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2026-11-02 - Town Council

Summary

Built from the posted agenda only; minutes, video and transcript are not available yet.

Agenda read from a scanned document; names and numbers may contain reading errors.

  • Two zoning bylaw amendments on data centers: a definition of "Data Center" (Data Center Zoning Definition) and a proposed 365-day temporary moratorium, new Section 8.11 (Data Center Temporary Moratorium).
  • Accepting a $25,000 state energy grant and awarding a $48,500 water plant AHU-2 analysis contract (Water Plant HVAC Energy Grant and Analysis Contract).
  • Chapter 90 contract amendment for a 10-year extension from 7/1/2027 (Chapter 90 Agreement Extension).
  • $49,557.08 Bobcat skid-steer purchase with a matching Capital Stabilization transfer.
  • Confirmation of a police officer appointment, Senior Center donations, two prior-year invoices (2/3 vote required), a Curbside receivable transfer, and deer hunting on watershed land from 11/2 to 12/31.
  • Approval of the 2026-10-19 - Town Council minutes; presentations from the Veterans Council and on the Downtown Incentive Program.

Agenda

  1. Pledge of Allegiance; roll call
  2. Minutes of October 19, 2026: 2026-10-19 - Town Council
  3. Subcommittee reports (Public Works, Education and Human Services, General Government, Planning and Development, Protection of Persons and Property)
  4. Chairman's and Town Manager's announcements
  5. Presentations: Veterans Council of Southbridge; Southbridge Downtown Incentive Program
  6. Citizens Forum
  7. Confirm the Town Manager's appointment of a permanent full-time police officer
  8. Transfer the unpaid Curbside receivable balance from the General Fund to the Curbside Enterprise Fund
  9. Accept five Senior Center donations ($100, $25, $25, $20, $200) given in memory of a resident
  10. Pay prior-year (FY2026) invoices of $130.00 (constable services) and $72.53 (DPW truck parts); 2/3 vote required
  11. Accept the $25,000 Municipal Energy Technical Assistance grant for water plant HVAC design; see Water Plant HVAC Energy Grant and Analysis Contract
  12. Award the $48,500 contract to analyze upgrades to the AHU-2 system at the water treatment plant ($25,000 grant, $23,500 water plant capital); see Water Plant HVAC Energy Grant and Analysis Contract
  13. Authorize the Town Manager to sign the Chapter 90 contract amendment, a ten-year extension from July 1, 2027; see Chapter 90 Agreement Extension
  14. Purchase one Bobcat S450 skid-steer loader for DPW, $49,557.08, and transfer that amount from the Capital Stabilization Fund
  15. Authorize deer hunting on town watershed lands, November 2 to December 31, 2026
  16. Zoning Bylaw 10.1: add a definition of Data Center; see Data Center Zoning Definition
  17. Zoning Bylaw Section 8: add 8.11 Temporary Moratorium for Data Centers (365 days, starting no earlier than 14 days after adoption, stays pending applications, extendable twice by up to 180 days each); see Data Center Temporary Moratorium
  18. Councilors' Forum; next meeting Monday, November 16, 2026, 7:00 PM
  19. Adjourn

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