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Select Board Rejects Extra $100,000 for Breakneck Hill

Southborough's Select Board voted down a Stewardship Committee bid for an extra $100,000 in Breakneck Hill restoration funding ahead of Special Town Meeting.

Townbrief reporting · Oct 6

Government · Select Board

Select Board appoints Amy Berry as interim town clerk

Select board unanimously appointed Amy Berry as interim town clerk, effective October 1, 2026. The Board appointed Berry at $56.40 per hour ($117,312 annualized) to serve through May 11, 2027. Berry, who previously served as Deputy Town Clerk in Southborough and currently serves as Grafton Town

Townbrief news summary · Sep 4

Government · Select Board

Select Board stays in waste disposal consortium for contract talks

Southborough Select Board voted to remain in a 35-community waste disposal contract consortium. The Board unanimously approved staying with the Walpole-led negotiation group for a successor agreement with WIN Waste Innovations, whose current contract expires December 31, 2027. Town Counsel

Townbrief news summary · Sep 2

Government · Select Board

Select Board Votes to Stay in Waste Disposal Consortium

Southborough's Select Board backs a 33-space Fayville Park parking plan but withholds a formal vote pending a history center deed dispute.

Townbrief reporting · Sep 2

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves $1 million water main improvement loan

Select Board approved water infrastructure funding and police staffing. The Board unanimously voted to accept a $1 million interest-free loan from the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority for Fisher Road and Presidential Drive water main improvements, designed to create a more efficient system.

Townbrief news summary · Aug 11

Government · Select Board

Southborough Select Board sets two-budget plan for possible FY28 override

Southborough Select Board sets two-track FY28 budget plan amid possible override.

Townbrief reporting · Aug 11

Government · Select Board

Board approves Common Victualler License for Fresh Monkee

The Select Board unanimously approved a Common Victualler License for Healthy Shakes LLC, doing business as Fresh Monkee, voting 5-0 on July 10. Applicant Patrice Kontchou explained the business had already secured Board of Health approval but needed additional Select Board authorization. The soft

Townbrief news summary · Jul 10

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves liquor license transfer and transfer station fees

The Select Board unanimously approved a transfer of the annual all-alcohol retail license for Turnpike Wine and Liquor to Kabins LLC, owned by Monil Patel with Pratik Patel as manager. The board also set FY27 transfer station permit fees under Option 2: non-senior residents pay $320 for a first

Townbrief news summary · Jul 7

Government · Select Board

Southborough Select Board Approves Transfer Station Fee Increases and Liquor License Transfer

Southborough Select Board approves new transfer station fees and liquor license transfer, begins override planning.

Townbrief reporting · Jul 7

Government · Select Board

Select Board approves police drone on tight 3-2 vote

Southborough approved a $105,000 police drone on a 3-2 Select Board vote. Chair Kathryn M. Cook introduced the motion but voted against it, siding with Vice Chair Andrew Pfaff's position that using departmental bottom-line spending for large capital purchases set a problematic precedent. Members

Townbrief news summary · Jun 29