Some residents are concerned about the potential for the Board to approve cutting down live public shade trees. Others are questioning whether the agreed upon process is being properly followed. Read the full article → from May 31st Tree removal hearing raises more questions (Updated)
This morning, the Town posted it’s weekly updated Covid figures. Read the full article → from Covid Update: Town and Southborough school numbers are down
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: Planning Board; Presentation by Ken’s abutters to Board of Health (Updated)
This week, the Select Board heard from the committee charged with recommending how to use $3M in federal American Rescue Plan Act funds. Now, the Board will have to decide whether to adhere to those recommendations and how. Read the full article → from Select Board considering recommendation for how to spend $3M in ARPA funds
Following up with more news from Monday’s Board of Health meeting. Read the full article → from More Public Health News: Spraying for poison ivy & mosquitos, tightening Tobacco regs, and dealing with industrial noise
I have to apologize for a strange typo I made in my Covid Update this week. Somehow I included an oddly high number for the two week count. Read the full article → from Covid Update: Numbers are up but not that high!
This week, BOH discussed addressing safety issues at Fitzy’s and other issues related to food vendor permitting and inspections. Read the full article → from Food Permit News: Fitzgerald’s addressing health and safety permit issues; limits for resident vendors
I have updates on two lawsuits that had been filed against the Town, Read the full article → from Legal Update: Mass Supreme Court reviewing constitutionality of Select Board comment policy; no more Park Central appeals
There were two big announcements at last week’s Historical Commission meeting. Both related to the Town’s private schools’ reactions to public upset over two unrelated matters. Read the full article → from Historical News: St. Mark’s to “survey” for burial sites; Fay taking deeper look into “Doc Stone’s House”; official National Historic District and more (Updated – Again)
The public is invited to read and comment on the 2021 draft Master Plan for Southborough. Read the full article → from Public Comment open for Town’s new Master Plan
This morning, the Town posted it’s weekly updated Covid figures. Read the full article → from Covid Update: Town and school numbers keep rising (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: BOH on Fitzgerald’s; Select Board on final ARPA recommendations, Tree Warden; Regional School Committee (Updated)
A lot happened at last week’s Annual Town Meeting. Here is my final coverage on the discussions and votes. Read the full article → from Town Meeting Wrap Up: Noise Bylaw, PILOT Committee, and clarifying Neary Feasibility Study (Updated)
Debbie DeMuria won the race for the Planning Board last night. Read the full article → from Town Election: winners are Debbie DeMuria and Joan Frank; women rule Southborough’s big boards