Select Board backs zoning fix for housing project

From Sherborn News

• Board of Health confronts long-failed Maple Street cesspool. Health Agent Mark Oram told the Board of Health the owners of 155 Maple Street missed a bylaw deadline to replace a failed septic system, leaving the board weighing fines, a lien or court action. The board also sought more detail on Coolidge Crossing well waivers.Sherborn News
• Advisory Committee braces for $700,000 budget gap. Town Administrator Jeremy Marcet told Sherborn's Advisory Committee that the town's levy capacity has shrunk to roughly $70,000, likely forcing a fiscal 2028 Proposition 2½ override. Members welcomed new member Ben McKenzie-Greed but tabled electing a new chair until September 23.Sherborn News
• Water panel wrestles with cost of new system. Water Commission Chair Josh said the district could inherit a new Framingham-to-Sherborn water main before enough customers connect to cover an operator, insurer and billing clerk. Members weighed withholding system acceptance until Toll Brothers' development reaches 75 percent occupancy.Sherborn News
• School Committee closes out tight fiscal 2026 budget. Sherborn's school finance official told the committee fiscal 2026 ran about $265,000 over on out-of-district special education costs, covered by tapping reserve funds rather than the town. Members also weighed a stipend for a decade of volunteer work on the school's talent show.Sherborn News
• Select Board backs town meeting to fix zoning error. The Select Board voted to pursue a December special town meeting correcting a 2023 zoning error threatening the decade-old Meadowbrook Commons housing project before the developer's land options expire. Member Paul DeRensis abstained over scheduling, and the board also signed new police and fire contracts.Sherborn News
• Zoning board renews permits, hears rezoning pitch. Sherborn's Zoning Board of Appeals renewed special permits for properties on North Main, South Main and Washington streets. Building owner George Fiske asked the board to support rezoning his North Main Street office building, with bylaw changes headed to April Town Meeting.Sherborn News

Sherborn on Thu, Oct 1

• DPW to chip seal Goulding East, Forest Street. Sherborn's Department of Public Works issued an updated press release announcing chip sealing work on sections of Goulding Street East and Forest Street, a routine pavement-preservation treatment that typically brings brief lane closures and loose-gravel conditions.Town of Sherborn
• Library fair opens discounted vendor registration Nov. 15. The Friends of the Sherborn Library announced its 54th annual Arts & Crafts Fair will open discounted early-bird vendor registration on November 15, ahead of the fair's return next year.Sherborn Public Library

Coming up

• Sun, Oct 4: Fishing for a Cause returns to Sherborn Sunday. The town's annual Fishing for a Cause fundraiser returns Sunday, October 4, with the town's News Flash reminding residents not to miss this year's event.Town of Sherborn
• Mon, Oct 5, 7:00 p.m.: Select Board, ZBA hold joint session Monday. Sherborn's Select Board meets jointly with the Zoning Board of Appeals on Monday at 7 p.m., with the Zoning Board also holding its own regular session the same evening.Town of Sherborn
• Mon, Oct 5: Personnel, energy and task force boards meet Monday. Sherborn's Personnel Board meets at 8:30 a.m. Monday, followed that evening by the Energy and Sustainability Committee at 4 p.m. and Government Task Force III at 7 p.m.Town of Sherborn
• Tue, Oct 6, 7:00 p.m.: Planning Board holds meeting and hearing Tuesday. The Planning Board meets Tuesday at 7 p.m., with business-district zoning changes, including a possible rezoning of George Fiske's North Main Street property, expected to come before April Town Meeting.Town of Sherborn
• Wed, Oct 7, 7:00 p.m.: Board of Health meets Wednesday evening. Sherborn's Board of Health holds its regular meeting Wednesday at 7 p.m., days after voting to pursue legal action over a failed Maple Street septic system.Town of Sherborn
• Thu, Oct 15: Library e-waste recycling runs through October 15. The Sherborn Library is accepting old electronics for recycling during open hours through October 15, part of a drop-off program that began September 15.Sherborn Public Library
• Mon, Oct 19: Village Center roadway study meeting set for Oct. 19. The town has updated the time for a public information meeting on the Village Center Roadway Study, scheduled for October 19.Town of Sherborn

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