Foxborough Select Board Sets Biweekly Kraft Lease Talks as Stadium Lawsuit Continues

Select Board · Meeting of July 21, 2026

Foxborough Select Board agrees to biweekly Kraft lease negotiations while stadium lawsuit remains active. The board, meeting Tuesday, reached a consensus agreement with two Kraft Sports and Entertainment representatives to begin biweekly Monday meetings, starting August 3 at 1 p.m. aimed at amending the stadium lease governing 24 town-owned acres, with any changes requiring a May 2027 town meeting vote. Board Chair Bill made clear no formal commitment letter was needed: "We've always been willing to do that," he said.

Separately, Town Administrator Paige Gesicki confirmed the town has filed a counterclaim in the pending Superior Court case over $950,000 in public safety reimbursements for the 2026 event license, which she described as covering months of operational planning, training, and interagency coordination now required for 74 annual events, up from roughly 10 games when the lease was signed. The board also unanimously declared two dogs at 14 Fox Lane nuisance animals, approved a new beer-and-wine license for Kong Kian Thai restaurant at 34 Mechanic Street, cleared a covered-patio alteration for Davio's at Patriot Place, approved a $10 million bond for a PFAS treatment plant through the Massachusetts Clean Water Trust, and voted 4-1 to approve a regulatory agreement for the 36-unit Rowan Greens affordable housing development at 119 Moore Street.

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Source: the Select Board meeting of July 21, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.