On Tuesday, selectmen meet to interview a candidate for a police officer position. On Thursday the Historical Commission and Municipal Facilities Committee meet to try to iron out their differences over proposals for a new police station. Monday, August 3 No meetings scheduled Tuesday, August 4 Board of Selectmen, 6:30 pm @ Hearing Room, Town Read the full article → from The week in government
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How to get rid of your household hazardous waste
We’ve all got the stuff lying around our basements and garages — old cans of paint, cleansers, antifreeze, other unpleasant chemicals. But how do you get rid of it? That question from a couple of commenters in this week’s open discussion thread prompted me to find out. I talked to DPW Supervisor Karen Galligan. She told Read the full article → from How to get rid of your household hazardous waste
Fay makes contribution to ladder truck fund, but does away with annual PILOT
At their meeting on Tuesday night, Selectman Bill Boland announced that Fay School has decided to match St. Mark’s $100,000 donation toward the purchase of a new ladder truck for the town. Great news, right? Yes. And no. Fay will donate $10,000 over the next ten years, all earmarked for the ladder truck. The problem Read the full article → from Fay makes contribution to ladder truck fund, but does away with annual PILOT
Quick recap of the Board of Selectmen meeting
It was a marathon four-hour (!!) Board of Selectmen meeting last night, and the agenda was packed with hot-button topics — the new ladder truck, the new police station, and PILOT payments by non-profits to name a few. There was even a little talk about marijuana … now that got your attention, didn’t it? It Read the full article → from Quick recap of the Board of Selectmen meeting
A safer way to book ’em in Southborough
A few weeks ago I got a first-hand look at the Southborough Police Department’s new booking room. Fortunately, it was from the right side of the jail cell, not the wrong side. At town meeting in 2008, voters approved $21,000 to renovate the old booking room, which the police department said was cramped and unsafe Read the full article → from A safer way to book ’em in Southborough
Why flags are at half-staff today
President Barack Obama declared today National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day to mark the end of the Korean War 56 years ago today. Read the full article → from Why flags are at half-staff today
The week in town government
The big meeting this week is the Board of Selectmen on Tuesday. The Advisory Committee, Municipal Facilities Committee, and Historical Commission will all be attending. The agenda hasn’t been posted on the town website, but I’ve been told plans for a new police station will be the primary topic of conversation. In theory, Tuesday’s meeting Read the full article → from The week in town government
Southborough landowners complain about ZBA treatment
In a letter to the Metrowest Daily News published today, a Southborough landowner said she and her husband “feel like we have been hit by a truck” after a recent Zoning Board of Appeals meeting. The couple attended the meeting to urge the board to decline a request by a major land developer to rezone Read the full article → from Southborough landowners complain about ZBA treatment
Regional planners suggest improvements to I-495
A couple regional planning committees have been studying the I-495 corridor from Berlin to Hopkinton, including the portion that runs through Southborough. This week they presented some ideas to improve the traffic capacity of interchanges on 495 and to reduce traffic along the corridor, reports the Metrowest Daily News. In addition to redesigning the interchange Read the full article → from Regional planners suggest improvements to I-495
Southborough’s top 5 taxpayers
The Worcester Business Journal ran a brief profile of Southborough the other week. The most interesting bit from my perspective was a list of the town’s top five taxpayers in FY2009. I wasn’t familiar with any of the names on the list except for EMC, so I looked them up in the FY2009 Real Estate Read the full article → from Southborough’s top 5 taxpayers
Time to renew your Transfer Station sticker
Information on how to purchase Transfer Station stickers for 2010 went out to Southborough residents last week. You can buy them online, by mail, or in person at the DPW office. The deadline is September 15. You’re required to have a valid sticker if you want to use the Transfer Station to get rid of Read the full article → from Time to renew your Transfer Station sticker
More on the Parkerville Road water project
Over the next two weeks, DPW crews will be working on Parkerville Road south of Route 9. I asked DPW Superintendent Karen Galligan what the crews will be doing. Here’s what she told me: We are going to be hooking the water main that we installed last summer to the water system. We have to Read the full article → from More on the Parkerville Road water project
A reminder about Town House hours
Last winter Selectmen decided to mix up the hours the Town House would be open. The move was designed to save the town some money in utilities and to make the Town House more accessible to residents who work during the week. Under the new hours, the Town House was open late on Tuesdays, but Read the full article → from A reminder about Town House hours
The week in town government
This week will be a quiet one as far as town government goes with only two three meetings on the schedule. Monday, July 20 MBTA Triangle Committee, 8:00 pm @ Country Kitchen, Cordaville Hall Tuesday, July 21 Historical Commission, 7:00 pm @ Cordaville Hall Wednesday, July 22 Operating Budget Subcommittee of Regional School Committee, 6:30 Read the full article → from The week in town government