Town Election 2024 – Candidates & Ballot Questions

Monday, May 20, 2024 – Polls are open 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Hopkinton Middle School Brown Gym, 88 Hayden Rowe St
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• Board of Assessors (3 years, vote for 1)
  • Lesley A Ficarri, Incumbent
• Board of Health (3 years, vote for 1)
  • Mary Jo Ondrechen – Candidate Statement
• Board of Library Trustees (3 years, vote for 1)
  • Anne Beauchamp, Incumbent
• Board of Library Trustees (1 year, vote for 1)
  • Stanley Pulnik
• Cemetery Commissioners (3 years, vote for 1)
  • Linda Kimball, Incumbent
• Cemetery Commissioners (2 years, vote for 1) CONTESTED RACE
  • Arlene Casassa
  • Gina Harper (write-in candidate) – Candidate Statement
• Commissioners of Trust Funds (3 years, vote for 1)
  • Amanda Murphy – Candidate Statement
• Constable (3 years, vote for 1)
  • Michael King
• Housing Authority (5 year, vote for 1)
  • Ilana Casady, Incumbent – Candidate Stement
• Housing Authority (1 year unexpired term, vote for 1)
  • Beth Malloy, Incumbent
• Parks & Recreation Commissioners (3 years, vote for 2)
  • Amy O’Donnell, Incumbent
  • Daniel Terry, Incumbent
• Parks & Recreation Commissioners (1 year, vote for 1)
  • Kyle Smith
• Planning Board (5 years, vote for 1)
  • Parker Happ, Incumbent – Candidate Statement
• Planning Board (3 year unexpired term, vote for 1)
  • Lucia Lopez – Candidate Statement
• Planning Board (1 year unexpired term, vote for 1)
  • Karen Wills
• School Committee (3 years, vote for 2)
  • Jamie Wronka – Candidate Statement
  • Christopher Masters

Ballot Questions

QUESTION 1: Shall the Town of Hopkinton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to pay for the digitization of all Town paper records, including any and all costs, fees, and expenses related to the same?

QUESTION 2: Shall the Town of Hopkinton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to pay for replacement of HVAC/air handling units at the Hopkinton Public Schools, including any and all costs, fees, and expenses related to the same?

QUESTION 3: Shall the Town of Hopkinton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to pay for renovation and an addition to the Hopkins Elementary School, including any and all costs, fees, and expenses related to the same?

QUESTION 4: Shall the Town of Hopkinton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to pay for survey, design, engineering, permitting, and construction of drainage improvements on Ash Street and Fenton Street, including any and all costs, fees, and expenses related to the same?

QUESTION 5: Shall the Town of Hopkinton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to pay for survey, design, engineering, permitting, and construction of roadway, sidewalk, and drainage improvements on DiCarlo Road, Peppercorn Road, and Barbara Road, including any and all costs, fees, and expenses related to the same?

QUESTION 6: Shall the Town of Hopkinton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to pay for survey, design, engineering, permitting, and construction of culvert replacement on Granite Street, including any and all costs, fees, and expenses related to the same?

QUESTION 7: Shall the Town of Hopkinton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to pay for replacement of the ozone treatment system at the Howe Street Water Treatment Plant in Ashland, including any and all costs, fees, and expenses related to the same, that while such borrowing shall be a general obligation of the Town, it is the intent of the Town that the debt service be paid in the first instance from the water enterprise fund?

QUESTION 8: Shall the Town of Hopkinton be allowed to exempt from the provisions of proposition two and one-half, so-called, the amounts required to pay for the bond issued in order to pay for the for design, engineering, and permitting support for East Main Street Water Main replacement, including any and all costs, fees, and expenses related to the same, that while such borrowing shall be a general obligation of the Town, it is the intent of the Town that the debt service be paid in the first instance from the water enterprise fund?