(This is the third in a series of posts about last week’s open meeting on zoning review. A group of residents and committee members who assembled at the Town House were asked five questions related to zoning. I’ll cover one question each day this week. Up today is subdivisions.) The town calls them major residential Read the full article → from What your neighbors had to say about subdivisions
Government
Conservation Committee to consider fees and fields
I just got the agenda for tomorrow night’s Conservation Committee meeting and noticed a couple of interesting items. Proposed fees The first is a discussion of proposed fees for conservation filings and services. The committee does not currently impose fees except where required by the state. Conservation Administrator Beth Rosenblum explained the fees are intended Read the full article → from Conservation Committee to consider fees and fields
Preview of the school calendar for 2009-2010
It’s going to be a bit of a late start for students when school opens next fall. At last week’s Southborough School Committee meeting, Superintendent Charles Gobron presented the proposed schedule for the 2009-2010 school year. Gobron explained that because Labor Day falls late this year (September 7), students won’t start school until September 2. Read the full article → from Preview of the school calendar for 2009-2010
What your neighbors had to say about mixed-use development
(This is the second in a series of posts about last week’s open meeting on zoning review. A group of residents and committee members who assembled at the Town House were asked five questions related to zoning. I’ll cover one question each day this week. Up today is mixed-use development.) Picture this: You step off Read the full article → from What your neighbors had to say about mixed-use development
Schools give money back to town
The town of Southborough can thank the schools for a $90,000 gift. The school district had money left over from capital projects, so they decided to hand it back to the town. The money was originally appropriated through votes at last year’s town meeting. At the Southborough School Committee meeting last week, Director of Business Read the full article → from Schools give money back to town
What your neighbors had to say about development along Route 9
(This is the first in a series of posts about last week’s open meeting on zoning review. A group of residents and committee members who assembled at the Town House were asked five questions related to zoning. I’ll cover one question each day this week. First up is development along Route 9.) “I don’t want Read the full article → from What your neighbors had to say about development along Route 9
Public hearing on water rates
The Board of Selectmen will hold a public hearing on Tuesday to discuss new water rates. Southborough gets its water from the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority (MWRA). The MWRA warned earlier this year that water rates for next year may rise due to cuts in local aid. Southborough sets its consumer rate for water after Read the full article → from Public hearing on water rates
The week in town government
Here are the department and committee meetings for the week. Enjoy. Monday, February 16 President’s Day – no meetings schedule Tuesday, February 17 Board of Selectmen, 7:00 pm @ Hearing Room, Town House (agenda) Advisory Committee, 7:30 pm @ Upper Hall, Cordaville Hall (agenda) Wednesday, February 18 No meetings scheduled Thursday, February 19 Personnel Board, Read the full article → from The week in town government
A caution from the Southborough Fire Department
From the fire department website: An organization called the Firefighters Support Foundation is currently soliciting donations in Southborough. This organization is not connected in any way with the Southborough Fire Department. Funds collected by the Firefighters Support Foundation based in Medford Massachusetts do not benefit the Southborough Fire Department, or the aerial ladder fund. If Read the full article → from A caution from the Southborough Fire Department
A chance to talk with Carolyn Dykema
Representative Carolyn Dykema will be at Red Barn Coffee on Monday from 9:00 to 10:30 am to meet with constituents and answer questions. All are encouraged to attend. Dykema represents Southborough precincts 2 and 3. If you can’t make it to Red Barn on Monday, you can set up a personal appointment with Dykema by Read the full article → from A chance to talk with Carolyn Dykema
Southborough “shovel-ready” projects unlikely to get federal stimulus funds
The state released a list of “shovel-ready” projects yesterday — these are projects that could benefit from the $1 to $2 billion the state expects to receive in federal stimulus funds — and from what I can tell, no projects submitted by the town of Southborough made the cut. According to the www.mass.gov/recovery website, there Read the full article → from Southborough “shovel-ready” projects unlikely to get federal stimulus funds
Residents weigh in on zoning questions
“We’re digging in our heels, rolling up our sleeves, and getting ready for 18 months of zoning fun.” That’s what Town Planner Vera Kolias told a group of about two dozen residents and committee members who assembled last night at the Town House to discuss zoning bylaw review. Fueled by free Starbuck’s coffee and chocolate Read the full article → from Residents weigh in on zoning questions
Some tips on paying your excise tax
If you’re like us, you got your excise tax bills in the mail this week. How many envelopes arrived in your mailbox? Two? Three? Four? We got two, one for each car we own. My ever-thrifty husband wondered why the bills weren’t mailed in the same envelope. The Board of Selectmen and Advisory Committee wondered Read the full article → from Some tips on paying your excise tax
A picture is worth 40,000 words
Southborough’s main zoning bylaws — Chapter 174 of the town code — contain 6 articles, 47 sections, and almost 40,000 words. In all that text, there are a total of two pictures. Two. That’s not a particularly good image-to-text ratio. One of the goals of the zoning bylaw review project is to make the bylaws Read the full article → from A picture is worth 40,000 words