Three Articles on the ATM Warrant are related to how the Town can protect and maintain Southborough’s tree lined streets. Read the full article → from Annual Town Meeting: Tree Protection, Scenic Roads, and a Tree Fund (Updated)
Southborough Recreation will provide free Childcare for the first 4 hour session of Annual Town Meeting, this Saturday, March 25th. There are some restrictions including pre-registration with a limited capacity. Read the full article → from Sign up for Childcare at Town Meeting Saturday
This letter to the editor from the Southborough Police and Fire Chiefs explains why they “strongly support the transition to a Regional Emergency Communications Center”. Read the full article → from Letter: Fire and Police Chief on Regionalizing Public Safety Dispatch
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 letter to the editor from resident David Parry lays out his “Five reasons” to vote against the Select Board’s Town Meeting Articles related to a land swap with St. Mark’s School, road closure and park. Read the full article → from Letter: Vote No on Articles 12 & 13
This letter to the editor is from Co-chairs of the Algonquin Athletic Complex Committee explains the “GonkPlex” project to enhance the school’s outdoor athletic facilities and asks voters to support the Articles at Town Meeting. Read the full article → from Letter: Please Support Much-Needed Algonquin Athletic Complex Upgrades
The Town’s legislative branch, Town Meeting, will convene in ten days to approve spending, amend local bylaws, and “advise” officials.
For anyone who is new to Town Meeting (or looking for clarification on process), the Town Moderator is holding two Info Sessions this week, starting tonight. Read the full article → from Annual Town Meeting: Saturday, March 25
Two weeks ago, the Select Board approved entering the agreement to form a Regional Dispatch Center with Westborough and Grafton on a remediated former superfund site*. Read the full article → from Public Dispatch Regionalization Update
Four more petitions qualified to be added to the Warrant for the March 25th Annual Town Meeting, bringing the total to 11. Read the full article → from More Citizen Petitions headed to Town Meeting
As of yesterday, seven petitions qualified for placement on the Warrant for the March 25th Annual Town Meeting. Read the full article → from Several Citizen Petitions headed to Town Meeting (Updated)
This week, the Select Board postponed a vote on a new legal agreement with St. Mark’s School related to the park, street, and parking lot project. Read the full article → from Select Board reconsidering terms of St. Mark’s land swap agreement (Updated)
With the big funding request for Algonquin’s Athletic Complex headed to Annual Town Meeting in March, it’s time to take a look. Read the full article → from Gonkplex: Algonquin Athletic Complex Renovation
At the Special Town Meeting last fall, voters passed two new bylaws impacting future Town Meetings. One of those bylaws sets a deadline for Citizen Petition Articles to be added to the Warrant. The second will hopefully help make Town Meetings run quicker. Both were recently ratified by the Attorney General’s office — in time Read the full article → from Town Meeting Update: Citizen Petitions due by February 23
This letter to the editor from resident James Nichols-Worley explains his Citizen’s Petition Article to allow 17 year olds to vote in Southborough Town elections and asks voters to support it at Town Meeting. Read the full article → from Letter: Citizen’s Petition To Expand Voting in Municipal Elections