Westfield Taxpayers Association

Come to the Glow walk next Saturday.

Westfield’s Budget Season is coming! What priorities would you like to see in the budget for FY24?

Budget season is here!
The FY23 Budget can be found at:
https://www.cityofwestfield.org/DocumentCenter/View/11043/FY2023-Proposed-Budget
Have your voice heard by speaking at the Public Hearing, commenting during Public Participation at each of the finance meetings, or writing to your City Councilor.

Budget Schedule:
Monday, May 23rd, 5:30- Public Hearing, Purchasing, Assessors, Auditor, and Collector/Treasurer
Tuesday, May 24th, 5:30-Council on Aging, Veterans Services, Westfield Athenaeum, and School Department
Thursday, May 26th, 5:30- Enterprise Funds (Sewer, Wastewater, Water, Stormwater), and DPW
Tuesday, May 31st, 5:30- Executive, PEG Programing, Public Safety, Planning, Community Development
Monday, June 6th, 5:30- Health, Building, Weights & Measures, Airport, Infor Tech, Emerg. Management
Thursday, June 9th, 5:30- Animal Control, Police, Traffic Control, Fire, and Ambulance
Monday, June 13th, 5:30- Legislative/City Clerk, Law, Personnel, Engineering
Tuesday, June 14th, 5:30- Final Budget Reconciliation

Watch Mayor McCabe’s inauguration and address to the city:

Westfield City Inauguration 1-3-21

Massachusetts Department of Revenue - Division of Local Services. Knowing your rights and the process is half the battle!

Property Tax Classification: The Classification Hearing For more information, please visit https://www.mass.gov/orgs/division-of-local-services.

It’s Election Day! Polls are open 7am to 7pm.

Miss the Mayoral Debate last night? Watch it here:

https://youtu.be/Sgc7PjQRbR0

(Starts around the 23 minute mark)

Westfield Mayoral Debate | 10/20/21 Hosted at Westfield State University on Wednesday, October 20 at 7:00 p.m. in Scanlon Banquet Hall. Sponsored by The Republican and The Westfield News and mo...

The Westfield Taxpayers Association in collaboration with Westfield State University, the Westfield News, and the Republican Newspaper are hosting a Westfield Mayoral Candidate Forum on October 20th at 7:00 PM.
Incumbent Mayor Don Humason will face off against Retired Westfield Police Captain Michael McCabe.
The moderator for the debate will be former Western Massachusetts news broadcaster Ray Hershal. The questions will be asked by Lisa Okscin, President of the Westfield Taxpayers Association, and Michael Ballway, Editor of the Westfield News.
Each candidate will be able to introduce themselves, answer questions, and clarify their position on topics of interest to Westfield voters. The questions have been prepared by the Westfield Taxpayers Association and the Republican Newspaper and will center on current local issues.
The hour-long forum will take place on the Westfield State Campus in Scanlon Hall. For those wishing to attend in person, you must arrive by 6:30 PM as the televised and live-streamed event will begin promptly at 7:00 PM. Masks are required for those attending in person.
Viewers may also watch live on local access Comcast Channel 15
(https://www.cityofwestfield.org/511/Community-Access-TV), or in rebroadcasts.
Election Day is Tuesday, November 2, 2021 from 7:00 AM to 7:00 PM. Voters may request absentee/mail in ballots up until Wednesday, October 27, 2021 at 5:00 PM.

Yesterday, the Westfield Water Commission approved a water rate change to go into effect 7/1/21.
Water usage will be billed in a tiered rate structure.
Remember, now is the time to start watching any outdoor watering usage.

(Note: chart was pulled from slides in presentation, the Water Department should be posting in the coming days)

Water Commission, Teleconference
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 7:00
water rate discussion

Water Commission, Teleconference
Tuesday, April 20, 2021 7:00