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
I will post more details in the future, but the quick update is — the meeting took over three hours and ended without the required supermajority vote of support.
And. . . I received a question from a reader that I assume others have as well — Is Tuesday’s ballot question now irrelevant? Here’s why I believe that voting on Tuesday’s ballot measure is still important for all Southborough voters. Read the full article → from Neary Building Project fails to pass at Special Town Meeting; There’s still a ballot question on Tuesday (Updated)
Some reminders and links about the Saturday morning Special Town Meeting, including to the report that the Advisory Committee issued earlier today. Read the full article → from Special Town Meeting-at-a-Glance (Updated)
Sorry for the late, breaking news so close to Saturday morning’s Special Town Meeting. I just learned tonight that I missed the report sent to me by the Advisory Committee this morning! Read the full article → from Advisory Report on Neary Building Project to Special Town Meeting
Over the next week, Southborough voters are being asked to vote twice on a proposed project for a new school for grades 2-5 on the site of the current Neary School. It would be the biggest building investment the Town has ever made.
Here’s my (overdue) look at the many promoted and debated aspects of the project. Read the full article → from Neary Building Project Overview & Updated Tax Impacts (Updated – Again)
With the Special Town Meeting coming up a week from Saturday, and the Town ballot question a few days later, some residents may be realizing they still have a lot of questions about the Neary Building Project.
The Neary Building Committee has scheduled two more opportunities. Plus, I’m sharing links to videos from the forums already held. Read the full article → from Two final Neary Building Project forums before the big votes (Updated)
Here’s my look at questions and issues related to using Town Meeting clickers at the April 7th meeting, the history of adopting clickers, and the plans for using them again in a few weeks. Read the full article → from Town Meeting questions over “Clickers”
The Neary Building Committee’s public forum for this week will focus on addressing public concerns about the project being sited in the current Neary School footprint, downhill from an old landfill. Read the full article → from Neary Building Project Forum focusing on “Project Site” — Wednesday Night
The Neary Building Committee scheduled two public forums for this week to pitch to the public about why they think the project is the right path for the Town’s educational system. Read the full article → from Neary Building Project Forum focusing on “Educational Benefits” & design — Thursday
On Monday night, voters are being asked to approve budgets and spending Articles that impact taxes for next year and beyond. Before voting on Monday, I wanted to better understand the Town’s financial outlook and what it will mean both with and without the building project. I’m sharing with readers what I learned. Read the full article → from What tax increases are we facing with, and without, the Neary Building Project?
My Southborough accepts signed letters to the editor submitted by Southborough residents. Letters may be emailed to mysouthborough@gmail.com.
The following letter is from a group of 22 Southborough residents. Read the full article → from Letter: Why We’re Voting Yes on the New Neary
The Neary Building Committee will be holding more presentations and forums to answer voters’ questions about the big project to build a new four grade school.
I’m sharing that information along with updates on the project, including touted benefits and organized opposition. Read the full article → from Neary School Building Project Overview & Update (Updated – Again)
My Southborough accepts signed letters to the editor submitted by Southborough residents. Letters may be emailed to mysouthborough@gmail.com.
The following letter is from a group of 20 Southborough residents. Read the full article → from Letter: NEARY “PLAN B”
Last week, the Select Board voted on the dates for two meetings this spring — an Annual Town Meeting in April and the Special Town Meeting on the Neary School building project in May. Read the full article → from Save the Dates for Spring Town Meetings