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12 items · last 60 days
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• Status unclearSchool Committee · June 15, 2026
Joint Meeting: Southborough School Committee & Northborough-Southborough Regional School Committee
Combined SSC and NSRSC joint meeting scheduled for 5:30 PM on June 15, 2026; full agenda contents were not extractable from the submitted document text.
Why this matters: Joint regional school committee meeting — decisions may affect both districts.
A special open meeting of the Southborough School Committee is scheduled for noon; the full agenda PDF was referenced but its contents were not extractable from the provided text.
Why this matters: Special meeting timing suggests urgent school business.
✅ ApprovedAward Neary School Feasibility Study contract to Tappe ArchitectsSelect Board · May 5, 2026
Board awarded the Neary School feasibility study contract to Tappe Architects from five bidders; a School Committee member urged transparency and superintendent input.
📍 Neary School
Why this matters: Major school building project affecting kids and future costs
✅ ApprovedDPW FY26 bottom-line spending and Reserve Fund transferSelect Board · May 5, 2026
Board approved DPW bottom-line spending and backed a $65,000–$80,000 Reserve Fund transfer to cover a $170,000 snow/ice deficit, $15,800 salary shortfall, and waste-hauling overages from a severe winter.
💰 $65,000–$80,000 Reserve Fund transfer; ~$170,000 snow/ice deficit
Why this matters: Large unbudgeted spending tapping town reserves
✅ ApprovedParkerville Road Landfill — Pare Corporation contract amendmentSelect Board · May 5, 2026
Board sought a $24,900 Reserve Fund transfer for MassDEP-required well testing after a 1,4-dioxane complaint near the landfill; private wells at 39 and 41 Parkerville Road tested safe.
🔄 PostponedNotice of Intent & Stormwater Management Permit – 0 Southville Road (Map 5, Lot 8) – Two Apartment BuildingsConservation Commission · April 30, 2026
Hearing continued to May 14 while peer reviewer evaluates riverfront alteration calculations; a neighbor challenged the applicant's alternatives analysis and noted unresolved MBTA parking/setback issues requiring Planning Board action.
📍 0 Southville Road
Why this matters: Large multi-unit development near riverfront; MBTA overlay district implications.
✅ ApprovedProposed Conservation Land Use Regulations – Breakneck Hill (Town Code §43-2)Conservation Commission · April 30, 2026
Updated Land Use Regulations for Breakneck Hill conservation land, incorporating Stewardship revisions, were approved and will be posted; light-trespass language to be researched further.
📍 Breakneck Hill
Why this matters: New rules govern public use of town conservation land.
ZBA closed its public hearing April 15, 2026 and will deliberate on May 6; several applicant-agreed conditions are under discussion but may still change.
📍 250 Turnpike Road
Why this matters: 40B (affordable-housing) project outcome affects nearby residents.
💬 DiscussedConservation Agent Report – Open and Active SitesConservation Commission · April 30, 2026
Agent flagged broken erosion controls on Eversource Route 9 work, a temporary-stabilization plan needed at 241–245 Turnpike Road, and possible unauthorized tree cutting near Mt. Vickery and Cordaville Road monitoring wells.
🔄 Postponed34 Turnpike Road – Special Permit (continued)Zoning Board (ZBA) · April 15, 2026
Hearing continued to May 6, 2026; abutter at 38 Turnpike Road raised complaints to Board of Health and Building Commissioner, who confirmed the work was not permitted.
📍 34 Turnpike Road
Why this matters: Unpermitted work disputed by neighbors
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