Uncertainty Looms Over Local Businesses as Development Rumors Swirl Around Foxfield Plaza

Foxborough Town Manager Kevin Paicos said there is a developer interested in the Foxfield Plaza property but can't say who or why.

What is going on with the Foxfield Plaza? Rumors have begun swirling around town of a new grocery store moving into the plaza near the Mansfield town line - the same location where Big Y was supposed to be developed before plans fell through - but nothing has been confirmed by town officials or the property's landlord, Harvey Smith. Foxborough Town Manager Kevin Paicos confirmed to Foxborough Patch last week there is a developer interested in buying the Foxfield Plaza but wouldn't say, per an agreement with the potential buyer, who the developers are or what the development will be. "The developer wishes to remain anonymous as well as his plans," Paicos said in an e-mail last week. Smith, who also owns Foxborough Furniture, said even …

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Foxborough Town Manager Gets 2 Percent Raise

Foxborough Town Manager Kevin Paicos will make $151,286.40 in fiscal year 2014 after the town’s Board of Selectmen awarded him with a 2 percent increase Tuesday.

After two years of no salary increases, Foxborough Town Manager Kevin Paicos is getting a raise. The town’s Board of Selectmen voted unanimously Tuesday to give the third-year town manager a 2 percent increase, which will net Paicos a salary of $151,286.40 in fiscal year 2014 – effective July 1. Selectmen determined Paicos’ performance in FY13 met the board’s expectations and on Tuesday, decided that performance warranted a 2 percent increase in salary. Tuesday’s salary review was the third component in the review process of the town manager’s performance, as required by his contract. Board of Selectmen vice chair Lorraine Brue opened the discussion Tuesday for a merit increase in Paicos’ salary. “I think we should talk about an increase …

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5 Things You Need To Know Today

5 Things: Selectmen to Reorganize, Review Paicos’ Salary; Dine Out to Support FHS Tennis & More

Here's five things you need to know in Foxborough for today, May 7th.

For more town news and instant updates on stories like this, follow Foxborough Patch on Facebook and Twitter, or sign-up for our e-mail newsletter.  Today’s weather in Foxborough, according to the National Weather Service based in Taunton, calls for patchy fog before 9 a.m. Otherwise, cloudy through mid morning, then gradual clearing, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the afternoon. Tuesday night: Patchy fog after midnight. Otherwise, mostly clear, with a low around 48. South wind 3 to 7 mph. Foxborough’s Board of Selectmen are set to meet Tuesday at 7 p.m. in the Andrew Gala Meeting Room of Town Hall to discuss the following business: The Foxborough High School boys’ and girls’ tennis teams are holding a joint …

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Foxborough Selectmen to Discuss Town Manager’s Salary, Future in May

Foxborough’s Board of Selectmen will continue its review of Town Manager Kevin Paicos with a discussion of his salary on Tuesday, May 7th.

Foxborough’s Board of Selectmen delayed its review of Town Manager Kevin Paicos’ salary until the May 7th meeting because all the members were not on the “same page” at least week’s meeting. “I didn’t expect - and wasn’t prepared - to discuss [Paicos’ salary at the April 23rd meeting],” said Selectmen vice chair Mark Sullivan. “But it’s up to the board if they want to continue the conversation I can jump in but I didn’t expect to see this.” While the other four members were prepared to discuss Paicos’ salary at the April 23rd meeting each said they had no issue with holding off on the review of the town manager’s salary until after Tuesday’s election. “If the board would rather put it off I have no problem putting it off,” said selectman …

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Paicos: Town, Kraft Group ‘Very Close’ on Indemnification Agreement for Gillette Stadium Events

Foxborough’s Board of Selectmen voted Tuesday to extend the deadline for the Kraft Group to provide a new indemnification agreement before the town issues licenses for this summer’s Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi and Kenny Chesney concerts and soccer season.

Foxborough Town Manager Kevin Paicos told selectmen Tuesday the town and Kraft Group are “getting very close” to an agreement on a new indemnification agreement for events at Gillette Stadium. “We are still negotiating but an agreement is very close,” Paicos said. “I’ve been told through counsels there’s a lot of good work going on. Everybody is very confident it is going to get pulled together. We just need a little bit more time.” Kraft Group attorney James Cobery, who was present for Tuesday’s New England Revolution public hearing, told selectmen he agreed with Paicos’ assessment of the negotiations. Paicos says while an agreement is “not quite there” the negotiations are “going very well” and could be done in “another week or two.” “It…

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Paicos: Foxborough, State Cannot Afford to Lose Invensys

With over 1,000 employees in town, Invensys’ impact on regional economy is significant.

As the town begins to weigh the pros and cons of granting Invensys a tax break on $30 million worth of renovations, Foxborough Town Manager Kevin Paicos said it is crucial the community’s largest manufacturing company remains in town. “This is an extraordinary corporate partner we cannot afford to lose, this region cannot afford to lose and the Commonwealth cannot afford to lose,” Paicos said. “One thousand employees with a concentration of several hundred engineers [in Foxborough] is an extraordinary situation in the state of Massachusetts.” State Representative Jay Barrows (R-Mansfield) said keeping Invensys in Foxborough not only benefits the town but its neighbors as well. “Invensys reaches the entire region,” Barrows said. “The spend …

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Paicos: Regional Sewer District Could Effectively End Water & Sewer Dispute with Kraft Group

Foxborough Town Manager Kevin Paicos says approval of the proposed regional sewer district involving Foxborough, Mansfield and Norton would effectively end an ongoing dispute with the Kraft Group over funds for a sewer treatment plant never built.

As selectmen prepared to hear the finance plan for the proposed regional sewer agreement with Mansfield and Norton Tuesday, Foxborough Town Manager Kevin Paicos shared some “happy” news with the board. “There’s a very happy circumstance [that would result from Foxborough voters authorizing the intermunicipal agreement (IMA) to form a regional sewer district with Norton and Mansfield],” Paicos said. That “happy circumstance,” according to Paicos, is the regional sewer district, which would likely allow Foxborough to finally move on from an ongoing dispute with the Kraft Group involving money believed to be owed for a wastewater treatment plant never built. “This [IMA] removes an obstacle that has created great tension between us and let’s …

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Steve

8:56 am on Thursday, February 14, 2013

Jeremie, have you been able to delve into this "new" billboard deal and find out how it differs from the original deal that was deemed illegal by previous town counsel?   more ›

Selectmen Dissolve Town’s Negotiating Committee with Kraft Group

Foxborough’s Board of Selectmen, under the advisement of Town Counsel Richard Gelerman, voted to dissolve the town’s negotiating committee with the Kraft Group Tuesday because it was subject to Open Meeting Law.

Negotiations between the town of Foxborough and the Kraft Group regarding future development at Patriot Place have been delayed again following Tuesday’s vote by the Board of Selectmen to dissolve the town’s negotiating committee. Foxborough Town Counsel Richard Gelerman advised the board to dissolve the committee, which was appointed by selectmen in September, because it was subject to Open Meeting Law. “Upon direction of Attorney Gelerman, the board rescinded its vote that created the committee with the four people – Town Manager, two selectmen and Town Counsel – and a fifth person being special counsel due to potential Open Meeting Law issues,” said Board of Selectmen chair James DeVellis. Gelerman explained to the board Tuesday that …

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Foxborough Town Manager Says He'll Support Selectmen's Town Counsel Decision

Foxborough Town Manager Kevin Paicos will support the selectmen's decision who will be the town counsel, despite warning them about interviewing candidates who doesn't meet town's standards.