Above: Residents are still sought to help determine the fate of the South Union School Building, among other committees. (image cropped from Town tweet)
There are still vacancies on the 21 Highland Future Use Committee. The Town is seeking neighbors who live within a half mile, and an at-large member.
As long as I’m sharing that news, here are other vacancies on Town Committees.
Residents interested in volunteering for either the 21 Highland committee or other positions below can fill out an online form (with an option to upload a resume) here.
All of these positions are appointed ones — by the Select Board unless otherwise noted. (Stay tuned for news on elected positions that will be on the Town Ballot this spring.)
Veterans’ Graves Officer
After years serving as the Town’s agent overseeing that graves in the Town’s cemeteries are maintained with “Respect – Dignity and Honor“, Steve Whynot resigned from the post. A new volunteer will need to be appointed.
Select Board Chair Andrew Dennington announced on Tuesday night that Whynot had resigned the day prior. Board members noted their appreciation for all of the great work that Whynot has done over the years.
According to Whynot’s description on the Town website, his goals included ensuring that each Veteran’s grave “is appropriately marked with either a grave marker, flag holder or an American Flag.” He also helped with requests for granite/plaque grave markers from the federal government, among other work.
You can read more about the position here.
21 Highland Future Use Committee
As I previously posted, the Select Board voted to approve the charge of a new ad hoc committee to study and make recommendations on how the municipal property, and the historic South Union School Building situated on it, should be used.
You can read more about that here.
Additional Vacancies
The Town updated membership list shows the following vacant seats — mostly unchanged since I posted in late October.
Some of them offer multiple opportunities (e.g. a position on the CPC that are for representative of a committee that also has a vacancy).
Unless otherwise noted, members are appointed by the Select Board:
- Advisory Committee (1 vacancy) (appointed by Moderator)
- Cable Television Committee (2 vacancies) — (read more here)
- Capital Improvement & Planning Committee (2 vacancies)
- Community Preservation Committee (3 vacancies)
- Open Space Preservation Commission Representative
- (There are also a vacancies for Housing Authority and SHOPC reps, but no current openings on those committee)
- Conservation Commission (2 vacancies) — (read more here)
- Council On Aging (Alternate Member) (1 vacancy)
- Economic Development Committee (3 vacancies)
- Metropolitan Area Planning Council (1 vacancy)
- Municipal Technology Committee (1 vacancy)
- Open Space Preservation Commission (1 vacancy)
- PILOT Committee (1 vacancy) — (read more here)
- Council on Aging Representative
- Southborough Cultural Arts Council (1 vacancy)
- Southborough Public Accessibility Committee (2 vacancies)
- Southborough Scholarship Advisory Committee (5 vacancies)
- Southborough Stewardship Committee (2 vacancies)
- 1 Citizen-at-large
- (There is also a vacancy for Recreation Rep., but no current openings on that Commission)
- Taxation Aid Committee (1 vacancy)
- Veteran’s Grave Officer (1 vacancy) — (read more here)
You can learn more about the committees through links to their website pages here, which includes their responsibilities and links to recent agendas and minutes. For many, you can also view past meetings here.
Again, to apply for any of the above open seats, click here.
