After months of pushing by member Phil Jenks, the Planning Board is finally sharing a material packet in advance with their agenda. Included in it is a draft of the proposed Site Plan Review Bylaw.
But the biggest news in this week’s meetings is that the Board of Selectmen meeting will be held tonight, conflicting with the Planning Board’s regularly scheduled meeting.
That means the Planning Board will get top billing with live broadcast from the hearing room tonight. The BOS is relegated to the Senior Center at 9 Cordaville Road. The BOS’ first scheduled broadcast is tomorrow morning at 8:00 am.
Tonight’s BOS meeting includes a hearing and decision on tax rate classification. Assessors are recommending continuing with the single rate. (That rate would decrease by $0.16, but the bill for an average single family is projected to increase 2.9%.)
Last year, there was a large pro-business turnout lobbying against splitting the rate. That was in response to a scheduled presentation by Carl Guyer pitching for a residential/commercial rate split. This year, with no scheduled presentation on the agenda, the turnout is likely to be much smaller.
Below is a selection of the committee and board meetings for the week along with selected highlights from the agendas. All these meetings are open to the public, so you’re welcome to stop on by.
Be aware that changes to the meeting schedule are known to happen throughout the week. For a complete list of meetings, visit the town website.
Monday, November 3, 2014
- Board of Selectmen, 6:30 PM @ Rooms A and B, Cordaville Hall, 9 Cordaville Road (agenda with packet) Agenda Highlights: Tax Rate classification hearing; Open Space Preservation Commission public records request. (For background on the OSPC request, click here.) – Recorded for by SAM*
- Planning Board, 7:00 PM @ Hearing Room, Town House (agenda with packet) Agenda Highlights: Bond Release – Deerfoot Estates/Kenley Lane; proposed Site Plan Review Bylaw- Broadcast live and replayed by SAM*
Wednesday, November 5, 2014
- Youth Commission, 7:15 PM @ Fayville Village Hall, 42 Central Street (agenda)
Thursday, November 6, 2014
- Economic Development Committee, 7:30 AM @ Putnam Family Arts Center, St. Mark’s School, 25 Marlborough Road (agenda) Agenda Highlights: This is the Southborough 2040 Business & Non-Profit Summit
- Trails Committee, 7:00 PM @ Recreation Office, South Union Building, 21 Highland Street (agenda)
*Southborough Access Media will be broadcasting the Planning Board meeting live on Verizon-37 and Charter-192, and recording the BOS meeting for later play. Click here to see this week’s schedule with rebroadcast times.
Update (11/4/14 10:30 am): Fixed typo saying tax rate would be reduced 12 cents.
(Photo by Susan Fitzgerald)
