The Southborough Cultural Arts Council is encouraging individuals and groups to apply for grants to support artistic projects and activities to benefit the community.
Applications are due by October 17th. To help people who are interested prepare or learn more about the opportunity, they’ll hold office hours next week to answer any questions. Read the full article → from SCAC Virtual Office Hours on Applying for Grants — Oct 3
According to Police Chief Ryan Newell, the Southborough Police Department has a staffing crisis. The SPD has lost eight officers in the last 21 months. And his second in command has an “overwhelming” workload.
To help alleviate the issues, voters will be asked to support funding a new Lieutenant position. Read the full article → from STM Article 16: Adding a new SPD Lieutenant (Updated – again)
My Southborough accepts signed letters to the editor submitted by Southborough residents. Letters may be emailed to mysouthborough@gmail.com.
The following letter is from Howard Rose. Read the full article → from Letter: Please Attend Monday’s Town Meeting on MBTA Communities Zoning
Last year, Town Meeting voters approved borrowing and spending $2.2M to cleanup an old farm dump on Breakneck Hill Conservation Land. On Monday, voters will be asked to add on another over $2.13M for a cleanup project that is turning out to cost about double what had been estimated. Read the full article → from STM Article 15: Paying for the doubled cost of cleaning up the farm dump at Breakneck Hill
On Heritage Day, the Town will hold a dedication ceremony in the new “Heritage Park”. The ceremony is to commemorate a bench that is dedicated to a late Southborough resident, Kim Tolander. Read the full article → from Heritage Day Ceremony for bench at Heritage Park honoring Kim Tolander
At their joint August 27th meeting, the Select Board Chair warned the Advisory Committee that Southborough is “bleeding businesses”. Referring to the situation as an emergency, she advocated for the Town to invest in a solution. Read the full article → from STM Article 14: Full Time EDC Coordinator (Updated)
My Southborough accepts signed letters to the editor submitted by Southborough residents. Letters may be emailed to mysouthborough@gmail.com.
The following letter is from Carl Guyer. Read the full article → from Letter: A Cautionary Perspective
Here is a selection of the committee and board meetings for the week along with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government (Updated)
In reaction to a controversial reappointment decision the the Select Board, the CPC organized a Citizen’s Petition Article for the upcoming Special Town Meeting. Read the full article → from STM Article 10: CPC asks to let committees pick their representatives (Updated)
On Wednesday morning, the Council on Aging hosted a dedication and ribbon-cutting ceremony the new common room addition at the Southborough Senior Center. Read the full article → from Celebrating the Senior Center’s new Common Room
On Monday, September 30th, voters will decide at a Special Town Meeting whether to support the Planning Board’s proposal for complying with the state’s MBTA Communities zoning laws. Read the full article → from MBTA Zoning Overlay up for vote on Sept 30 (Updated)
The Town is no longer promoting a new survey in advance of the upcoming Special Town Meeting. Read the full article → from No “Sentiment Survey” on Town Meeting Articles (Updated)
Last week, the Southborough School Committee and Select Board interviewed three candidates for the vacant seat School Committee with an eight month term. Read the full article → from O’Meally appointed to temporarily return to School Committee
SYFS is announcing a more flexible way for people to learn about mental health topics that can help them, their loved ones, or even groups of colleagues. Read the full article → from SYFS offers mental health learning your schedule