In a letter to the Metrowest Daily News published today, a Southborough landowner said she and her husband “feel like we have been hit by a truck” after a recent Zoning Board of Appeals meeting. The couple attended the meeting to urge the board to decline a request by a major land developer to rezone Read the full article → from Southborough landowners complain about ZBA treatment
Government
Regional planners suggest improvements to I-495
A couple regional planning committees have been studying the I-495 corridor from Berlin to Hopkinton, including the portion that runs through Southborough. This week they presented some ideas to improve the traffic capacity of interchanges on 495 and to reduce traffic along the corridor, reports the Metrowest Daily News. In addition to redesigning the interchange Read the full article → from Regional planners suggest improvements to I-495
Southborough’s top 5 taxpayers
The Worcester Business Journal ran a brief profile of Southborough the other week. The most interesting bit from my perspective was a list of the town’s top five taxpayers in FY2009. I wasn’t familiar with any of the names on the list except for EMC, so I looked them up in the FY2009 Real Estate Read the full article → from Southborough’s top 5 taxpayers
Time to renew your Transfer Station sticker
Information on how to purchase Transfer Station stickers for 2010 went out to Southborough residents last week. You can buy them online, by mail, or in person at the DPW office. The deadline is September 15. You’re required to have a valid sticker if you want to use the Transfer Station to get rid of Read the full article → from Time to renew your Transfer Station sticker
More on the Parkerville Road water project
Over the next two weeks, DPW crews will be working on Parkerville Road south of Route 9. I asked DPW Superintendent Karen Galligan what the crews will be doing. Here’s what she told me: We are going to be hooking the water main that we installed last summer to the water system. We have to Read the full article → from More on the Parkerville Road water project
A reminder about Town House hours
Last winter Selectmen decided to mix up the hours the Town House would be open. The move was designed to save the town some money in utilities and to make the Town House more accessible to residents who work during the week. Under the new hours, the Town House was open late on Tuesdays, but Read the full article → from A reminder about Town House hours
The week in town government
This week will be a quiet one as far as town government goes with only two three meetings on the schedule. Monday, July 20 MBTA Triangle Committee, 8:00 pm @ Country Kitchen, Cordaville Hall Tuesday, July 21 Historical Commission, 7:00 pm @ Cordaville Hall Wednesday, July 22 Operating Budget Subcommittee of Regional School Committee, 6:30 Read the full article → from The week in town government
Portions of Parkerville Road closed starting Monday
Sections of Parkerville Road south of Route 9 will be closed over the next two weeks for DPW work. The intersection of Middle Road and Parkerville Road will be closed in all directions on July 21. You can expect delays in the area from July 20 through August 1. The DPW encourages you to seek Read the full article → from Portions of Parkerville Road closed starting Monday
To buy or not to buy – next steps for the police station
Many of you were intrigued by the idea of purchasing the High Speed Video building on Route 85 across from the transfer station as a new home for the police station. I asked Town Planner Vera Kolias what the next steps are. She told me the Municipal Facilities Committee will meet to determine if it’s Read the full article → from To buy or not to buy – next steps for the police station
Construction underway on new Fay School complex
Fay School has started construction on their new primary school complex off Middle Road. The buildings, designed to have the look and feel of a New England village, will house Fay’s new kindergarten and pre-kindergarten classes. The historic Goodnow House, built in 1819, will be incorporated into the complex. Construction is expected to be finished Read the full article → from Construction underway on new Fay School complex
In the media: Genzyme snaps up parcel in Framingham/Southborough
The Metrowest Daily News reports biotech company Genzyme purchased a 1-acre parcel of land at 251 Boston Road (map) for $1.8M. The company recently has been expanding in the technology/industrial park in that area of town, but says it has no immediate plans for the Boston Road property. “As far as what we’ll do with Read the full article → from In the media: Genzyme snaps up parcel in Framingham/Southborough
Southborough DPW will be ‘cleaning up for weeks’
Repairing streets, stabilizing eroded shoulders, and cleaning up debris after last week’s massive storm will keep the Southborough Department of Public Works busy for weeks Superintendent Karen Galligan told me recently. The storm dumped more than 4.5 inches of rain on the town in just over two hours. “That is a very unusual occurrence,” Galligan Read the full article → from Southborough DPW will be ‘cleaning up for weeks’
The week in town government
Here are the department and committee meetings for the week. Of note, the Police Chief Search Committee meets on Wednesday, and on Tuesday selectmen hold a management summit to review with department and committee heads the state’s open meeting law and other codes of conduct. Monday, July 13 No meetings scheduled Tuesday, July 14 Southborough Read the full article → from The week in town government
Cable access programming: Charter vs. Verizon
A My Southborough reader recently asked whether Verizon and Charter offer the same public access programming. I checked with Cable Television Chairman Paul Ferguson, and the answer is no, at least for now. There are three local cable channels: Public, Government, and Education. Both Charter and Verizon offer the Public and Government channels. (The Public Read the full article → from Cable access programming: Charter vs. Verizon