the Clerk of the Select Board of the Town of Westwood, Massachusetts (the "Town"), certify that at a meeting of the board held February 23, 2026, of which meeting all members of the board were duly notified and at which a quorum was present, the following votes were unanimously passed, all of which appear upon the official record of the board in my custody: Voted: that the sale of the $125,000 Sewer Bond of the Town dated March 9, 2026, to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (the "Authority") is hereby approved and the Town Treasurer or other appropriate Town official is authorized to execute on behalf of the Town a Loan Agreement and a Financial Assistance Agreement with the Authority with respect to the bond. The bond shall be payable without interest on February 15 of the years and in the principal amounts as follows: Year Installment Year Installment 2027 $12,500 2032 $12,500 2028 12,500 2033 12,500 2029 12,500 2034 12,500 2030 12,500 2035 12,500 2031 12,500 2036 12,500 Further Voted: that any certificates or documents relating to bond ýýýý(collectively, the ýý"Documents"), may ýbe ýexecuted in several counterparts, ýýeach of ýwhich ýýshall be regarded as an original and all of which ýýshall ýýconstitute one and ýthe same ýýdocument; delivery of an executed ýýcounterpart of a signature ýýpage ýto a Document by ýýelectronic mail in a ýýý".pdf" file or by other ýelectronic transmission shall be ýas effective ýas ýýýýde.” (Motion: Previtera, second: Cummings)

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“J. Previtera moved that the Select Board authorize the transfer of up to $75,000 (seventy-five thousand dollars) from the Select Board Reserve fund for purposes of wetland delineation at the Deerfield School Assessors Map 14 Lot 094 and the town-owned land on High Street. Assessor Map 14 Lot 131, as well as Map 14 Lot 095, and the American Legion property for the purpose of further analysis and abutter and community outreach related to FS1 and municipal facilities planning as more fully described in the referenced memo from the Town Administrator, or take any other action relative to. M. LeBlanc Cummings Seconded out of necessity. Vote 2-0. J. Previtera, aye. M. LeBlanc Cummings, aye. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Joseph Previtera, Board Member SECONDER:Marianne LeBlanc Cummings, Board Member AYES: Joseph Previtera, Marianne LeBlanc Cummings.” (Motion: Previtera, second: Cummings)

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“J. Previtera moved that the Select Board vote to use Miscellaneous #8 to create Select Board-4, Local Option - Acceptance of M.G.L. Chapter 200A, Section 9A (Disposition of abandoned funds). M. LeBlanc Cummings Seconded out of necessity. Vote 2-0. J. Previtera, aye. M. LeBlanc Cummings, aye. J. Previtera moved that the Select Board vote to use Miscellaneous Article #5 to create Select Board-5, Feasibility and Schematic Design Funding for Fire Station 1. M. LeBlanc Cummings Seconded out of necessity. Vote 2-0. J. Previtera, aye. M. LeBlanc Cummings, aye. J. Previtera moved that the Select Board vote to use a miscellaneous article to be named at a future date to create Select Board-6, Street Acceptance of Birch Street. M. LeBlanc Cummings Seconded out of necessity. Vote 2-0. J. Previtera, aye. M. LeBlanc Cummings, aye. Note: Recommended to use Miscellaneous Article #1 J. Previtera moved that the Select Board vote to remove Miscellaneous Articles #2, #6, #7, #9, and #10, resulting in four miscellaneous articles remaining on the warrant. M. LeBlanc Cummings Seconded out of necessity. Vote 2-0. J. Previtera, aye. M. LeBlanc Cummings, aye. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Joseph Previtera, Board Member SECONDER:Marianne LeBlanc Cummings, Board Member AYES: Joseph Previtera, Marianne LeBlanc Cummings.” (Motion: Previtera, second: Cummings)

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“J. Previtera moved that the Select Board vote approval on the following: 1) The recommendation of the Housing Production Plan as presented to the Planning Board and 2) The adoption of the Housing Production Plan conditional upon no further revisions requested by the Planning Board. M. LeBlanc Cummings Seconded out of necessity. Vote 2-0. J. Previtera, aye. M. LeBlanc Cummings, aye. RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Joseph Previtera, Board Member SECONDER:Marianne LeBlanc Cummings, Board Member AYES: Joseph Previtera, Marianne LeBlanc Cummings.” (Motion: Previtera, second: Cummings)

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“J. Previtera moved that the Select Board vote to authorize the Town Administrator or his designated alternate to issue payments to Westwood Media Center as per the contractual obligations for the monies we receive from Verizon and Comcast on a quarterly basis for the fiscal year. M. LeBlanc Cummings Seconded out of necessity. Vote 2-0. J. Previtera, aye. M. LeBlanc Cummings, aye. From Amount License/Section Reference Date Received by Town Additional Information Comcast $38,598.88 §6.4(a) February 3, 2026 Franchise Fee Comcast $4,062.25 §6.5(b) February 3, 2026 Access Fee Verizon $37,087.46 §6.1 February 15, 2026 Franchise Fee Total $79,748.59 RESULT: APPROVED [UNANIMOUS] MOVER: Joseph Previtera, Board Member SECONDER:Marianne LeBlanc Cummings, Board Member AYES: Joseph Previtera, Marianne LeBlanc Cummings.” (Motion: Previtera, second: Cummings)

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