Last week, the Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC) met to hear a presentation from the consultants on potential renovations to Neary School. Read the full article → from Update on Neary School building project study
Since I last posted about Neary School’s roof replacement and the plan for addressing other issues with the elementary school building, both timelines have been delayed.
I’m updating readers on the latest plans. Read the full article → from Neary Building Update: Delayed roof replacement and project timeline
I’m overdue in sharing the goals that the Select Board has posted for the year. These are the tasks that members are prioritizing to accomplish (or at least make progress on) before the end of next June. They include continued efforts for better “Financial Planning”, and “Community Engagement, Transparency & Communications”. The board will continue Read the full article → from Select Board’s goals for this year (FY27)
In a post about committee vacancies earlier this week, I noted that the Town would need to fill a seat on the Elementary School Building Committee. On Tuesday night, the Select Board decided that they need a volunteer with relevant experience in engineering, construction or design of buildings.
There is a volunteer waiting in the wings. But a Select Board member highlighted that his appointment might create an “optics issue”. His joining would make the majority of the committee former members of the Neary Building Committee. Read the full article → from Seeking residents with Building Construction/Design experience for School Building Committee
The Town is advertising its need for two new members on the Conservation Commission. While I’m sharing that news, I’ll highlight other committees with current vacancies, and ones that may soon have more. Read the full article → from Need for Volunteers: Conservation, Advisory, Tricentennial, EDC, Elementary School Building Committee, and more
On Tuesday, the Select Board approved a key stage for studying renovation options for the grades 4-5 school building.
The board awarded the bid to a new consultant to conduct the feasibility study and create schematic designs. (That vote is contingent on successfully negotiating a contract.) Read the full article → from Applicant selected to conduct Neary reno Feasibility Study
The annual forum to get to know the candidates running for contested positions is a week from tonight. It allows residents to essentially take part in the job interview for seats on one of the most powerful boards in the executive branch of our Town government.
Three candidates are vying for two seats on the Select Board.
As usual, the event will include a meet and greet followed by a moderated Q&A hosted by the Trustees of the Southborough Library. Read the full article → from Reminder: Candidates Night is this Wednesday
The annual forum to get to know the candidates running for contested positions is a week from tonight. It allows residents to essentially take part in the job interview for seats on one of the most powerful boards in the executive branch of our Town government.
Three candidates are vying for two seats on the Select Board.
As usual, the event will include a meet and greet followed by a moderated Q&A hosted by the Trustees of the Southborough Library. Read the full article → from Candidates Night — Wednesday, April 29th (Updated)
Last night, the Select Board approved the charge for a new Elementary School Building Committee. In less than two weeks, they will interview applicants to serve on the committee and start making appointments. Read the full article → from Apply soon for the “Elementary School Building Committee”
Following up on Monday’s Special Town Meeting (STM), the Select Board & School Committee talked through the timeline for dealing with Neary School’s building issues on Tuesday night. That included a timeline for replacing the roof and process for pursuing a renovation project. Read the full article → from Neary Roof & Renovation next steps
Voters at tonight’s Special Town Meeting on the future of Southborough Schools overwhelmingly voted to fund replacing Neary School’s roof. They also voted to spend $175K to study two options for potential renovation projects for school improvements. The overwhelming majority also voted against spending on other studies for alternative renovations to expand Finn School or Finn and Trottier Middle School. Read the full article → from Special Town Meeting votes for Neary roof & studies; No studies for Finn/Trottier renovations (Updated)
Tomorrow night, voters have consequential decisions to make about the short term and long term future of Southborough’s schools and expenses that impact short term and long term budgets. Read the full article → from Special Town Meeting-at-a-Glance (Updated)
Tomorrow night, Southborough voters are invited to make decisions on the 4 Articles in the Special Town Meeting Warrant. For each Town Meeting, the Advisory Committee is charged with writing a report to aid voters in making those decisions. The committee asked me to share their report for this meeting with readers. Read the full article → from Report from Advisory to Special Town Meeting Voters
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 Beth Wittcoff. Read the full article → from Letter: Vote YES on Special Town Meeting Articles 1 & 4, NO on 2 & 3