Tuesday, December 11, 2012
Foxborough voters will gather inside the auditorium of Foxborough High School Tuesday night to say "Yes" or "No" to 13 warrant articles, including the proposed turf field (Article 6). Here's what you need to know.
What: Foxborough Special Town Meeting to vote "yes" or "no" on 13 warrant articles. When: Tuesday, Dec. 11; 7:30 p.m. Where: Foxborough High School auditorium. Residents will have the opportunity Tuesday to exercise their democratic right and decide the fate of 13 warrant articles, including Article 6, which proposes the construction of a turf field at the high school. Rundown Warrant Articles to be Presented at Special Town Meeting: To read the summary of each article, click here. A Summary of the Advisory Committee's Recommendations: Foxborough's Advisory Committee has taken positions on each of the warrant’s 13 articles in advance of Special Town Meeting and will share those recommendations with voters on STM floor Tuesday night. Of the…
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Thursday, November 29, 2012
Foxborough's Advisory Committee voted 9-3 against recommending Article 6 of December’s Special Town Meeting Warrant.
When the warrant article for the proposed turf field project is presented at Town Meeting on Dec. 11, it will not have the support of Foxborough’s Advisory Committee. Article 6, “Artificial Turf Field,” of the Special Town Meeting Warrant failed to meet the approval of the Advisory Committee after a nearly two-and-a-half hour discussion at Wednesday’s meeting. “We would all love to say yes to this project,” said Advisory Committee chair Larry Thomas. “I understand the importance of athletics. [However], I don’t see how having a turf field is this quantum leap in athletic opportunity. … I’m not sure we can afford this with more debt coming down the pike.” Ad-Com, citing several concerns with the timing and cost of the project, voted 9-3 …
Friday, October 5, 2012
Voters are likely to be asked to approve the turf field article at December’s Town Meeting.
James DeVellis, president of Turf’s Up – a volunteer committee dedicated to bringing a turf field to town, described Monday’s meeting with Foxborough’s School Committee as a “home run.” “The [School Committee] voted [Monday] to sponsor a warrant article for [Fall] Town Meeting to bring it to the voters,” DeVellis said. “I think there’s enough support.” DeVellis, who also chairs the Foxborough Board of Selectmen, met with the school committee Monday to present a revised plan to bring a synthetic turf field and track to Foxborough High School. The turf complex would be used by the community as a whole – from youth to high school sports programs and future FHS graduations. DeVellis said when the committee originally envisioned bringing a turf…
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Brian
9:55 am on Thursday, December 13, 2012
@ hood - kudos to you. I also agree with Steve when he can not find fault on either side. This was a tough one. I voted for it without a horse in the race but at the same time understand peoples apprehension. What swayed me was the fact that the supporters walked the walk and worked so hard to bring everything together ... money, process, boards, businesses during these horrible times and did not… more ›