A My Southborough reader noticed crews tearing up a bit of Common Street between the library and the All Wars Memorial yesterday and wondered what was going on. I asked DPW Superintendent Karen Galligan, and here’s what she said Read the full article → from Good question: What’s the roadwork on Common Street for?
Selectman last week put their stamp of approval on a design to revamp Main Street from Sears Road to Park Street. It’s a project that has been in the works for about a decade. DPW Superintendent Karen Galligan has said she hopes construction will begin in 2014, but according to a recent story by the Worcester Business Journal, getting the anticipated state funding for the project may be an uphill battle. Read the full article → from Will Southborough get state funding for Main Street redesign?
Rep. Carolyn Dykema, who represents Southborough precincts 2 and 3, will be at Red Barn Coffee (205 Turnpike Road) on Friday from 1:30 to 2:30 pm to meet informally with residents. Read the full article → from Your chance to meet with Representative Dykema on Friday
Saturday was a hot day in more ways than one as the Southborough Fire Department conducted live burn training at a house on White Bagley Road. Read the full article → from Feeling the heat: Fire department practices live burn on Saturday (with photos)
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government
Selectmen on Tuesday night said the town has received so many public records requests from residents and the local media that it’s starting to impact the ability of town employees to get things done. Read the full article → from Southborough dealing with a ‘slew’ of public records requests
We all know the stretch of Main Street west of Route 85 along the town common can get pretty tight, especially when cars are parked along the road. Selectmen last night unanimously endorsed a plan to widen the roadway to create as many as 14 dedicated parking spots. It’s part of a larger plan to redesign Main Street from Sears Road to Park Street. Read the full article → from Selectmen endorse plan to widen Main Street
At their meeting tonight, selectmen will once again take up the issue of how to redesign Main Street west of Route 85. At issue is whether and how to accommodate parking on the narrow section of street. Read the full article → from Selectmen consider Main Street redesign tonight
A list of department and committee meetings for the week. Read the full article → from The week in government
In all the discussion about St. Mark’s lawn last week, some commenters also griped about bus traffic to and from the school on School Street and Latisquama Road. Residents along both roads presented a petition to selectmen last week asking them to do something about traffic they called “dangerous.” Read the full article → from Neighbors want an end to St. Mark’s traffic
“I wish this whole thing never happened,” Selectman Bill Boland said last night. He was referring to the 7-month long investigation of Southborough town employees that stemmed from comments made last September at an after-work gathering at Pizzeria Uno in Westborough. “I wish it went away. But I can’t do anything about that.” Read the full article → from Selectman regrets investigation; board considers reimbursing town employees
We’ve all heard the dire predictions about how tough things are going to be next year for municipal budgets, but last night the town got some good fiscal news. More than $1.3M the town had been holding in reserve has now been freed up thanks to the settling of some lawsuits. Read the full article → from Lawsuit settlement frees up serious cash for Southborough
At their meeting last week, Selectmen voted unanimously to release a report from a performance assessment conducted last fall on the four finalists for Southborough police chief. But in the version they released, all information related to the candidates’ performance was blacked out. Read the full article → from Selectmen release report on police chief candidates … sort of
It’s overgrown with weeds. The fence is falling in. And now the Planning Board has asked the owner of the vacant lot at the corner of Main Street and Newton Street to clean it up. Read the full article → from Planning Board asks owner to clean up vacant lot