Events this week

Retro Kids Camp, Virtual Author Talk, Asian Folkloric Dance lesson, Magic for kids, Shifstrong Hockey Tournament, and more

Above: A look at some of the events in Southborough over the next week (images cropped from flyers and Facebook posts)

As of this afternoon, it’s February school break in Southborough. Plus, thanks to President’s Day, a long holiday weekend.

Here are highlights of what’s happening around (or related to) our town this weekend through next weekend.

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Downtown District’s mixed-use zoning: Code confusion, interpretation issues, and viability criticism

A project at 2 E Main St puts a spotlight on issues around the mixed-use zoning, including an apparent mistake in the Town Code.

Special Town Meeting voted to create a bylaw for mixed residential and commercial use buildings zoning downtown. Years later, the first project publicly proposed to make use of the new zoning ran into obstacles that highlight some issues. (The Building Commissioner has apparently interpreted the language differently than it was pitched to voters. And I discovered that the bylaw printed in the online Town Code isn’t the version that voters passed.) Read the full article → from Downtown District’s mixed-use zoning: Code confusion, interpretation issues, and viability criticism

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