Here are the posted open, public Southborough committee and board meetings for this week* along with my selected highlights from the agendas.
As always, be aware that changes to the meeting schedule (and agendas) are known to happen throughout the week. For an updated list of meetings, visit the Town website.
These days, most (but not all) meetings, can be participated in, watched live, and replayed from home.)**
Monday, November 27, 2023
- Municipal Technology Committee Meeting, 6:30 pm @ zoom only (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Town website review and prioritize feedback, User Journey collection/analysis, Auto-failover to Secondary ISP; Town IT Staffing & Managed services; Schools tech budget review; Town phone system options; Town Survey Status
- Planning Board Meeting, 6:30 pm @ Town House Hearing Room and zoom (agenda and packet) Agenda Highlights: MBTA Communities Zoning (Mapping Session Results, Excluded Land Question, Next Steps); Draft Bylaw to replace Public Works Planning Board with Public Works Advisory Committee; Update on Accessory Dwelling Units; Public Hearing on St. Mark’s School Parking lot; Discuss Proposed 40Bs (120 & 250 Turnpike Rd and Park Central); Prioritize Master Plan Implementation goals; Zoning Map Update; Unauthorized Scenic Road Tree removals, Tree Removal Application
- Capital Improvement and Planning Committee Meeting, 7:00 pm @ zoom only (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Review of 10 Year and FY25 Capital Plans for departments – Facilities, Police, & Fire; Review of FY25 outlook based on all dept submissions
- Southborough Cultural Arts Council Meeting, 7:00 pm @ Public Safety Building Training Room, 32 Cordaville Rd (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Fayville Hall update; Review and vote on grant applications; Elect officers; Discuss required survey
Tuesday, November 28, 2023
- Trails Committee Meeting, 7:30 pm @ zoom only (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Peninsula Trail status and next steps; Budget
Wednesday, November 29, 2023
- Select Board Meeting, 9:00 am @ zoom only (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Appoint Building Inspector and Maintenance Technician
- Board of Assessors Meeting, 4:00 pm @ DPW Meeting Room, 147 Cordaville Rd (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Approve monthly excise tax abatements; Approve FY25 budget
- Economic Development Committee Meeting, 6:30 pm @ Southborough Senior Center, 9 Cordaville Rd (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Update on MBTA Communities Mapping; Potential survey vs. Master Plan objectives; Year-end EDC summary report; PEDWG Grant Survey; Social media and outreach feedback; FY25 budget; Priorities from Master Plan Implementation Goals; One Stop grant outcome for FY24
- Library Board of Trustees Meeting, 6:30 pm @ zoom only (agenda) Agenda Highlights: FY25 Budget; Mass Public Library Construction Program update; Job Descriptions; Holiday Celebration
- Neary School Building Committee – Designer Selection Subcommittee Meeting, 7:00 pm @ zoom only (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Continue review of Request for Services responses and references
- Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting, 7:00 pm @ Town House Hearing Room and zoom (agenda, materials) Agenda Highlights: Public Hearing on Park Central 40B Special Permit (Planned focus is Covenant & Traffic)
- Planning Board Meeting, 7:00 pm @ ZBA Meeting (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Attend/participate in ZBA Hearing on Park Central Special Permit
Thursday, November 30 , 2023
- Board of Commissioners of Trust Funds Meeting, 8:00 am @ Town House Hearing Room (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Potential votes on an applicant’s request for assistance and annual gifts to Council on Aging and Youth and Family Services
- Master Plan Implementation Committee Meeting, 7:00 pm @ Town House Hearing Room (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Progress reports from members; Report for Planning Board; web page updates
*I don’t list meetings that are only closed Executive Sessions unless the agenda indicates the possibility of some action in an open public session at the opening or closing of the meeting.
**Details on watching meetings remotely:
- Town Committee/Board Meetings:
- If in-person meetings don’t also advertise a zoom option, assume that it won’t be broadcast or captured on video.
- To remotely participate in meetings that allow zoom, click here.
- To live stream (or view later) remote or hybrid meetings (even those covered by Southborough Access Media) over the internet, use the Town’s YouTube Channel for Remote Meetings. (The meetings covered by SAM can also be streamed on their website here, and eventually on SAM’s YouTube Channel.)
- Cable Access — Southborough Access Media broadcasts the regular evening meetings for the Select Board, Planning Board, and Zoning Board of Appeals that take place in the Town House Hearing Room. (Those meetings will still allow zoom participation.) View SAM’s live and replayed broadcasts via their Government cable access channel (Verizon-38 and Charter-194).
Updated (11/27/23 12:56 pm): The agenda has been posted for the MPIC meeting on Thursday. (I initially noted the link was missing.)
