Westport Morning Brief, Oct. 21: ZBA stalls four permits over staffing gap

From Westport News

• Council on Aging tables officer vote to November Westport's Council on Aging voted to table elections for its vacant treasurer and secretary seats until November 17, as one member questioned voting without a job description and another flagged a pending state bill that could reshape the board's status.Westport News
• Finance committee sets November 16 budget kickoff Westport's Finance Committee debated how to handle unpaid ambulance bills, as one member warned against making the fire department 'judge, jury and executioner,' and set a November 16 tri-board budget kickoff.Westport News
• Planning board approves State Road stormwater fix Westport's Planning Board approved a stormwater fix for a 222 State Road bus lot, while the town announced a $995,000 state grant for the Hicks Bridge boat ramp and previewed a future ban on large data centers.Westport News
• ZBA continues four permits over staffing gap Westport's Zoning Board of Appeals continued all four pending petitions Wednesday, citing the town's lack of a zoning administrator, pushing cases including a firearm shop and an ADA restroom project to November and December.Westport News
• Planner recommends asphalt for Watuppa Trail segment Westport's bicycle committee heard sharp pushback over a regional bike path proposed along Old Bedford and Old Fall River roads, as the town planner recommended asphalt over a boardwalk for a separate Watuppa Connector segment.Westport News

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