List of Articles with Links & Details

Article 1: Rescind Main Street Corridor Vote and Discontinue Project – Citizens Petition

To see if the Town will vote to (1) rescind the vote taken under Article 47 of the Town of Hopkinton 2018 Annual Town Meeting; and (2) vote to order the Select Board to discontinue the entirety of the Main Street Corridor Project.

• Listen to WBZ’s Nightside With Dan Rea – The Battle of Eminent Domain – the whole show is focused on the Hopkinton Downtown Corridor Project

From the Town:

• Watch HCAM’s Main Street Corridor Project Forum
• Main Street Corridor Project Fact Sheet – Prepared by Hopkinton Select Board – November 5, 2019
• Main Street Corridor Project – ClearGov Project Page
• MEPA Certificate Issued for Main Street Corridor Project (Press Release 10/30/19)
• Main Street Corridor Project Easement Appraisal Process (10/18/19)

From the Group Opposed to the Main Street Corridor Project:

• Hopkinton Main Street Alliance Website 
• Main Street Alliance Bullet Points

From the Group For the Main Street Corridor Project:

• FOR the Main Street Corridor Project – Citizen Advocacy Group
• For the Main Street Corridor Project Talking Points – 2019-12-06

Information for Articles 2-5

• Video (5 Minutes): Superintendent Update What to Expect at the Public Hearing
• Video (1 Hour+): School Committee Public Hearing on Enrollment and Building Capacity 12/5/19

Article 2 – Hopkinton High School Expansion: Engineering and Design Services – School Committee

• $500,000 – design services for a permanent addition of six classrooms

Article 3 – Hopkinton High School Expansion: Construction Services – School Committee

• $4.5 Million – for a building addition of six permanent classrooms.
• Current Building Capacity (190,000 sq ft) per MSBA standards = 1080 students / expected enrollment in fall 2020 =  1234 students

Article 4 – Elmwood School: Installation of Modular Classrooms – School Committee

• $2 Million – installation of four modular classrooms
• Current Building Capacity (82,000 sq ft) per MSBA standards = 520 students / expected enrollment in fall 2020 = 605 students

Article 5 – Hopkins School: Installation of Modular Classrooms – School Committee

• $3 Million – installation of four modular classrooms
• Current Building Capacity (78,000 sq ft) per MSBA standards = 560 students / expected enrollment in fall 2020 = 637 students

Article 6 – Street Acceptance: Legacy Farms North Road – Citizens Petition

• The required road layout plan has not yet been submitted to the Town Clerk, therefore the road cannot yet be accepted as a public way. As a result the expected Motion is for the Town to vote to request that the Planning Board and Select Board take all required actions to facilitate a vote to accept Legacy Farms North as a public way at the 2020 Annual Town Meeting provided that the required layout plans are submitted.
• Information on the Legacy Farms North Road Bus Stop issue presented to the Planning Board