The Southborough Board of Health voted on Jan. 14, 2025, to adopt a set of trash-hauler regulations after a virtual public hearing held at 11 a.m.

Board Chair (name not specified) opened the hearing, read the legal notice and said the town had never before had trash-hauler regulations. "We have never had trash haul regulations in the town of Southborough, and, our neighboring towns of Westborough and Boylston just adopted these," the chair said, adding that the draft was adapted from those towns and reviewed by the Southborough Department of Public Works and town counsel.

No written correspondence or public comment on the regulations was received before or during the hearing, the board recorded. After brief discussion the chair moved to adopt the regulations "as presented this morning." A board member identified in the record as Medina seconded the motion and the board voted to adopt the regulations.

The board also closed the public hearing at 11:10 a.m. The health department will make copies of the regulations available at the health department and on the town website, and the notice said written comments could be mailed to the health department at 9 Corteville Road, lower level, Southborough, MA 01772.

The board did not record any amendments during the hearing and provided no additional direction on implementation timelines; staff will proceed with finalizing the document for signature and posting.