The Town received only one bid in response to their RFP for the historic South Union building. While selectmen noted concerns, they continued to move towards bringing the proposal to voters at this Saturday’s Annual Town Meeting on May 22nd. Read the full article → from South Union Building sale headed to Town Meeting (Updated)
Southborough Selectmen are hoping to sell off another historic property. Read the full article → from Selectmen to seek bids on South Union School building
While a formal decision has yet to be made – the School Research Subcommittee seems on track to recommend closing one school. It would be part of a multi-pronged approach to handle municipal building needs. Read the full article → from Town research into “closing” a current school and selling an old school may lead to new building renovation projects (Updated)
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
With renewed community interest in preserving town history, here’s a look at what the town commission charged with that mission is doing. Read the full article → from Historical Commission working to preserve historic Southborough
The Massachusetts Historical Commission recently approved a handful of buildings to be nominated for inclusion in the National Register of Historic Places, and Southborough’s South Union School made the list. Read the full article → from State nominates Southborough’s South Union School as historic place
I wasn’t at the Board of Selectmen meeting last night, but according to the recap in the Metrowest Daily News, I missed some action. Selectmen got worked up over a $9,000 change order request on the South Union School repair project, and ultimately denied the request: “I’ve got a big problem with this request,” Selectman Read the full article → from Selectmen tackle South Union School repair bill and civilian flaggers
An elevation from the architect’s plan for South Union School repairs. The town of Southborough is soliciting bids to repair windows, doors, and masonry at the South Union School which houses the Arts Center and Recreation Department. The work is being funded in part by grants from the Southborough Community Preservation Act. Separately, the Southborough Read the full article → from Bids solicited for South Union School repairs
Did you know the South Union School (now the Arts Center) used to house a branch of the local library? Or that it was built in 1912 by well-known architects Cooper and Bailey who built a number of area schools in the early 1900’s? Or that it’s an example of Classical Revival architecture? The Southborough Read the full article → from The historic South Union School