Woodland Meadows is a proposed 40B development at the intersection of Route 9 east and Woodland Road. Because it’s a 40B, certain zoning laws can be relaxed in return for a portion of the development being affordable housing. But that doesn’t mean the developers have had an easy time getting approval. The Conservation Commission has Read the full article → from A new approach for Woodland Meadows?
Government
What you need to know about swine flu
Last week you had no idea pigs even got the flu. This week it’s all anyone is talking about. While there have been no cases of swine flu reported in our area at this point, the Southborough Fire Department wants to make sure you stay informed. “The important fact to remember is that it is Read the full article → from What you need to know about swine flu
Public workshop on Southborough’s villages
What would you like downtown to look like in 20 years? What about Cordaville? Or Fayville or Southville? The Zoning Advisory Committee (ZAC) wants to know what you think. In the current bylaws, zoning for each of Southborough’s four business villages is exactly the same. But as part of their project to revamp the town’s Read the full article → from Public workshop on Southborough’s villages
The week in town government
Here are the committee and department meetings for the week. Of note is Wednesday’s public workshop on Southborough’s Villages sponsored by the Zoning Advisory Committee. I’ll have more information on the workshop in a post later today. Monday,April 27 Board of Assessors meeting, 7:30 am @ Hearing Room, Town House Southborough Housing Opportunity Partnership Committee, Read the full article → from The week in town government
Truck hits bridge and one resident wants changes
I didn’t know this, but apparently it’s not uncommon for trucks to hit the low bridge on River Street (Route 85) near the commuter rail station. Southborough resident John Kendall who lives on nearby Cottage Street says he always hears them when they hit. When a too-tall box truck struck the bridge last week, Kendall Read the full article → from Truck hits bridge and one resident wants changes
Tax work-off program full, but there are other ways for seniors to save
Registration opened earlier this month for the senior tax work-off program — a program that lets seniors volunteer at town jobs in exchange for a break on their property taxes. The program is a popular one, and Senior Center Coordinator Pam LeFrancois tells me the spots have all been filled. There were 30 spots and Read the full article → from Tax work-off program full, but there are other ways for seniors to save
Happy Earth Day, Southborough
Here are some ways you can celebrate Earth Day in Southborough. Clean up your ‘hood There’s no better way to celebrate Earth Day in my opinion than by working in your own community. And here’s your chance. Southborough’s 19th Annual Earth Day Clean Up will take place on Saturday May 2. Why not get a Read the full article → from Happy Earth Day, Southborough
Advisory Committee member disappointed in Town Meeting ‘foolishness’
Advisory Committee member John Boiardi had a letter to the editor published in the Metrowest Daily News on Sunday. In the letter he admonishes town meeting voters for approving a higher assessment for the Algonquin budget when town officials recommended against it. It is a sad situation when a relative handful of Town Meeting members Read the full article → from Advisory Committee member disappointed in Town Meeting ‘foolishness’
Town Meeting votes to dip into rainy day fund
“If today isn’t a rainy day, I don’t know what one is.” That’s what a Clemmons Street resident said at town meeting last week, and he wasn’t talking about the weather. Voters at town meeting decided to pull a total of $290K from the town’s stabilization fund, also known as the rainy day fund, to Read the full article → from Town Meeting votes to dip into rainy day fund
Town Meeting agrees to additional $67K for school technology
Last-minute negotiations in the run up to town meeting helped the school district get an additional $67K to use toward technology purchases next year. In the lead up to town meeting, the Selectmen and Advisory Committee both supported a mere $65K of the $205K requested by the Southborough schools for capital technology purchases. But in Read the full article → from Town Meeting agrees to additional $67K for school technology
The week in town government
It’s a relatively light week meeting-wise. On Tuesday the Board of Selectmen will get an update on the new police station from the Municipal Facilities Committee and the Historical Commission. The two groups have been at odds over the project, so it could make for an interesting discussion. Here’s the full line up for the Read the full article → from The week in town government
Town Meeting rejects Algonquin compromise
Town Meeting played nice with Northborough on Monday night when it came to budget assessments, but when the topic of debt assessments came up on Tuesday night, voters decided it was time for some tough love. There were two articles on the warrant this year that talked about assessments. The first had to do with Read the full article → from Town Meeting rejects Algonquin compromise
Town employees to get raises next year
I’m on forced vacation this week from the job that actually pays my bills (hint: it’s not this blog). Everyone in my company of over 6,000 was required to take the week off with pay as a cost-saving step. And as an additional cost-saving step, there will be no raises for any of us this Read the full article → from Town employees to get raises next year
Poll: How do you do your taxes?
Happy (or unhappy) tax day to you all. I’m curious how many of you skipped town meeting (or American Idol) last night so you could work on your taxes. Did you do your taxes yourself? Buy a software program to guide you through it? Or maybe you used a professional tax preparer? According to the Read the full article → from Poll: How do you do your taxes?