A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government (4/22/13 – 4/26/13)
Government
Press release round-up: News from the State House
Our state representatives, Carolyn Dykema in the House and Jamie Eldridge in the Senate, have sent out a number of press releases over the past few weeks to update constituents on the goings-on in Boston. Here’s a round-up of their latest announcements. Read the full article → from Press release round-up: News from the State House
MWDN: Southborough Board of Health to look at gun safety
The Southborough Board of Health is taking on a new concern: gun safety. The board says they’re approaching the matter from a public health perspective, not a political one. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough Board of Health to look at gun safety
POLL: Should Town Meeting be held on a Saturday?
Attendance at Town Meeting this year was the lowest it’s been in more than a decade. Only 184 registered voters showed up to the meeting earlier this month. The last time attendance fell below 200 was in 2000 when only 166 turned out for the first night of Town Meeting. Read the full article → from POLL: Should Town Meeting be held on a Saturday?
The week in government (4/16/13 – 4/19/13)
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government (4/16/13 – 4/19/13)
Against the advice of selectmen, Town Meeting supports increasing staff hours at the Southborough Library
When it comes to talking budgets at Town Meeting, it’s a safe bet that the school budgets, which comprise 70% of the town’s spending, will take center stage. Not this year. Both the K-8 and Algonquin budgets passed on Monday with almost no discussion and almost no opposition. Instead, the budget that engendered the most debate this year belonged to the Southborough Library. Read the full article → from Against the advice of selectmen, Town Meeting supports increasing staff hours at the Southborough Library
Town Meeting makes historic decision to expand Board of Selectmen
Southborough’s Board of Selectmen has been a 3-member board since the Colonial era. Chairman John Rooney argued last night it was time to bring the board into modern times, and Town Meeting agreed, voting overwhelmingly to increase the size of the board to five. Read the full article → from Town Meeting makes historic decision to expand Board of Selectmen
Southborough Town Meeting wraps up in one evening
I don’t know how common it is for Town Meeting to conclude its business in one evening – I suspect not very – but that’s exactly what happened last night. Read the full article → from Southborough Town Meeting wraps up in one evening
LIVE BLOG: Southborough Annual Town Meeting 2013 – Day 1
Tonight at Trottier, Southborough voters will dig into the 27 articles that make up this year’s town meeting warrant. It’s a shorter list than most years, but there are still some big issues to hash out, from budgets to capital purchases to changes to our town government, and more. Read the full article → from LIVE BLOG: Southborough Annual Town Meeting 2013 – Day 1
Reminder: Southborough’s Annual Town Meeting starts TONIGHT
Hopefully you don’t need me to remind you that Southborough’s Annual Town Meeting starts tonight at 7:00 pm at Trottier Middle School. If you’re doing some last-minute cramming before tonight’s session, here are some links and resources that will help. Read the full article → from Reminder: Southborough’s Annual Town Meeting starts TONIGHT
The week in government (4/8/13 – 4/12/13)
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government (4/8/13 – 4/12/13)
Youth and Family Services needs your help to send kids to summer camp
For nearly 30 years, Southborough Youth and Family Services has operated a summer camp for middle school children. After a round of budget cuts a few years ago, they lost town funding for the program, but continued to operate thanks the generous support of local businesses, community groups, and the Friends of the Southborough Youth Commission. This year, the donations were not enough, and SYFS made the difficult decision to cancel the camp program. Read the full article → from Youth and Family Services needs your help to send kids to summer camp
Selectmen may move to postpone Town Meeting vote on controversial Transfer Station fund
There has been much discussion on this blog over the past few days about a proposal to create an enterprise fund for the Transfer Station. Now town officials say they will likely move to postpone a vote on the fund at Town Meeting on Monday. Read the full article → from Selectmen may move to postpone Town Meeting vote on controversial Transfer Station fund
Seven reasons to attend Town Meeting
This is a post I publish every year before Town Meeting. If you’re on the fence about whether to attend Southborough’s Annual Town Meeting on Monday evening, here are seven reasons why you should. Read the full article → from Seven reasons to attend Town Meeting