In addition to deciding how much money to spend next year and on what, one of the key tasks of Town Meeting is to approve changes to the town’s bylaw. This year voters will be asked to update some language around flood zones. Read the full article → from Town Meeting to consider updated floodplain bylaw
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government: Annual town meeting
Earlier this week Selectman Bill Boland said he would consider releasing a “less redacted” version of the minutes from a key executive session held at the start of the Southborough Eight investigation. Last night the Board of Selectmen voted to do just that. Read the full article → from Selectmen release Southborough Eight executive session minutes
Selectman Bill Boland will hold office hours at the Southborough Senior Center on Saturday morning. Read the full article → from Reminder: Selectman to hold office hours at the Senior Center on Saturday
Here’s another post to help get you ready for town meeting I originally ran this one in the run-up to town meeting two years ago. Since I know many of you will be attending town meeting for the first time, I thought it might be helpful to run it again. Read the full article → from Repost: A newbie’s guide to town meeting
How much to rely on one-time money to pay town expenses been a hot topic at Town Meeting for the past several years, and this year will be no exception. As in past years, town officials differ on what the best answer is. Read the full article → from Should the town dip into its savings to balance the budget this year?
On the fence about whether to attend town meeting on Monday night? Here are seven reasons why you should. Read the full article → from Repost: 7 reasons to attend Town Meeting
Does it surprise you to learn that for the vast majority of Southborough residents, the answer to that question will be no? If Southborough’s 5-year average is any indication, only 5 percent of registered voters will attend Town Meeting this year. Read the full article → from POLL: Will you attend town meeting next week?
At Town Meeting next week, voters will be asked to decide whether to reimburse the legal fees of employees involved in the so-called Southborough Eight investigation. Some of you have said before you can make a decision on the issue, information previously undisclosed needs to be released. Selectman Bill Boland said last night he’s considering releasing at least some of it before Town Meeting. Read the full article → from Selectman says he’ll consider releasing ‘Southborough Eight’ meeting minutes
There are some who say the historic South Union School — home of the Recreation Department, Facilities Department, and Southborough Arts Council — should be shut down because it’s a drain on the town. Recreation Director Doreen Ferguson is not one of those people. Read the full article → from Selectmen consider limiting arts programming at South Union School
There may not be any water to splash around in, but Recreation Director Doreen Ferguson still hopes to create a new place for Southborough kids to play. Read the full article → from UPDATED: Splash pad down the drain, but playground proposal remains
When the question of whether to reimburse four town employees for legal fees incurred during an investigation into remarks made at Pizzeria Uno in 2009 first came before the Board of Selectmen last June, then Selectwoman Bonnie Phaneuf declined to take a position on the issue saying it would be up to Town Meeting to decide. Read the full article → from MWDN: Former Southborough selectman challenges legal bills
Town Meeting starts a week from today. There has been no shortage of discussion on this blog and around town about many of the issues voters will get a say on next Monday. Operating budgets have been the center of discussion, but there are other articles that voters will be asked to weigh in on. Read the full article → from Countdown to town meeting: What do you want to know?
At town meeting next Monday, the Advisory Committee will present a set of budgets to voters. So will the Board of Selectmen. Both sets call for a tax increase somewhere in the neighborhood of 2 percent. But turns out those won’t be the only options for voters. There will also be a third set of budgets presented — a set that calls for no tax increase. Read the full article → from Advisory Committee member to present minority report at Town Meeting