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Town of Westport, MA Information
Related Pages: Head of the Westport Stormwater Project | 2009 Stormwater Engineering Services for Westport
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Government
Address:Town Hall, 816 Main Road, Westport, MA 02790
Phone: (508) 636-1150; Fax: (508) 636-1147
Form of Government: Board of Selectmen with Town Administrator;
Open Town Meeting
Board of Selectmen Meetings: Monday evenings; Board of Selectmen Chairman: Steven J. Ouellette
Demographics
2005 Population estimate: 15,071 (U.S. Census estimate based on past trends)
2000 Population (2000 U.S. Census): 14,183 (percent increase=2.4%)
1990 Population (1990 U.S. Census): 13,852
2000 Housing Units: 6,143; (including unoccupied)
Average Persons per Unit: 2.31
Westport Locus Map
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Westport Parcel Map
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Westport Topographic Map
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Westport Core Wetlands
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Land Use in Westport, MA
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Westport Agricultural Protection Restrictions (APR farms)
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Land and Water Statistics:
| Category | Value | Comments | |
| Corporate Boundaries including coastal waters: | 89.80 mi2 | BBNEP calculation from MassGIS Town Boundary layer. | |
| Land + Freshwater: | 52.110 mi2 | BBNEP calculation from MassGIS Town survey layer. DHCD=64.40 (appears to be error). Town parcel data totals= 49.33 mi2 (does not include Watupa Ponds). | |
| Area in watershed: | 44.386 mi2 | =85.2%. BBNEP calculation using BBNEP watershed boundary. | |
| Land Area - Freshwater bodies: | 50.07 mi2 | BBNEP calculation using open water and deep marsh area from DEP wetlands gis layer. DHCD=50.06 | |
| 2005 Population Density: | 289.2 per mi2 | BBNEP calc, based on land+freshwater |
Public Boat Ramps
Gooseberry Island, paved ramp.
Route 88 Bridge, paved ramp.
Permitted Pollution Discharges and Toxic Waste Generators
EPA's enviro-mapper showing surface water dischargers or waste generators.Groundwater dischargers are not shown.Westport 2007 Phase II MS4 permit annual report
Public Beaches
Horseneck Beach (State Facility)Links
Commonwealth of Massachusetts Information Page on WestportNew Bedford Standard Times info page on Westport
Today's Westport News from the New Bedford Standard Times
The Westport River Watershed Association Home Page.
The WRWA is the second largest watershed organization in the Buzzards Bay watershed.
Selected Correspondence, Newspaper Articles, and Reports
June 2008 Wetland Brochure prepared for the Conservation Commission by the BBNEP (300 kb PDF file)Full size High resolution print quality version (1.3 kb PDF file) cover letter
March 2002 pamphlet on herring run restoration at Adamsville Pond by town of Westport (300 kb PDF file)
February 28, 2002 comments to MEPA on Westlakes development and golf course (144 kb PDF file)
Briefing on Hix Bridge Tidal Restriction: Should debris under bridge be dredged?
12/26/01 Standard Times Article on Farmer's action to protect the environment
NBST 3/27/01: Dairy Farmer settles lawsuit on pollution cleanup
Potential Wetland Restoration Sites
The following downloads are excerpts from our report Selected Inventory of Potential Wetland Restoration Sites in the Buzzards Bay Watershed. Click the links to open the files in your web browser, or right click to save to your computer. Graphics on these pdf files has been degraded to reduce file size. Request a CD if this report (click the above link for more info)to obtain higher resolution pdf files.Appendix 6. Sites in Westport (2.3 MB pdf file).
Westport Locus Map
Elected Officials
Selectmen: 636-1003Gary Earl Mauk (2010), Steven J. Ouellette (2011), Brian T. Valcourt (2011), Craig J. Dutra (2012), Paul A. Schmid III (2012)
Assessors: 636-1012: John McDermott (2011), Robert Grillo (2012), Stephen J. Medeiros (2010)
Town Clerk: 636-1000: Marlene Samson
Board of Health: 636-1015
John J. Colletti (2012), Donna Lambert (2011), Sean Leach (2010) Staff: Senior Health Agent, James Walsh 636-1015, Health Agents: John Swartz and Raymond Belanger
Planning Board:
Gregory T. Franchetti (2014), John Montano (2011), David Emilita (2013), James T. Whitin (2012), Elaine Ostroff (2010)
Staff: Gail Nigrelli, Town Planner, 636-1037
Highway Surveyor, Harold Jack Sisson Jr. (2011)
Fish Commissioners Jason C. Powell (2010), George Yeomans (2011), Bruce U. Gifford (2012)
Appointed Officials
Town Administrator, Michael J. Coughlin, 636-1150
Police Chief, Keith Pelletier
Fire Chief, Brian Legendre
Town Accountant, Theresa Provencal, 636-1040
Building Inspector / Zoning Officer: Ralph. G. Souza, 636-1035
Dog Officer, Edward Carreiro, 636-1115
Wharfinger (inc. Harbormaster and Shellfish Warden), Gary Sherman, 636-1105
Town Moderator: Steven Fors (2010)
Appointed Boards and Members
Finance CommitteeJane Loos, Chairperson, Robert McCarthy, John Miller, Meryl Moss, Tony Vieira, Lisa Arnold, Vice-chairperson, Warren Messier, Hugh Morton, Paul Schmid
Conservation Commission: 636-1019
Richard Lambert, Co-chairman, R. Michael Sullivan, Co-chairman, William Burns, Paul Joncas, Tanja Ryden, Susan Burke Pedreira, Richard Spirlet
Staff: Leone F. Farias, Principal Clerk, Mary Trudeau, Wetlands Consultant, Andrea Coates, Part-time Agent
Zoning Board of Appeals: 636-1004