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Updated Wednesday, June 03, 2009

Water ban on for July 4^th parade.

Photos of 2008 “water fights” by EverythingWestport.com

What’s up with that? Well, the Westport fire department received permission to have its annual July 4th parade this year, but less water please!

Selectman Steve Ouellette asked Lt. Daniel Ledoux to be more careful this year, particularly when spraying vehicles. “I would hate to see people dwindling who attend the parade, because they’re afraid their vehicle could be damaged by the high-pressure water spray.”

No hosing down people and vehicles along the route says Ouellette. Did anyone tell the parade goers to leave their “water cannons” at home?

An all out war between parade participants and roadside warriors broke out last year in front of Partners Village Store and Kitchen. No casualties were reported but a few egos were bruised.

Was the fire department using high-pressure hoses last year?

Mosquito control to begin in Westport.

The Bristol County Mosquito Control Project begins its mosquito spraying program on Wednesday, May 27, weather permitting.

Spraying helps to control nuisance and/or disease carrying adult mosquitoes.

For spray requests and to obtain further information, call the project office at 1 (508) 823-5253, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. The office can also be reached via fax, 24 hours a day at 1 (508) 828-1868.

To access schedules and locations of spray applications only, residents may call 1 (508) 747-8726 a day in advance to applications (editor’s note: this will require some prior knowledge!). Do not use this number for spray requests.

For Westport residents, the selectmen’s office is also taking requests at (508) 636-1003.

Stimulus funds to pay for State Road repavement.

The first visible signs of federal stimulus money into Westport will take the shape of a repaving project for Route 6, State Road from near the Dartmouth line west to the Fall River line, totaling 4.7 miles. According to the Massachusetts Highway Department, P.J. Keating Company of Lunenberg, Massachusetts won the job with a low bid of $1.98 million.

Expect some lane closures while the old bituminous concrete (asphalt to the uninformed) is stripped off (cold planing), and then later for the actual paving. This process is nothing new to Massachusetts drivers, it happens all the time. Our cold winters really rip up the roads.

No timetable has been stated for work completion. They couldn’t find enough money in the 800 billion dollar stimulus package to throw in a couple of sidewalks; that request was turned down.

Beach Avenue now open to public.

The Westport Board of Selectmen voted to open up Beach Avenue to the public beginning April 27. This public road has received its share of controversy over the past year, with abutting neighbors demanding it be closed permanently.

The road had been blocked by large boulders because drivers often got stuck in the sand and needed help in towing out their vehicles.

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