A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government (6/20 – 6/24)
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Potential buyer wants to restore historic Garfield House
Fans of Southborough’s historic Garfield House will likely be happy to hear this news. A Sudbury developer has offered to purchase the 4-acre property, not to subdivide and develop it, but to restore the mansion and its grounds to their former glory. Read the full article → from Potential buyer wants to restore historic Garfield House
Senator Eldridge to meet with President Obama today
State Senator Jamie Eldridge, who represents Southborough among other towns, is one of a handful of elected officials invited to meet with President Barack Obama in Washington today. Read the full article → from Senator Eldridge to meet with President Obama today
Selectmen defer decision on zoning board membership (Corrected…again)
The Zoning Board of Appeals had the chance to clear the air on Tuesday night, a week after a handful of residents and those in the development community went before the Board of Selectmen to lodge complaints against them. Read the full article → from Selectmen defer decision on zoning board membership (Corrected…again)
Selectmen vote to increase the cost of a Transfer Station sticker
For many of you, getting rid of your trash – and your recycling – is going to cost more green next year. While reiterating the need to research long-term solutions for closing the gap in the town’s trash disposal budget, the Board of Selectmen last night voted 2-1 to increase the cost of a Transfer Station sticker. Read the full article → from Selectmen vote to increase the cost of a Transfer Station sticker
Selectmen to discuss Transfer Station fees and zoning board issues tonight
There have been two big topics sparking conversation on the blog in the past week: the cost of a Transfer Station sticker and the makeup of the Zoning Board of Appeals. Both of those topics are on the agenda for tonight’s Board of Selectmen meeting. Read the full article → from Selectmen to discuss Transfer Station fees and zoning board issues tonight
Agreement reached on Woodland Meadows 40B
The Woodland Meadows 40B townhouse development off Oak Hill Road has been in the works for nearly four years now. The Zoning Board of Appeals approved a plan back in November, but Natick developer Robert Heavey appealed the board’s decision saying the conditions they placed on the project would keep him from making money. Read the full article → from Agreement reached on Woodland Meadows 40B
CSX site preparation could mean increased traffic for Southborough
As part of site preparation for a proposed chemical transfer station off Flanders Road just over the Southborough border, CSX asked the Westborough Planning Board last week for permission to haul in 100,000 cubic yards of fill. Read the full article → from CSX site preparation could mean increased traffic for Southborough
The week in government (6/13 – 6/17)
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government (6/13 – 6/17)
Southborough precinct boundaries adjusted
You all probably know that Southborough has three voting precincts. The precinct boundaries are set with the goal of keeping the population of each within 5% of each other. A shift in where people live in town, has prompted the town clerk to adjust the boundaries of two of the precincts to keep within the 5% goal. Read the full article → from Southborough precinct boundaries adjusted
Town opts not to purchase former farmland on Deerfoot Road
Saying it wasn’t a top conservation priority, the Board of Selectmen voted unanimously this week not to exercise its option to purchase 13.5 acres of former farmland on Deerfoot Road. Read the full article → from Town opts not to purchase former farmland on Deerfoot Road
Selectmen consider increasing the cost of a Transfer Station sticker
Would you pay $160 for a Transfer Station sticker? $175? How about $250? Those were all proposals considered by the Board of Selectmen at a meeting earlier this week. Read the full article → from Selectmen consider increasing the cost of a Transfer Station sticker
MWDN: State won’t investigate Open Meeting Law allegations in Southborough
The state attorney general’s office has a second time declined to investigate Open Meeting Law allegations made by a resident against the town. While they decided not to investigate, they did express some concern. Read the full article → from MWDN: State won’t investigate Open Meeting Law allegations in Southborough
Zoning board the center of criticism at selectmen meeting
Southborough’s Zoning Board of Appeals has been the focus of some criticism in the past year. The complaints came to a head last night as the Board of Selectmen considered the reappointment of ZBA Chairman Sam Stivers to another 5-year term. Read the full article → from Zoning board the center of criticism at selectmen meeting