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Southbridge's Planning and Development Subcommittee approved eight grant and budget actions at its April 8 meeting, headlined by a $875,000 CDBG Mini Entitlement application covering code enforcement, a transfer station feasibility study, and rail trail bridge design.

SOUTHBRIDGE — March 30, 2026 — Southbridge Town Council ratifies town manager's contract and dispatcher union deal at contentious March 30 meeting. The council voted 7-1 to extend Town Manager John Jovan's employment agreement for three years at a 2 percent annual raise — below the 2.5

Southbridge planning subcommittee unanimously backs $250,000 Green Communities Grant bid for school and library energy upgrades.

Southbridge's EHS Subcommittee recommended two committee appointments and accepted $2,305 in donations at its March 23 meeting.

Southbridge Town Council votes 6-3 against placing regional dispatch advisory question on ballot.

Southbridge's General Government Subcommittee voted unanimously to research and draft policies for town vehicle use and video recording of all boards and commissions. The subcommittee, meeting March 18 in the Laurent E.

Southbridge DPW Subcommittee unanimously confirmed a new assistant mechanic hire and approved a $14,877.62 road contract change order at its March 18 meeting.

Southbridge Town Council votes 8-0 for senior housing resolution as Lebanon Hill tenants face eviction notices.

Southbridge Town Council unanimously confirmed two firefighter-EMTs and a police officer while tenants of White Paper Strategies-managed buildings demanded enforcement action at the February 26 meeting.