Select Board tables Annex well, favors phased school reuse

Select Board · Meeting of November 2, 2026

WESTPORT — The Select Board favored starting old high school reuse with the Council on Aging and town offices, tabled the Annex well. Town Administrator Chris Vitale said a roughly $5 million first phase would likely need a debt exclusion. Brewster Thornton Group priced options from $1.42 million to $42.8 million; no vote was taken.

The board tabled a Kleinfelder proposal for a $110,000 to $120,000 replacement Annex well until Nov. 16, questioning $6,400 a month in bulk water deliveries. It unanimously approved a $2,455.31 stipend for Deputy Chief Robert Ribello, a home rule petition on recall elections, and a 2027 calendar. A motion barring Eversource contractor Phoenix from road work was withdrawn.

In the full story:

• Routine Business
• Zoning Board of Appeals Resignation
• Deputy Chief Stipend and Recall Petition
• Annex Well
• Old High School Master Plan
• Eversource and Hicks Bridge Road
• Water Enterprise
• Clean Energy Permitting
• Reports and Executive Session
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 1,498 words

Source: the Select Board meeting of November 2, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.