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Read. Follow. Verify.Westford authorized to release agricultural preservation restrictions for Boston Road rehabilitation
Last action · July 30, 2025: New draft substituted, see H4362Sponsors: Jim Arciero and 1 other
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What This Bill Would Do
The town of Westford is authorized to release s on specific land owned by Westford Gateway, LLC to accommodate road rehabilitation by the Massachusetts Department of Transportation. In exchange, the state transportation department must provide funding equal to at least 110 percent of the impacted land's value, which the town must use to acquire replacement conservation or agricultural land within three years.
Changes land use restrictions for specific parcels in Westford to facilitate state road construction while requiring financial compensation and replacement conservation land of equal or greater value.
- Agricultural preservation restrictions are legal tools used to protect farmland and open space from commercial or residential development. context
- Local approval was received from the town of Westford prior to legislative consideration. context
Who It Would Affect
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town of Westford
The town is authorized to release restrictions, receives mitigation funding, and must acquire replacement land within 3 years.
Westford Gateway, LLC
Owns the land subject to the released agricultural preservation restrictions.
Massachusetts Department of Transportation
Must acquire the land, fund mitigation payments of at least 110 percent of land value, and cover all engineering, survey, and appraisal costs.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
9 actions- Jul 30, 2025HouseNew draft substituted, see H4362
- Jul 30, 2025HouseRead second, amended (as recommended by the committee on House Ways and Means)
- Jul 30, 2025HouseCommittee reported that the matter be placed in the Orders of the Day for the next sitting with the amendment pending
- Jul 30, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the committee on House Steering, Policy and Scheduling with the amendment pending
- Jul 30, 2025HouseCommittee recommended ought to pass with an amendment, substituting therefor a bill with the same title, see H4362
- Jul 3, 2025HouseCommitteeBill reported favorably by committee and referred to the committee on House Ways and Means
Show 3 earlier actions
- Apr 4, 2025JointHearing scheduled for 04/09/2025 from 01:00 PM-05:00 PM in A-2
- Feb 27, 2025SenateSenate concurred
- Feb 27, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the committee on State Administration and Regulatory Oversight
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