In Tuesday’s election, Southborough voters approved all four ballot questions for debt exemptions. They also voted to make a change on the Select Board. Read the full article → from Pfaff & Stivers win Select Board race (Updated)
The Annual Town Election takes place tomorrow. Here is an overview with links to more supporting info. Read the full article → from Tuesday’s Election-at-a-Glance
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
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The following letter is from the Southborough School Committee.] Read the full article → from Letter: School Roof Questions on May 12th Ballot
The Annual Town Election takes place a week from today. Here’s an overview of what you need to know to prepare to vote. Read the full article → from May 12th Town Election: What & Who is on the Ballot (Updated)
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)
On Saturday, at a meeting with low turnout and big financial asks, Southborough Town officials had resounding success. Annual Town Meeting (ATM) voters passed every Article put forward by the Town without any amendments. The only Article that didn’t pass was a Citizen’s Petition that officials didn’t support.
Approved requests included borrowing authorization for Trottier Middle School’s roof and the $25M for a 5-year road and sidewalk improvements plan. To move forward, those two projects will still need Annual Town Election voters’ support next month. Read the full article → from ATM passes everything Town officials asked for (and nothing it didn’t)
Even after significant assistance from the state, Southborough’s share of the Trottier Middle School roof replacement project is estimated at $5.4M. Read the full article → from Trottier Roof Replacement headed to Town Meeting (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