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Votes at a glance: Marlborough City Council, Jan. 27, 2025
Summary
Council approved minutes and several routine items, referred multiple zoning items to Urban Affairs and Planning Board, approved a taxi‑delivery license renewal, and referred a mid‑year transfer request to the finance committee.
The Marlborough City Council took several formal actions at its Jan. 27 meeting. Key outcomes and referrals are listed below.
Votes and formal actions • Minutes of the Jan. 6, 2025 meeting: Motion to accept and place on file carried (vote recorded as 10‑0). • City Council regular meeting schedule and committee assignments for 2025: Accepted and placed on file (vote recorded as 10‑0). • Public hearing scheduled and referrals: The public hearing on a zoning map amendment for 36 Jefferson Street (Map 56, Parcel 153) was rescheduled to Feb. 24 and will be advertised (motion carried 10‑0). • Communication from the mayor: Notification of a 60‑day extension of the interim appointment of Michaela J. Spagon as interim city comptroller/treasurer under M.G.L. c.41, §61A was accepted and placed on file (vote recorded as 10‑0). • Mid‑year transfer request: Communication regarding a mid‑year transfer totaling $928,828 for FY25 was referred to the Finance Committee for review (motion carried). • Taxi/delivery license renewal: Renewal for Nathan Sabublia d/b/a Indelible Home Care Inc. to operate one livery vehicle at 97 Neal Street was approved (vote recorded as 10‑0; police chief reported no objection). • McDonald’s application for a drive‑through at 735 Boston Post Road East: Referred to Urban Affairs with a public hearing set for Feb. 24 and to be advertised. • Multiple zoning and special permit matters, including a proposed amendment related to medical and adult‑use marijuana and a modification of traffic‑calming conditions for a project at 339 Boston Post Road East, were referred to Urban Affairs (and, where noted, the Planning Board) with Feb. 24 hearings to be advertised.
Committee reports and administrative items • The Veterans Affairs committee reported on cemetery maintenance, volunteer work and the need for written guidelines on expendable interest funds; the committee recommended establishing written guidelines and a program to track repairs. • The finance committee announced it will meet on Feb. 3, 2025, at 7 p.m.
No other final determinations were taken on zoning special permits at the Jan. 27 meeting beyond those listed above; several items were moved to committee for public hearings and further review.
