Our town is luck to have a collection of very smart people who have done their homework and know exactly how they feel about the town manager proposal to be voted on at Town Meeting next week. Unfortunately, I’m not one of them. Read the full article → from Town manager legislation: Let’s talk
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government (4/2/12 – 4/6/12)
The Zoning Board of Appeals last night continued their review of Madison Place, a proposed 140-unit 40B apartment building along Route 9 east near Crystal Pond Road. Yesterday’s discussion centered on traffic. Read the full article → from MWDN: Experts say project would have minor impact on Southborough traffic
Town Meeting is less than two weeks away. We’ve talked about many of the issues that will be on the warrant, but certainly not all of them. For those of you who want to start doing your homework, the complete warrant has been posted on the the town website. Read the full article → from Town meeting warrant and annual report now available
Does Southborough need a bigger Board of Selectmen? Would the town benefit if we hired a so-called strong town manager to handle day-to-day operations? Voters will consider both those issues when Article 4 comes up at town meeting next month, but some in town say voters should get to decide on the two issues separately. Read the full article → from Committee member favors splitting town manager article
The deadline for filing nomination papers has come and gone, leaving voters with two contested races in town elections this year. Read the full article → from Two contested races this year: Selectmen and Planning Board
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government (3/26/12 – 3/30/12)
As is their annual tradition, the Southborough K-8 School Committee next week will host three budget information sessions for parents, seniors, and anyone else who is interested in learning more about school spending. Read the full article → from Three chances to hear about the school budget next week
Former Zoning Board of Appeals chairman Sam Stivers has pulled nomination papers for a seat on the Planning Board. According to records from the Town Clerk, Stivers pulled papers on Tuesday. The deadline for filing is next Monday. Read the full article → from Former ZBA chairman pulls papers for Planning Board
Here’s the lowdown on a Town Meeting article I only recently learned about. At the April meeting, the DPW will ask for voters’ approval to pave the stone dust roads in the Rural Cemetery. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough looks to pave roads in cemetery
Come get educated on one of the most important issues that will face voters at Town Meeting next month. On Thursday the Southborough Library will host a public forum on the proposal to move to a new form of town government. Read the full article → from Reminder: Public forum on town manager proposal at the library on Thursday
The races for Southborough’s two school committees are starting to take shape, although at this point neither one is contested. There are two seats up for grabs on both the K-8 School Committee and the Northborough-Southborough Regional School Committee. Read the full article → from School committee races taking shape, but still uncontested
Despite concerns over a possible downgrade, a recent evaluation has maintained Southborough’s long-term bond rating, which will save the town a lot of money when it refinances school debt. Read the full article → from MWDN: Southborough maintains its AA+ bond rating
For the past couple of months, Republican Marty Lamb has been campaigning to represent the 8th Middlesex District at the statehouse, but he hasn’t officially announced his candidacy yet. That’s expected to change at an event tomorrow night in Southborough. Read the full article → from Marty Lamb expected to announce candidacy at event in Southborough tomorrow