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Tuesday, April 2, 2013

Selectmen Deny Proposed Westford Plaza Sign

What's your take?

  Last week, the Board of Selectmen voted to deny a request for a proposed 118 sq. ft sign at the entrance* of Westford Plaza after a discussion that included discussion on... Upon being asked why the sign was even needed due to all of the plaza's stores having signs visible from the road, the Selectmen were told that the store signs are more than 100 feet away from the road itself (except for D'Angelo's, which is 83 feet), and are only visible out of the corner of the eye to most motorists. Today, we want to hear your take. Should the Selectmen change their mind on the sign to help businesses inside the plaza? Did they make the right call in attempting to manage the type of growth along the 110 corridor? Would the sign be a good idea once…

Less Ismore

10:05 pm on Tuesday, April 9, 2013

I say give them the sign. And on the BK and Wendy's maybe it's time to give in to drive-thru's also. You can get a prescription but not a burger come on people. Most of the people against all of this are considered blow ins. If these N-I-M-B-Y's. feel so strong about issues like this maybe the should move to rural New Hampshire. Like the saying goes if you don't like the smell of cow manure. Don'…   more ›

Thursday, February 21, 2013

Planning Board Wrestles With Balance Between Business, Town's Character, on Sign Bylaw

Special meeting scheduled for additional analysis

One of the first orders of business the Westford Planning Board took up at their meeting on Tuesday night was the continued discussion of the proposed sign regulations amendment. As they did at their February 4th meeting, the Board wrestled with how to fairly amend the bylaws so as not to hurt businesses, especially along the Route 110 corridor, with maintaining the desired character that has come to define Westford. The struggle is how to “balance marketing requirements with visibility and safety”, said Board member Mike Green. When the Board opened the discussion to the public, resident Paul Fassbender of 14 Texas Road echoed the opinion that the bylaws should be written in such a manner as to uphold the “character of the community” …

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Mike

9:07 am on Thursday, March 21, 2013

Doug, would you rather have "character" or limited development along one main corridor that helps keep the town's property taxes lower than BOTH of the cities you mentioned. Rate per thousand of assessed value: Chelmsford: $17.95 Nashua: $21.49 Westford: $16.13   more ›

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