Southbridge - Mayor Maybe? (Vote in our poll)

Ken O’Brien

With the imminent departure of Town Manager Christopher Clark I believe that it is time to resurrect a proposal that I have put forward in the past. I have been encouraged as well by several people asking me to create a poll gauging public interest in such a proposal.

The issue in question is the proposition that Southbridge switch from its current town manager/council form of government to a mayor/council format. 

Poll Indicates “NO” on Town Meeting Plan: Timeline Also A Problem

Ken O’Brien

After a weeklong poll asking O’Zone readers their opinion on a proposal to return Southbridge to a Town Meeting/Board of Selectmen the results are in.

By a margin of three to two participants in the poll voted against the plan.

How Do You Feel?

Ken O’Brien

For the last week we’ve had a raging debate about the initiative petition being circulated to return Southbridge to a Selectman/Town Meeting form of government.

Now The O’Zone is going to give you an opportunity to weigh in on the issue.

On the right you will see a poll which will give you the opportunity to vote yes or no on whether this proposal should be adopted (assuming it gets on the June ballot).

We will leave the voting open for a week.

As in the past we request that only Southbridge residents who are of legal voting age participate in the poll.

Kamikaze Politics

Ken O'Brien

I never cease to be amazed by the ability of grassroots political efforts in Southbridge to seize defeat from the jaws of victory.

The conduct of the town administration and council majority over the last few months has handed the opposition everything that could be asked for.

“Take Back Our Town”

A Film by Paul Zotos & Mike Marketti

Southbridge residents James Marino and James Sottile discuss a petition to return Southbridge to a town meeting/board of selectmen form of government.

Following is the text of the petition: