Regionalization is among the subjects that was discussed at a meeting in Shrewsbury.
Local communities hope to seize the power in numbers by joining forces to work toward shared concerns. Officials from several local communities, including Grafton, Marlborough, Shrewsbury and Westborough, attended a meeting last night at Shrewsbury Town Hall to talk about ways they could work together on issues of mutual interest. Unfunded mandates—issues that the state requires town to put in place but does not support financially—were one concern raised at the meeting. Others included the levels of local aid, special education funding and affordable housing mandates. Regionalization can be a way to save money, said Westborough selectman Denzil Drewry. Future town budgets will be lean, he said, and personnel cuts may be required. “We can’…
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Could a nearby casino complex impact Westborough?
Editor's note: The construction of a casino in MetroWest has potential to impact surrounding communities. Westborough, at the crossroads of Routes 9, 495 and 90 is likely to see an increase in traffic. Is this a good thing or a bad thing? Public discussions are underway. Residents from the MetroWest area met at Adams Middle School in Holliston Thursday night to air concerns and have questions answered as the construction of large resort casinos in Massachusetts hurdles toward reality. Holliston selectmen Chairman Jay Marsden urged area residents to avoid a mindset of uncompromising resistance toward a casino, saying that towns should be willing to work with developers and state officials. Massachusetts lawmakers passed legislation in …
Carol Waite
3:45 pm on Monday, January 30, 2012
I agree, never wanted casinos in our state to begin with. Look at Atlantic City they really helped there. I agree why do you want something that requires a fund for Mitigation. NO NO NO to Casino. more ›