If you’ve been looking forward to Household Hazardous Waste Day to clean out your garage/shed, prepare to load up your car/truck and head to the Transfer Station in two days. But note the event limitations. Read the full article → from Household Hazardous Waste Day is Saturday
Above: SYFS announced its completed relocated from the southside to downtown, and is promoting a survey on youth substance abuse. (images edited from logos and Google maps and flyer) Southborough Youth & Family Services recently moved into their new (but very old) home. The Town agency is also promoting another substance abuse survey that they Read the full article → from SYFS news: New office and a Parent/Caregiver survey request
[Editor’s Note: As you’ll see in my recap, this story involves my own actions — in the form of an amendment I proposed but failed to convince other voters to pass.]
At Saturday’s Special Town Meeting, voters overwhelmingly supported converting the position of Town Clerk from elected to an appointed job that reports the Select Board.
Town Meeting voters first rejected a proposed amendment (by me) to ratify the change through the next Town election. The passage of Article 1 authorized the Select Board to petition the state legislature to enact the change. Read the full article → from Town Clerk may be shifted to an appointed position without going to the Town ballot
Costco’s traffic analysis presentation to the Planning Board was postponed by two weeks. Read the full article → from Costco Traffic Presentation pushed to November 2nd
On Saturday morning, a member of the Zoning Board of Appeals, with support from the Planning Board, tried and failed to convince Special Town Meeting voters to rewrite residential zoning bylaws. The zoning change would have added a special permitted use for new development of two-family homes. Read the full article → from Zoning change for new 2-family homes fails to muster enough support
Here is a selection of the committee and board meetings for the week along with my selected highlights from the agendas. Read the full article → from The week in government (Updated-Again)
Here’s my quick recap of today’s decisions made by voters. Read the full article → from Special Town Meeting results
This afternoon, the Advisory Committee shared its report to tomorrow morning’s Special Town Meeting. Read the full article → from Advisory Committee Report to Special Town Meeting
Here’s my overview of what’s on Southborough’s ballots, where to find more details to help you fill in your choices, and how you can cast the ballots once you’re ready. Read the full article → from Early Voting in the State Election starts Saturday (Updated)
[This part of a series of guest posts contributed by the Tricentennial Committee to get the community excited about, and keep them informed of, the preparations for celebrating the Town’s 300th anniversary throughout 2027.]
Southborough was incorporated on July 17, 1727, and that means next year our town will be 300 years old! To celebrate, we’re putting together a year-long birthday party as a tribute to our rich history, vibrant present, and promising future! Read the full article → from Nominate “Southborough History Makers” by Nov 11th
Special Town Meeting is just two days away. Here’s my updated overview of what’s up for a vote. (And some logistics.) Read the full article → from Saturday is Special Town Meeting (Updated)
[Ed note: My Southborough accepts signed letters to the editor submitted by Southborough residents. Letters may be emailed to mysouthborough@gmail.com.
The following letter is from Kathy Cook for the Select Board.]
To the Editor:
On behalf of the Select Board, I am writing to express support of Article 3 on the Warrant for Saturday’s Special Town Meeting. Read the full article → from Letter: Support Article 3 for CPA Golf Course Irrigation Project at Special Town Meeting
At Saturday’s Special Town Meeting, voters will be asked to rescind a portion of previously approved borrowing authorizations that the Select Board determined was larger than needed. But one of those requests is being questioned. Read the full article → from STM Article 6: Potential debate over Breakneck Hill restoration budget
The CPC and Trails Committee are bringing a funding request to Special Town Meeting for a footbridge help safely close a gap in Town and regional trails. It faces stiff opposition from the Advisory Committee and Select Board. But they don’t have the final word on the funding request. That lies with voters who participate in this Saturday morning’s Special Town Meeting. Read the full article → from STM Article 4: “Completing the Connection” through the Peninsula Trail Project