A week from Wednesday, the Master Plan Committee will discuss the impact on Southborough of regional and state transportation issues and opportunities. Read the full article → from Master Plan Committee and state legislators to discuss transportation issues/opportunities – January 15
Government
The week in government: Planning on St. Mark’s Dorm, BOS on budget and 5G policy, and School Committee
A list of board and committee meetings for the week with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government: Planning on St. Mark’s Dorm, BOS on budget and 5G policy, and School Committee
The week in government: Conservation Commission and EDC
A list of board and committee meetings for the week with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government: Conservation Commission and EDC
What’s open and closed over the holidays
Here’s a list of when our municipal facilities will be closed over the Christmas and New Year’s holidays. Read the full article → from What’s open and closed over the holidays
What did/didn’t make Town Meeting Warrant: Meals Tax, lowering speed limits, acquiring downtown parcel, noise bylaw, plastic straw ban and more
On Tuesday night, the Board of Selectmen discussed what placeholders they were (and weren’t) willing to put on the Town Meeting Warrant. Read the full article → from What did/didn’t make Town Meeting Warrant: Meals Tax, lowering speed limits, acquiring downtown parcel, noise bylaw, plastic straw ban and more
Southborough Library seeking new Trustee (Updated)
The Library needs to fill another vacancy on the Board of Trustees. Read the full article → from Southborough Library seeking new Trustee (Updated)
Southborough used $250K Green Communities grant to reduce municipal energy burden
The Town of Southborough accomplished its goals for this year’s $250K Green Communities grant. Read the full article → from Southborough used $250K Green Communities grant to reduce municipal energy burden
The week in government: BOS on prelim budgets and potential Town Meeting Articles; Combined and Regional School Committee meetings
A list of board and committee meetings for the week with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government: BOS on prelim budgets and potential Town Meeting Articles; Combined and Regional School Committee meetings
The week in government: School Committee, Park Central at Conservation, and more
A list of board and committee meetings for the week with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government: School Committee, Park Central at Conservation, and more
Town Meeting Warrant to close December 17th (May include Articles on Local Meals Tax and researching Transfer Station future)
Chair Brian Shea announced that the Annual Town Meeting Warrant is open until December 17th. Read the full article → from Town Meeting Warrant to close December 17th (May include Articles on Local Meals Tax and researching Transfer Station future)
Why flags will be at half staff: Saturday, December 7, 2019
Flags in Southborough and across the nation are flying at half staff until sunset tomorrow, December 7, 2019, in honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day. Read the full article → from Why flags will be at half staff: Saturday, December 7, 2019
Clarification on ZBA’s 2018 decision on 2 E Main St
It appears that I misunderstood (and therefore misreported) the ZBA’s decision on approved permit uses for the lot at the corner of Main and Newton. Read the full article → from Clarification on ZBA’s 2018 decision on 2 E Main St
The week in government: Planning still on (so far) and BOS on Audits and thickly-settled speed limits (Updated)
A list of board and committee meetings for the week with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government: Planning still on (so far) and BOS on Audits and thickly-settled speed limits (Updated)
Developer appealing denial of 2 E Main St special permit (Updated)
A proposal for a building on the often publicly-lamented vacant lot downtown failed to get approval due to objections over the size/scale for the location. The developer is looking for Land Court to overturn the Planning Board’s decision. Read the full article → from Developer appealing denial of 2 E Main St special permit (Updated)