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. (Scroll down for details on any meetings that popped up after last Monday’s post.) 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, February 3, 2025
- Board of Commissioners of Trust Funds Meeting, 9:00 am @ zoom only (agenda, look for video to be posted here) Agenda Highlights: Discuss and potentially vote on applicant
Tuesday, February 4, 2025
- Select Board Meeting, 6:15 pm @ Town House Hearing Room and zoom (agenda with packet) Agenda Highlights: Appoint Probationary Police Officer; Pole Hearings for 184 Parkerville & 10 Pine Hill roads; FY26 Water Rates; Updates from Conservation and Finance; Consider establishing a Cemetery Commission
Wednesday, February 5, 2025
- MetroWest RECC District Meeting, 9:30 am @ Westborough Fire Dept (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Facility design, timeline, and costs; Architectural contract change order; Updates on Grant amendment and application, Exec Director position, District structure, Communications, & Lease
- MetroWest RECC Operations Meeting, (9:30 am – but after adjournment of Governance Board meeting) @ Westborough Fire Dept (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Updates on Facilities, Equipment, and Policy/Procedures
Friday, February 7, 2025
- Neary Building Committee Finance Subcommittee Meeting, 2:00 pm @ zoom only (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Discuss project finances and the Town’s updated 5 yr budget projection
- Select Board Meeting, 2:00 pm @ NBC Finance Subcommittee Meeting (agenda) Agenda Highlights: Joint Meeting with NBC Finance Subcommittee
Saturday, February 8, 2025
- Budget Summit Meeting, 8:30 am @ Public Safety Building, Agenda Highlights: Joint Select Board & Advisory Committee review of FY2026 budgets focused on Fire, K-8 and Regional schools, DPW, Police, and overall budgets
Looking Back:
Below are meetings from last week that were posted after I ran last week’s list:
Thursday, January 30, 2025
- Master Plan Implementation Committee Meeting, 6:00pm (agenda, video) Agenda Highlights: Analysis of goals & recommendations and updates; Report to the Planning Board
- Trails Committee Meeting, 7:30 pm (agenda, video) Agenda Highlights: Peninsula Trail work status and next steps; volunteer recruitment
Friday, January 31, 2025
- Board of Trustees of the Affordable Housing Trust Meeting, 8:45 am (agenda, video) Agenda Highlights: Appoint AHT Representative to Community Preservation Committee
- Neary School Building Committee – Communications Subcommittee Meeting, 9:00 am (agenda, video) Agenda Highlights: Debrief of feedback received to date; Discuss website and communication plan updates; Review and release FAQs
*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-37 and Charter-194).
- School Committee Meetings:
- Subcommittee meetings and some special meetings are only available to attend/view live (in person or by “webinar”) with no later rebroadcast.
