Government

Town Meeting attendance was high this year – relatively speaking – with 413 residents filling the seats at Trottier the first night and 240 the second. Read the full article → from Town meeting attendance highest since 2005

Many of us spent the last two nights making decisions that will impact residents of this town for the year to come and beyond. While Town Meeting turnout appeared to be on the high side relatively speaking, it remains the case that the few are making decisions for the many. Read the full article → from Good question: Is what’s good for you good for all?

Southborough Boy Scout Adam Wolfset wants Neary school to be come “recreation central.” With a supportive vote at Town Meeting on Tuesday night, the sixteen-year-old is one step closer to achieving his goal. Read the full article → from Town Meeting approves volleyball court to be built at Neary

Town Meeting on Tuesday endorsed a citizen-backed plan that will move the town further down the path of restructuring our government. Read the full article → from New governance study OK’d by Town Meeting

If you’ve been reading the blog these past two days — and if you were at Town Meeting — you already know that voters rejected nearly all attempts to further trim town budgets. What that means is your taxes are going to be higher next year, but how much higher? Read the full article → from How much will the tax rate increase next year?

Thanks to a decision by Town Meeting last night, Southborough kids will one day soon have a new place to play. In a close vote, residents approved spending $96K in Community Preservation Act funds to build a new playground at the South Union School, which houses the Recreation Department and Arts Center. Read the full article → from South Union School playground project approved by Town Meeting