Thursday, October 27, 2011
Officials not seeking appeal; Promoter of commuter rail plan revealed.
The Foxborough selectmen have chosen not to pursue an appeal for their public drunkenness by-law after the attorney general shot it down, stating that it conflicted with a 1971 state law decriminalizing public drunkenness. In a statement to the attorney general’s office, chairman of the board of selectmen Larry Harrington wrote, “Foxborough accounts for 6 percent of all alcohol arrests in the Commonwealth. None of the steps taken to date have reduced the problem and we have already seen the loss of lives from this abuse." Police Chief Edward O’Leary said at Tuesday’s selectmen’s meeting that 500 people were taken into protective custody at the recent Kenny Chesney concert at Gillette Stadium. The proposed by-law was to “require a person …
Tuesday, February 1, 2011
Intoccia Properties in the hot seat, again.
The final agenda item of last Thursday evening's Planning Board meeting proved to be the most contentious. Board members discussed the outstanding conditions and problems accruing to the Highlawn Farm subdivision which they explained have not been completed since the project ground to a halt. Attorney Mark Shelmerdine, representing property owner Michael Intoccia, sparred with Board members as to whether or not they had met their legal obligation to set a time deadline for necessary work to be done at the property site. Numerous prior meetings between the Planning Board and the developer outlining uncompleted tasks and the Board expectations for work to be completed had resulted in some debris being moved off-site. The removal of left-over…
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Monday, January 31, 2011
Overdue Increase Meant To Contain Costs For Department
The second Foxborough Planning Board meeting of the New Year opened at 7:00 PM last Thursday evening with a lively discussion of proposed increases of their department fees. Town Planner, Marc Resnick, led off the hearing with all five members of the Planning Board present by noting increases for most application and inspection fees in addition to proposed new fees. Resnick commented that “fees paid should be comparable to services provided” and that “most fees have not been increased in at least seven years.” While Planning Board member Gordon Greene generally approved of the measure he voiced concern for residents coming before the Board looking to add an extra bedroom and finding the permit fee a little too steep. “We don’t want to …
