Here are the posted open, public Southborough committee and board meetings for this week* along with my selected highlights from the agendas.
As always, be aware that changes to the meeting schedule (and agendas) are known to happen throughout the week. (Scroll down for details on any meetings that popped up after last Monday’s post.) For an updated list of meetings, visit the Town website.
These days, most (but not all) meetings, can be participated in, watched live, and replayed from home.)**
Monday, January 12, 2026
- Council on Aging Meeting, 10:00 am @ Southborough Senior Center (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Update on intergenerational programs, Jan/Feb programs, and newsletter; 2025 Review – feedback from all members; Confirm New Program Agenda and timeline; Brainstorming on continued rebranding & building community
- Library Board of Trustees Meeting, 11:00 am @ zoom only (agenda) Agenda Highlights: FY27 Budget; Library contribution to the Annual Town Report; Library Disaster/Emergency Plan
- Housing Authority Meeting, 5:30 pm @ Colonial Gardens (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Discussion of CPC Funds/Realty Trust & Collaboration with Affordable Housing Trust; Southborough Housing Authority’s Charges for Maintenance Repairs Policy
- Planning Board Meeting, 6:30 pm @ Town House Hearing Room and zoom (agenda and packet) Agenda Highlights: 40-42 Central St (Southborough History & Arts Center/Fayville Hall) Site Plan Compliance; assign OML complaint to Town Counsel; Application to divide Parcel on Northboro Rd (# 71-0000-006-0) into 3 lots; Discuss updating zoning bylaws (to correct Dimensional Table in MBTA Communities bylaw, update 55+ Housing bylaw, replace SHOPC with Affordable Housing Trust, and expand Industrial Park District Uses); Update Subdivision Rules & Regs; 250 Turnpike Rd Parking Variance Request; Reports from Master Plan Implementation Committee; Open Space Notification/Education Letter – Next Step; Proposed 2026 ATM Warrant Articles
- Capital Improvement & Planning Meeting, 7:00 pm @ zoom only (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Vote on recommendations for 2026 Annual Town Meeting; Approve presentation to Select Board
Tuesday, January 13, 2026
- Select Board Meeting, 6:30 pm @ Town House Hearing Room and zoom (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Joint Meeting with CIPC & Advisory on Recommended FY27 Capital Plan
- Municipal Technology Committee Meeting, 6:30 pm @ zoom only (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Anticipated Town Meeting Articles on DPW Cameras/ License plates & Cloud-based phones system; Meeting room tech vendor discussions; 2025 satisfaction survey; Business process improvement suggestion
- Stewardship Committee Meeting, 7:30 pm @ zoom only (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Town Forest, including Eagle project; Breakneck Eagle project; Farm Dump Restoration, Parking area; Wetland mitigation; Invasives treatment plan; Beecology Meadow restoration; Community Gardens
- Meeting of Policy Development Subcommittees of Combined School Committees, 7:00 pm @ webinar only (agenda) Agenda Highlights: 2nd Review of Policies (Teaching of Controversial Issues/Speakers, School Immunization Requirements, Athletic Concussion, and Wellness; Discuss policy for AI and MASC Guidance on Cell Phones; Recommend to rescind ARHS policy on Class Standing; First Review of policies (School Enrollment & Medication Administration in School)
- Youth Commission Meeting, 7:00 pm @ zoom only (agenda and packet) Agenda Highlights: Department highlights & upcoming dates; Commission vacancy; Camp Scholarships; Friends Update
Wednesday, January 14, 2026
- Cable Television Committee Meeting, 8:30 am @ Town House Hearing Room (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Charter Communications Cable TV License Renewal including status, cable subscriber profiles, and next steps
- Personnel Board Meeting, 8:30 am @ zoom only (agenda with packet) Agenda Highlights: Request for professional development; FY27 Budget explanation memo; Review/approve amendments to FY27 SAP
- Southborough School Committee Meeting, 6:30 pm @ Trottier Middle School Library (agenda with packet) Agenda Highlights: MCAS Presentation; AI Study Group; Updates on Neary & Trottier roofs; Special Town Meeting School Feasibility Options; Updates on Finn & Neary Principal Search and Transportation Tech; Vote on appointing member of Municipal Technology Committee; FY27 Recommended Budget
- Affordable Housing Trust Meeting, 7:00 pm @ zoom only (agenda) Agenda Highlights: CPC Application; 55+ Housing Bylaw Update; MHP’s Technical Assistance Application; Housing Production Plan Update; Potential financing, housing strategies, and parcels to acquire
Thursday, January 15, 2026
- Regional School Committee Meeting, 7:00 pm @ Algonquin Regional High School Career Resource Center and webinar (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Meeting minutes
Looking Back:
Below are meetings from last week that were posted after I ran last week’s list:
Friday, January 9, 2026
- Southborough School Committee Meeting, 12:45 pm (agenda with packet) Agenda Highlights: FY27 Recommended Budget & FY27–FY36 Capital Plan
*I don’t list meetings that are only closed Executive Sessions unless the agenda indicates the possibility of some action in an open public session at the opening or closing of the meeting.
**Details on watching meetings remotely:
- Town Committee/Board Meetings:
- If in-person meetings don’t also advertise a zoom option, assume that it won’t be broadcast or captured on video.
- To remotely participate in meetings that allow zoom, click here.
- To live stream (or view later) remote or hybrid meetings (even those covered by Southborough Access Media) over the internet, use the Town’s YouTube Channel for Remote Meetings. (The meetings covered by SAM can also be streamed on their website here, and eventually on SAM’s YouTube Channel.)
- Cable Access — Southborough Access Media broadcasts the regular evening meetings for the Select Board, Planning Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals that take place in the Town House Hearing Room. (Those meetings will still allow zoom participation.) View SAM’s live and replayed broadcasts via their Government cable access channel (Verizon-37 and Charter-194).
- School Committee Meetings:
- Subcommittee meetings and some special meetings are only available to attend/view live (in person or by “webinar”) with no later rebroadcast.
- Regular Southborough School Committee meetings are generally broadcast live by Southborough Access Media here and on Verizon-37 and Charter-192. (Video replays are also usually made available through their YouTube channel within a couple of days.)
- Regular Regional School Committee meetings (or Combined meetings based at Algonquin) are live broadcast by Northborough Cable Access here and on Southborough’s Education Channel (Verizon-29 and Charter-194). The meetings are also eventually rebroadcast and available through NCAT’s VideoOnDemand player and YouTube channel (though that can take several days).
- Other:
- Southborough does participate in some regional collaboratives hosted in other towns. Those committees follow their own rules and may not offer a way to re-watch zoom meetings.
