Last night, the Planning Board voted not to bring the MBTA Communities zoning Article to Annual Town Meeting this month. The board will instead pursue changes for a Special Town Meeting in the fall. Read the full article → from Planning Board hitting pause on MBTA Zoning due to non-compliant map
The “Super Tuesday” Presidential Primary is tomorrow, March 5th. Here’s a reminder about what you need to know about voting in Southborough and the races on the ballots. Read the full article → from Super Tuesday in Southborough: Primary details
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
There are still vacancies (and a lack of quorum) on the 21 Highland Future Use Committee. The committee is still seeking neighbors who live within a half mile, plus an at-large member. Read the full article → from Residents still needed to help study future use of South Union Building
The Conservation Commission is seeking a volunteer to be the Community Garden Coordinator. Read the full article → from Town seeking volunteer to be Community Garden Coordinator
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
This Saturday, February 24th, is the first day that Southborough voters can vote in-person for the 2024 Presidential Primary. Read the full article → from Early Voting opens Saturday (Updated)
The Town is requesting that residents participate in the annual survey.* Topics cover quality of life, departments and resources, and priorities for what you would like to see officials focus on.
This year, the survey also includes feedback on two issues that Town officials anticipate being topics at the Annual Town Meeting on March 23rd — MBTA Communities Zoning** and Dispatch staffing models. To help them prepare, and to inform other budget discussions, residents are asked to take part in time for them to compile results. Read the full article → from Complete the 2024 Town survey by March 8th
On Monday night, the Planning Board will open its hearing on the proposed zoning bylaw for “MBTA Communities Multi-family Overlay District” (MCMOD). The hope is to gain public support, or make any revisions necessary to do that, prior to Annual Town Meeting on March 23rd. Read the full article → from Planning Board hearings on zoning changes – Monday (Updated)
Southborough Democrats are invited to attend the the party’s virtual caucus a week from today to help elect delegates to the state convention. Read the full article → from Southborough Democratic Caucus – Feb 29 (Updated)
If you’d like to have plants in your yard and around the community this summer that support native pollinators, sign up now to sow the seeds this winter to make that happen. Read the full article → from ’24 Winter Sow program – 2nd Round
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
Today, the Town published issue 9 of the newsletter Word on Common Street”. Read the full article → from The latest from “Word on the Common Street”
If you’re interested in running for Town Office, you can start the process tomorrow. Read the full article → from Potential Select Board Race