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Select Board to determine “next steps” on school buildings following failed Neary vote

On June 3rd, the board is likely to vote on a "path" including the pace for exploring options and community outreach.

by Beth Melo on

This week, the Select Board and the Neary Building Committee (NBC) had a follow up discussion on voters’ rejection of the big building project for a new 4 grade school to replace Neary School.

They agreed that more community input is needed on how to handle issues over Neary School building maintenance and safety issues, “housing” Southborough Public School PreK-8 students, and any potential maintenance investments, or building/renovation projects.

But there wasn’t agreement on the next steps needed. That included differences over how soon to start work and the pace for researching and communicating options to the public. Read the full article → from Select Board to determine “next steps” on school buildings following failed Neary vote

The week in government

Planning Board on Fay School addition, Select Board & School Committee on Neary School path forward, Regional School Committee, ZBA on 250 Turnpike 40B, Conservation Commission on Woodland Rd and Richards Rd sidewalk installations, and more

by Beth Melo on

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

Election Results: No on Neary, plus a new face on the Select Board (Updated-Again)

Tim Fling will join Kathy Cook on the Select Board in place of Sam Stivers and Denise Eddy will serve on the School Committee

by Beth Melo on

The preliminary results were released tonight for the Annual Town Election.

In a very high turnout by Town Election standards, voters overwhelmingly rejected the Neary School Building Project. The results for the Select Board race were initially less clear — but it looks like that race has been called. Read the full article → from Election Results: No on Neary, plus a new face on the Select Board (Updated-Again)

Recapping Special Town Meeting on the Neary Building Project

by Beth Melo on

On Saturday morning, 1,178 voters checked into the just over 3 hour Special Town Meeting on the proposed new Neary School building project. They represented about 15.6% of Southborough’s registered voters.

The voters gathered to decicd whether or not Southborough should borrow to fund a $108.5M school building project for a new school for grades 2-5. Read the full article → from Recapping Special Town Meeting on the Neary Building Project

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