{"id":4372,"date":"2024-09-11T14:15:29","date_gmt":"2024-09-11T18:15:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwv.westford.org\/?post_type=tribe_events&#038;p=4372"},"modified":"2024-10-09T19:50:13","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T23:50:13","slug":"special-town-meeting-preview-2","status":"publish","type":"tribe_events","link":"https:\/\/lwv.westford.org\/?tribe_events=special-town-meeting-preview-2","title":{"rendered":"Special Town Meeting Preview"},"content":{"rendered":"<div  class=\"tribe-events-schedule tribe-clearfix\" >\n\t<p class=\"tribe-events-schedule__datetime\">\n\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__date tribe-events-schedule__date--start\">\n\t\t\tOctober 17, 2024\t\t<\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--date\">\n\t\t\t\t @ \t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--start\">\n\t\t\t\t7:00 pm\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__separator tribe-events-schedule__separator--time\">\n\t\t\t\t\t &#8211; \t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"tribe-events-schedule__time tribe-events-schedule__time--end\">\n\t\t\t\t\t8:30 pm\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>via Zoom<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The League of Women Voters of Westford is hosting a Special Town Meeting Preview on Thursday, October 17, to educate residents about items on the meeting warrant. The preview will be held virtually at 7:00 p.m. Residents should use the following link to register:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/westfordma-gov.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_i1weW8AhQsKsw6jWTwBuzA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>https:\/\/westfordma-gov.zoom.us\/webinar\/register\/WN_i1weW8AhQsKsw6jWTwBuzA<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Special Town Meeting will be held on Monday, October 21, at 7:00 p.m. at Westford Academy, 30 Patten Road. The voter registration deadline for Special Town Meeting is Friday, October 11, at 5:00 p.m. You can check your voter registration status on this site:&nbsp;<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec.state.ma.us\/voterregistrationsearch\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">My Voter Registration Status: Search (state.ma.us)<\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are 10 articles on this year\u2019s Special Town Meeting warrant. Of particular note is Article 1, which would amend the zoning bylaw to define and regulate firearm businesses in town. 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