Government · Other Committee
Fire panel ratifies $8,080 change order, payments
Southbridge's Fire Station Building Committee pushed the project's substantial completion deadline to October 8 and approved more than $1.1 million in payments.
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Government · Select Board
Council Votes 7-1 to Euthanize Dog Ruled Dangerous
Southbridge Town Council votes 7-1 to euthanize a dog ruled dangerous after repeated attacks.
Government · Board of Health
Southbridge Health Board Rejects July Meeting Minutes
Southbridge clears kratom from every store shelf, rejects its own meeting minutes. Health inspector Chris told the Board of Health that all seven retailers found selling kratom complied after a September 2 compliance check, with periodic follow-up inspections planned.
Government · Town Council DPW Subcommittee
Panel presses DPW over missed trench patching
The Southbridge DPW Subcommittee reviewed ADA sidewalk failures and a cost overrun on the North Street project at its September 9 meeting.
Government · Protection of Persons and Property Subcommittee
Southbridge confirms two fire lieutenants
The Southbridge Protection of Persons and Property Subcommittee confirmed two new fire lieutenants and backed an alternate animal control inspector.
Government · Planning Board
Southbridge Planning Board Fails to Endorse Parcel Plan
Southbridge Planning Board motion to endorse a four-parcel merger fails for lack of a second.
Government · Other Committee
Panel refers tax title bylaw, revises licensing rules
Southbridge's Town Council By-law Review Committee referred a new tax title payment bylaw to town counsel and pushed through a string of Chapter 6 licensing fixes.
Government · Select Board
Council approves $41,719 Crystal Street change order
Southbridge council approved a $41,719.78 change order for Crystal Street paving after a 6-2 vote. Councilors Kelly and Klein opposed the measure, with Kelly calling it "another example of a contractor who agrees to provide a service for a fixed price" and then seeking more money.
Government · Conservation
Conservation Panel Continues Hartfield Drive Hearing
Southbridge's Conservation Commission continued its enforcement hearing on erosion violations at 107 and 111 Hartfield Drive to September 3 after neighbors reported fresh excavation near a wetland swale.
Government · Planning Board
Planning Board Advances Data Center Moratorium Draft
Southbridge Planning Board worked through a draft 365-day data center moratorium and pushed a Worcester Street zoning dispute to September.
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