'Growth is not the enemy:' Westfield leaders say city needs more families to support school enrollment

'Growth is not the enemy:' Westfield leaders say city needs more families to support school enrollment

Westfield officials are looking to shift the public perception about the city's growth, arguing they need more new housing developments to maintain healthy school enrollment numbers rather than slowing expansion."We've got to stop the narrative in Westfield that we can't continue to add homes, because the reality of it is if we don't, we have much bigger problems than if we do," Westfield Mayor Scott Willis said.The issue centers on student enro…