This week, I posted that the ZBA would be opening its hearing on the 40B residential housing project proposed for 250 Turnpike Road. I was wrong. Read the full article → from Correction on 250 Turnpike Road Hearing (not for a 40B use)
NGrid bucket crews will be at work in town this month. Read the full article → from Tree trimming this month
The Town Clerk’s office has been overseeing a project to preserve and digitize the Town’s historical records. As part of the project the digital records are being uploaded to a dedicated, searchable public website that describes each document and why it is significant. Read the full article → from Historical documents project and website
The annual winter parking ban was approved last night. Read the full article → from Winter parking ban is in effect through March 15th
The Zoning Board of Appeals will have to juggle 40B housing development applications this winter. (But an application hasn’t been submitted for the project at 250 Turnpike Road yet.) Read the full article → from Correction – 40B Update: ZBA Hearing on the 13th and unrelated hearing on the 20th
The course the board and the applicant will take on the Park Central 40B application will be discussed at the continued hearing on January 10th. Read the full article → from Park Central on hold while developer considers options
Here is a selection of the committee and board meetings for the week along with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government
For the third straight year, the Southborough Police Department is holding a collection for the Southborough Food Pantry to help stock them up in time for the holidays. Read the full article → from “Fill a Cruiser” for the Food Pantry – Dec 9
This Wednesday night, the Zoning Board of Appeals will reopen its 40B permit hearing for the proposed building of 200 condo units on the Park Central site. The planned focus of the discussion are some of the most controversial elements to the project – the developer’s purported violation of terms agreed to with abutters agreed to in a prior “Covenant” and traffic the project will generate on backroads.
At the opening hearing in October, the board laid out a process for the hearing, heard a presentation on the overall project, and asked about the impact of litigation over the covenant. Read the full article → from Update on Park Central at ZBA
Here is a selection of the committee and board meetings for the week along with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government
Here are a few reminders as we head into the holiday. Read the full article → from Thanksgiving reminders
Here’s a list of when our municipal facilities will be closed for the holiday. Read the full article → from Thanksgiving Holiday Closures
Here is a selection of the committee and board meetings for the week along with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government
Earlier this month, the Planning Board held two in-person only sessions asking for public feedback on where to place new “MBTA zoning”. Here’s an update on where things stand and next steps to expect. Read the full article → from MBTA Zoning Update