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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD The Economic Development Advisory Board (EDAB) held its first meeting last Tuesday. This board, made up of seven members, was formed to assist with increasing the commercial tax base by supporting local businesses and attracting new businesses to town. Board members …
CONSERVATION COMMISSION At its Tuesday meeting, the Conservation Commission heard details from the Trails Committee on its proposal to create a trail from Loop Road at the schools to connect to the Chamberlain Street Extension. The director of the Hopkinton Area Land Trust, Chuck Dauchy, …
SELECT BOARD At its Tuesday meeting, the Select Board interviewed attorneys from four law firms interested in representing Hopkinton as its town counsel. The four candidates were current town counsel Harrington Heep; KP Law; Mead, Talerman & Costa; and Brooks & DeRensis. Town counsel is …
SELECT BOARD At its Tuesday meeting, the Select Board voted 4-0 to schedule a public hearing regarding Hiller’s Pizza’s common victualer’s license (required in MA for an establishment with equipment to cook, prepare, or serve food on its premises), which could result in a revocation …
FINANCE DEPARTMENT The Finance Department reported last week that the town’s checks and balances software system intercepted an attempted check fraud using the town’s accounts payable account. They followed up with the bank and filed a police report accordingly. The Town Treasurer explained that a …
SCHOOL COMMITTEE School Calendar. At its Thursday meeting, the first for Evan Bishop in his role of Superintendent, the School Committee discussed the 2026-27 school calendar, and discussed plans to obtain feedback on preferences from families and staff. Past public opinion surveys regarding the inclusion …
CLIMATE RESILIENCE OPEN HOUSE The town will be holding a Climate Resilience Open House this week for all interested residents. The following is posted on the Town’s website: “Come join us at the Hopkinton Public Library for an opportunity to connect with your neighbors and …
HOPKINTON POWER CHOICE Public Information Sessions Hopkinton Power Choice, a municipal aggregation plan, will launch in September. Ask your questions and get more information about this program at one of two public information sessions tomorrow Wednesday, July 17th: OPEN SPACE PRESERVATION COMMISSION At its Thursday …
WATER & SEWER DEPARTMENT Water & Sewer Advisory Board At its last meeting, the Water & Sewer Advisory Board heard a presentation from consultant Timothy Thies about the rationale behind and necessary next steps for the town’s connection to the Massachusetts Water Resources Authority (MWRA). …
PLANNING BOARD At its Monday meeting, the Planning Board heard from an applicant proposing to add four parking spaces to the business parking lot at the corner of West Main Street and Lumber Street. The applicant’s representative stressed the impact of this proposal in alleviating …
PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION At its Tuesday meeting, the Parks & Recreation Commission learned that there will be available funding at the end of FY 25, on June 30th, to replace Carrigan Park’s dilapidated fence, discussed with abutters at a May 28th meeting. In other …
SELECT BOARD At its Tuesday meeting, the Select Board heard a presentation of proposed options for water and sewer rate increases by the town’s consultant ahead of the board’s June 17th vote. The town’s water budget is expected to triple over the next ten years …