Southbridge Planning Board Meeting Goes Unreported After Recording Fails Completely

SOUTHBRIDGE — March 18, 2026 — Southbridge Planning Board's March 18 meeting cannot be reported from available audio. The community access TV recording of the March 18, 2026 Planning Board session produced an automated speech-recognition transcript so severely degraded — filled with disconnected fragments, repeated filler, and phonetic nonsense — that no agenda items, speaker names, vote tallies, dollar figures, or formal decisions can be confirmed. Thematic fragments suggest the board may have discussed the relationship between Planning Board and a redevelopment authority, a historical commission referral process for older buildings, a scenic road designation, and an unidentified figure of 14,000, but none of these can be attributed, verified, or placed in context. No supplementary agenda, packet, or minutes were available to fill the gap.