Weekly News Update – Election Edition: 05/19/2024
Town Election 2024 • Meet the candidates for the contested select board race • Meet the candidates in uncontested and write-in races • UCTC completes revised charge draft as some members decry animosity toward committee • Trails Committee touts success of ‘Dogs on Trails?’ forum, partial Article 44 victory • Stormwater management issues dominate Planning Board discussion
Town Election 2024
Monday, May 20, 2024 – Polls are open 7:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Hopkinton Middle School Brown Gym, 88 Hayden Rowe St
Meet the candidates for the contested select board race
VOTE FOR 2:
- Joseph P Clark – Candidate Statement
- Brian J Herr – Candidate Statement
- Kyla Beth McSweeney – Candidate Statement
- Peter Mark Mimmo – Candidate Statement
Related:
Select Board race offers town mainstays, fresh faces
Meet the candidates in uncontested and write-in races
Related: Town election candidate list and bios
Eight Ballot Questions for 2024 elections
UCTC completes revised charge draft as some members decry animosity toward committee
Major revisions made to committee structure
One major change is that there no longer will be alternate members or a Select Board liaison.
Members agreed that all members should be allowed to participate and vote. The current alternate members are Tim Ritterbusch and Jamie Wronka, who is running unopposed for a School Committee seat.
Length of officer terms sparks debate
Moran brought up the issue of officer terms. One draft proposal stated that leaders should serve no more than two consecutive terms and not serve for two years after concluding that role.
TRAILS COMMITTEE TOUTS SUCCESS OF ‘DOGS ON TRAILS?’ FORUM, PARTIAL ARTICLE 44 VICTORY
The Trails Committee at its meeting Wednesday night talked about its “Dogs on Trails?” forum on May 1. But it noted the event’s success did not translate to Town Meeting approval of all parts of the article the committee proposed regarding the leashing of dogs.
“The people who argued against it said that dogs off leash had attacked their leashed dogs,” explained LaGoy of the Town Meeting debate. He added that the town took five years to pass a leash law, so this idea may need time to germinate with the public.
STORMWATER MANAGEMENT ISSUES DOMINATE PLANNING BOARD DISCUSSION
Following a prolonged discussion, the Planning Board at its meeting Monday voted 5-0 to approve the stormwater management permit request for the Elmwood Farms III subdivision after reviewing new plans.
Board to request developers to rectify water runoff damage to Wilson Street
Gelcich provided a letter from Reed referring to drainage issues from a detention basin located at the intersection of Legacy Farms North and Wilson Street on property owned by developer Roy MacDowell.
Hopkins Lower Middle School review continued
The board decided to continue its major project site plan review and stormwater management permit hearing for the Hopkins Lower Middle School after discussing the proposal for the site at 90 and 104 Hayden Rowe Street.