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Trails Committee approves prior minutes, endorses volunteer application.

Southborough Trails Committee endorses volunteer Isabelle Murphy for membership. Chair Kathryn McKee, William Warren, and Tom Marcoulier unanimously approved Murphy's application. The three-member committee also finalized its Peninsula Trail Phase I closeout, including sign installation and a

Planning Board approves scenic road tree removals on four roads, conditions Richards Road mitigation.

Southborough Planning Board unanimously approves sidewalk-related tree and stonewall removals. The board voted to allow tree removals on Parkerville, Richards, Woodland, and Oak Hill roads, with DPW Superintendent William Cundiff advancing ARPA-funded designs prepared by consultant Greg Russell and

Select Board Holds Joint Budget Summit; Schools Seek 8.98 Percent Increase

Southborough Select Board and Advisory Committee held a joint budget summit Saturday. Superintendent Greg Martineau presented a regional school preliminary budget of 8.98 percent over FY2026, driven by special education, transportation, and health insurance, targeting a final 5-7 percent increase.

Library Board delays FY27 budget vote pending requested cuts review

Library Board of Trustees hears $756,701 FY27 budget request but delays vote. Director Ryan Donovan presented a 9.6 percent increase over FY26, with materials and educational supplies at $120,475 to meet state mandates for communities over 10,000 residents. Programming expenses are slated to rise

Advisory and Select Boards review FY2027 budgets totaling $71.9 million

Southborough's Advisory and Select Boards jointly reviewed FY2027 departmental and capital budgets totaling $71.9 million, an 8.08 percent increase from the current year. Superintendent Greg Martineau presented a regional school budget with an 8.98 percent increase, driven by special education,