https://southborough.info/boards/community-preservation-committee/ 2026-10-15T14:45:19-04:00 https://southborough.info/meetings/G9S9K_Mene8 2026-10-08T12:00:00Z

The Community Preservation Committee voted 3-2 to advance the Peninsula Trail funding article to Fall Town Meeting without proposed cuts. Ahead of the October 17 Fall Special Town Meeting, the Community Preservation Committee debated whether to amend or pull its Peninsula Trail warrant article due to cost concerns from other boards. A majority rejected stripping contingency funds, voting 3-2 to bring the article to voters as originally drafted. The committee also reviewed presentations for the Golf Course irrigation project, conducted preliminary reviews of three FY27 town meeting applications, approved its consultant scope of services, and reelected its leadership.

https://southborough.info/meetings/hf3p_49fGzM 2026-09-14T12:00:00Z

The Community Preservation Committee finalized warrant articles appropriating Community Preservation Act funds for the Peninsula Trail footbridge and golf course irrigation. The Community Preservation Committee reviewed and approved final warrant article language for two upcoming Town Meeting requests. Members voted 5-0 to approve an article appropriating $217,318 for the Peninsula Trail footbridge and voted 4-1 to approve an article appropriating $433,546 for the Southborough Golf Club irrigation system. In both articles, the committee voted to retain protective conditions and contingency requirements that Town Counsel had suggested removing.

https://southborough.info/meetings/FdQ5e5akTBk 2026-09-08T12:00:00Z

The Community Preservation Committee voted to support a funding article for the Peninsula Trail footbridge and approved signage for Town House restoration. The committee reviewed and voted to support the Southborough Trails Committee's application for additional Community Preservation Act funding to construct the Peninsula Trail footbridge for the upcoming Special Town Meeting. Members refined the draft warrant article language regarding contingency calculations, scope of work, and reimbursement terms for potential MassTrails grant funds. The committee also approved an 18-by-15-inch bronze plaque proof and quote for the Town House exterior restoration project. Finally, members approved amended meeting minutes from August 25 after correcting a typographical error.

https://southborough.info/meetings/JEIGQ-Svv2Y 2026-09-08T12:00:00Z

The Community Preservation Committee voted 4-1 to support an additional $433,546 in CPA funding for the Southborough Golf Club irrigation project. The Community Preservation Committee met to consider a supplemental funding request for the Southborough Golf Club irrigation replacement project ahead of Special Town Meeting. The committee voted 4-1 to support placing the funding article on the warrant, which supplements a previous appropriation with $433,546 in Community Preservation Act funds and a $100,000 revolving fund contribution. Members then performed a line-by-line review of the draft warrant article to prepare revisions for Town Counsel review before the video feed froze.

https://southborough.info/meetings/PtDnRwzqC30 2026-08-25T12:00:00Z

The CPC reviewed revised funding requests for golf course irrigation and the Peninsula Trail while deferring Fayville Park improvements to Annual Town Meeting. The Community Preservation Committee reviewed updated Community Preservation Act applications for the upcoming Special Town Meeting. The Recreation Commission announced it will withdraw its Harold E. Fay Memorial Park application from the fall warrant to resolve parking questions and await federal grant decisions ahead of Annual Town Meeting. The committee examined revised cost estimates and contingency calculations for the Southborough Golf Club irrigation system and the Peninsula Trail footbridge, agreeing to consult Town Counsel on warrant article language before voting on recommendations at their September 8 meeting.