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Vol. 49 | No. 13 | March 31, 2023
Bill Linnane begins another chapter with library
Library plan, stormwater bylaw get Town Meeting approval
By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor
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Town Planner Jim Robbins, center, was honored at Town Meeting for his 30 years of service to the town. He is retiring on March 31.
By Maureen Sullivan Assistant Editor
WESTBOROUGH – Over the past several years, Bill Linnane has gotten to know Westborough, including its public library, quite well. The roof. The windows. The one and only restroom. What needs to be repaired, and what needs to be replaced. As a library trustee and a member of the Library Building Committee, Linnane has seen plans for the library turn from repair to renovation and expansion, and back to repair. Linnane recently stepped down as library trustee, but he remains on the building committee. As the library received Town Meeting approval for $360,459 to fund a building study and design costs, including a needs assessment, Linnane wants to make it clear about what the library needs.
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WESTBOROUGH – The Westborough Public Library will obtain funding toward their repair project, the town will establish a stormwater utility and fall Town Meeting will stay on Mondays. These were some of the 39 articles discussed and decided during the Annual Town Meeting on March 25. Article 12, sponsored by the library, will appropriate $360,459 to fund a building study and design costs. It passed by a vote of 239-46, more than the two-thirds majority required. Westborough TM | 6
Mary Johnston presents Bill Linnane with a certificate.
Southborough voters approve articles to build park By Bill Gilman Senior Reporter SOUTHBOROUGH – Plans to build a new park adjacent to the Southborough Library and relocate the intersection at St. Mark’s Street and Marlboro Road received the green light from voters at Town Meeting at Trottier Middle School March 25.
Town Moderator Paul Cimino divided Article 12 into three separate motions — to convey a portion of St. Mark’s Street to St. Mark’s School; to accept a 0.7-acre parcel from the school to use for the park and a section of the street; and to discontinue St. Mark’s Street. Voters also approved a subsequent article to approve the use of $250,000 from free cash Southborough TM | 12
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