Above: I wish I could say that I took this pic of my lawn. Unfortunately, I haven’t seen such signs of spring yet! Have you? (Photo by Susan Fitzgerald)
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Could someone please remind me of where the Algonquin building fee split stands? Has that been adjudicated, settled, or is it in somewhere in the ether?
Also…could someone bring me up to speed on the Zoning document as it relates to Town Meeting? Is there really going to be a big overhaul suggested at this late stage? (Hint: if there is, I for one will not support it…)
Thanks!
I can point you to an answer on the second question. The Planning Board posted a document showing redlined version and comparison chart of the changes. You can find it on their website under Town Meeting Articles, here: http://www.southboroughtown.com/Planning/TMWarrantArt.htm
Mark,
Beth’s statement is correct. Here is some more information. Planning Board presented a document listing possible changes to the site plan review process (much less than the whole ZAC document but still several pages of new bylaw), and the reasons for them, at the opening of the public hearing a little less than two weeks ago. Sometime after that the document listing those changes and the reasons became available online. At the public hearing attendees, and some planning board members, raised some technical questions about the proposed law. The hearing is still open, apparently until some as yet un-posted Planning Board meeting to occur next week before Town Meeting. At that meeting next week they apparently plan to decide whether to go forward to Town Meeting with the proposed change or not. So, it is undecided, as of now. After the first night of the public hearing, Advisory Committee voted unanimously to recommend indefinite postponement, if the proposed bylaw change is brought to a vote. The discussion on Advisory Committee centered around the lack of available time to settle open questions before voters were going to be asked to make this text into law. So, that’s a summary of where it stands now. We’ll know next week.
I got an answer from Superintendent Gobron on your first question about the building fee split: “The dispute has not yet been settled. It is our continued hope that a resolution will be reached soon.”
I love this picture of the lawn on the corner of Latisquama and Main. Once the crocuses bloom it always reminds me that Spring is actually coming and brings a smile to my face. Thanks for posting that.
When I posted the photo, it was with a disclaimer that I hadn’t seen such signs of spring yet this year. Then I drove down Main Street and was excited to see the same scene at that corner.
It does look like Susan captured an early marking of Spring right there a few years ago.
I’m curious if there are any homeschoolers in town.