If you signed up to receive alerts from the Town website, you may have received a confusing notice from “The Town of Southborough”. Read the full article → from Fayville Hall: SYFS is moving out; Town is putting out an RFP for potential buyers
At the same time, as the clock is ticking for the Town to decide whether or not to match an offer on a 27.8 acre parcel of land, the Town is seeking three volunteers to deal with the purchase and sale of two other parcels. Read the full article → from Recruiting for committees on Golf Course CR and disposition of Fayville Hall
I already updated you on what passed and failed at Town Meeting, including last night. And I filled you in on action around some of the business from Tuesday and Wednesday nights.
Now, here’s a deeper look back. Read the full article → from Town Meeting: Recreation lighting projects and Historic preservation (or not)
Two voters (and meeting procedures) were the difference between holding onto the “rotting”, historic Fayville Hall (with its “cess pit”) and authorizing selectmen to “dispose of it”. Read the full article → from Town Meeting 2016 recap: Preservationists prevail across the board; every voter mattered (Updated-again)
This post is just to give you an overview of the articles up for vote and links to any you want to check out in more detail. Read the full article → from Town Warrant at a glance: Offload buildings, aggregate electricity for property owners, rewrite energy building codes and more
The Board of Selectmen will be asking Town Meeting voters permission to sell two buildings: Fayville Hall and the former, secondary Fire Station. Read the full article → from BOS recommends selling Fayville Hall and Fire Station #2; discusses future of South Union
The town is working on three projects worth knowing about: Identifying excess Town properties; pursuing a power supply aggregate for the community; and evaluating recreational gym and field needs in town. Read the full article → from Town efforts: Evaluating resources/needs; Pursuing aggregate electricity savings for community
I was going to follow up with a story from last week’s School Committee meeting. But Southborough Wicked Local did it for me. Read the full article → from Southborough Access Media seeking a new home in Southborough schools
At their meeting on Tuesday night, Selectmen briefly discussed closing Fayville Hall as a way to save the town some cash. It’s something the town has considered for some time now. Read the full article → from Town considers closing Fayville Hall
Advisory Committee member Al Hamilton has a plan to balance the budget, and it doesn’t revolve around layoffs or salary freezes or cuts to programs. What’s his magic bullet? Sell the Southborough Arts Center. Or Fayville Hall, or Fire Station 2, or the Cemetery Building, all of which he labels “money pits.” In a recent Read the full article → from Should we get rid of the Arts Center?