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 (Updated)
The Select Board was presented this week with concepts for how Finn School could be converted to a Community Center in the future, with some storage and offices for municipal departments. Read the full article → from Community Center committee recommends using Finn School (if available)
DPW has been patrolling and filling potholes. If they missed one on your road (or one you commute on), call them. Read the full article → from Found a pothole? Call DPW
Annual Town Meeting is coming up at the end of next month. There’s a lot on the Warrant that I’ll need to cover between now and then. One interesting Article that just popped up is a Citizen’s Petition Article to change a voting threshold for committing Community Preservation Act funds. Read the full article → from Annual Town Meeting: Citizen’s Petition on CPA
If you’d like to have plants in your yard and around the community this summer that support native pollinators, sign up now to sow the seeds this winter to make that happen. Read the full article → from ’24 Winter Sow program to grow native seedlings (for free) (Updated)
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
The “Super Tuesday” Presidential Primary is just a month from today. The Town Clerk asked me to share important information on registration, voting by mail, and early voting options. Read the full article → from Voting in the Presidential Primary
On Monday night, residents and property owners/developers questioned the parcels that the Planning Board has selected for proposed MBTA zoning overlays. Read the full article → from MBTA Zoning Update
There are still vacancies on the 21 Highland Future Use Committee. The Town is seeking neighbors who live within a half mile, and an at-large member.
As long as I’m sharing that news, here are other vacancies on Town Committees. Read the full article → from Volunteers for 21 Highland Future Use Committee by Feb 1st
Next week, Southborough Public Health is providing Narcan, and the training required to use it, for free. Read the full article → from Sign up for free Narcan Training – February 5th
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
This week, the Select Board voted to appoint former Boxborough Fire Chief Paul Fillebrown Jr. to step in as Southborough’s interim Chief when Chief Steven Achilles steps down. (The position is contingent on coming to final contract terms.) Read the full article → from Interim Fire Chief selected
It looks like the Town is facing a bigger than usual challenge this year in trying to rein budget increases in. Big drivers for tax increases this year aren’t the same one we have seen in the past couple of years. Read the full article → from Residents may be looking at a big tax increase.
The Town is promoting a new opening for a full time Business Admin, and working to recruit a replacement for the outgoing Fire Chief, and a firefighter/paramedic.
In looking at the Town’s website, they are also still trying to hire a Police Officer and a driver for DPW. Plus, there are a bunch more listings for jobs in our schools. Read the full article → from Job listings