Yesterday, the Board of Health voted to update its tobacco regulations. The decision was prompted by recently learning that at least one convenience store in town was purportedly selling “pouch” tobacco/nicotine in flavors that would appeal to kids. Read the full article → from BOH bans convenience store sales of nicotine pouches
The Southborough Cultural Arts Council (SCAC) is seeking volunteers to help them prepare for the next round of grants to support arts and culture in/for our community.
While I’m sharing their news, I’m also updating on the other vacancies on Town committees that need to be filled. Read the full article → from SCAC’s call for new members. Plus other committees with vacancies
Southborough Youth & Family Services announced programs “designed to help students and families feel prepared, connected, and confident”. Read the full article → from “Smoother” Starts & Transitions support for NSBORO K-9th graders
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
A week from tonight, the Select Board is holding its next monthly “Office Hours” session. (Really, an hour.) Read the full article → from Select Board Office Hour — August 12th
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 Town is promoting a new survey on the the previously proposed school building project and potential future votes. Read the full article → from Take the School Building Survey (Updated)
I learned a detail that some readers who follow the town’s affordable housing efforts might find interesting. Read the full article → from Southborough’s “Area” used for Median Income calculations
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
Last month, the Select Board voted to increase the permit fees for the Transfer Station Stickers that are now available for purchase for the coming season, which starts on September 15th.
As usual, public discussions about Transfer Station costs prompted chatter about users and taxpayers unfairly covering the costs for people abusing the system. At a Select Board meeting, officials discussed plans to gather data on the issue. Read the full article → from Transfer Station stickers (and an update on illegal use complaints)
Last week, the Planning Board and Select Board voted to approve the Town’s updated 5 year Housing Production Plan. The plan is one element for the Town to maintain “safe harbor” against unwanted new 40B housing projects.
The HPP identifies the town’s “affordable housing needs” and recommends strategies for meeting them. Those tactics include potential zoning changes, like lifting the nearly maxed out cap on age 55+ housing developments. Read the full article → from Town to work on zoning changes to help increase affordable and diverse housing (Updated)
In April, Southborough’s Building Commissioner was “separated from service” and an interim acting commissioner appointed. Four months later, the Select Board is still not recruiting a long term replacement. Instead, the Town is reviewing how the department should be structured or regionalized going forward. Read the full article → from Building Dept in “Transition” and under review
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 Wastewater Study Committee has been digging into cost-effective ways to provide wastewater treatment to properties in the highway corridor. Here is an update on their efforts. Read the full article → from Wastewater Study Update