WORCESTER - A lawsuit filed by a group of Southborough residents who allege improprieties among town officials and a developer during the approval process for a large housing project near a problematic Rte. 9 intersection is slated to begin Wednesday in Worcester Superior Court.
A group of about 20 plaintiffs filed suit against the developer, William Depietri, and members of the town’s Zoning Board of Appeals in 2016 seeking to halt the project.
The project, which would go in under the state’s 40B affordable housing law and has yet to be built, would include 180 condominium units on a 101-acre parcel not far from the Cumberland Farms before the Interstate-495 North ramp.
HUDSON It will be a busy start to the new year for the Board of Selectmen.
Board members at their first meeting of 2021 on Monday are slated to schedule a public hearing to allow residents to share input on the board’s desire to change its name from Board of Selectmen to Select Board, begin the fiscal 2022 budget process and consider supporting the Hudson Cultural Alliance’s bid for a $200,000 grant from the Massachusetts Cultural Council to purchase the armory.
Select Board?
The board in December requested Town Counsel Aldo Cipriano to look into how to make the change from Board of Selectmen to Select Board. Selectman John Parent suggested the change, saying it would send a positive message of inclusion to the community.
HUDSON The town’s next executive assistant may not be required to live in Hudson.
The town charter requires the executive assistant to establish residence in Hudson within nine months of being appointed, but selectmen on Monday requested Town Counsel Aldo Cipriano begin the process of drafting an article for Town Meeting to eliminate the residency requirement from the charter. Any change to the charter must be approved by Town Meeting.
Hudson is searching for a new executive assistant. Thomas Moses, who has held the position for the past seven years, will retire in May. Board members said removing the residency requirement will help the town garner a better pool of applicants.
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Natick Town Administrator Melissa Malone s last day is Dec. 28 she tendered her resignation with six months left on a three-year contract.
But town officials are taking a careful approach in replacing her, and will first hire an acting administrator in the interim.
Finalists for that spot include Milford resident Greg Balukonis, a former field supervisor with the U.S. Census Bureau, and Braintree resident Robert Rooney, an associate at the Collins Center for Public Management at UMass Boston.
The two men will be publicly interviewed Tuesday by the Select Board. Chairman Jonathan Freedman said there s no time frame for a decision, which might suggest there would be no administrator of any kind when Malone steps aside.