Government · Select Board
Select Board votes 5-0 to finalize drone bylaw
The Westborough Select Board voted 5-0 to send a drone-regulation bylaw toward Town Meeting as Article 34.
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Government · Finance Committee
Arnold outlines four town meeting rule changes
Westborough's town meeting moderator previewed four rule changes for Monday's Special Town Meeting during a Finance Committee briefing.
Government · Worcester Regional Transit Authority
WRTA cancels October Advisory Board meeting
The Worcester Regional Transit Authority cancelled its scheduled October 15 Advisory Board meeting, according to notice posted October 8. Chairperson Doug Belanger cancelled the session. The next meeting is set for November 19, 2026.
Government · Other Committee
Panel asks four groups for full CPA grant bids
The Westborough Community Preservation Committee asked four applicants to submit full grant applications, including a contested request from St. Luke the Evangelist Parish for historic roof restoration funds.
Government · Select Board
Select Board pushes toughest drone ban draft forward
The Westborough Select Board directed Town Counsel to draft the toughest legally viable ban on commercial drone deliveries ahead of the October 19 special Town Meeting, blending provisions from resident group Mass Blue Skies into a draft authored by Select Board member Shelby Marshall.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance Panel Approves 400 Booklets, Defers Article 8
Westborough's Finance Committee voted to order more town meeting booklets and punt a vote on a drone bylaw.
Government · Planning Board
Board OKs Ruggles Street subdivision over objections
Westborough's Planning Board sent a rewritten downtown zoning bylaw back to town meeting after an earlier notice error, and approved a contested three-home subdivision on Ruggles Street.
Government · Other Committee
Westborough EDC Tables Tax Rate Letter
The Westborough Economic Development Committee tabled its annual letter backing a single tax rate, seeking more data before the Select Board's November vote. Sandy Coker was elected to another term as chair and Mike Carroll as vice chair, 7-0 with one abstention.
Government · Advisory Finance Committee
FY25 Audit Identifies Accounting Issues Behind Free Cash Reduction
The Advisory Finance Committee reviewed FY25 audit findings showing significant accounting issues and a $4.2 million free cash adjustment. Finance Director Jonathan Steinberg clarified the adjustment represented amounts that could not be counted as available until reconciled, not lost funds.
Government · Finance Committee
Finance panel presses town on audit fallout
Westborough's Advisory Finance Committee grilled Finance Director John over $4.2 million in misposted fiscal 2025 accounts, though he said the audit wasn't "qualified" and no taxpayer money was lost.
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