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TOWN MEETING – YOUR QUESTIONS ANSWERED! Are you interested in attending Town Meeting but not sure what it entails? The Hopkinton Public Library will be hosting a panel discussion on Tuesday, March 25th from 6:00-7:00 pm to provide information about what Town Meeting is and …
SELECT BOARD Budget At its Tuesday meeting, the Select Board continued its review of budget requests from town departments including the Department of Public Works, the Department of Health, the Parks & Recreation Department, and the Land Use, Planning & Permitting Department. The presented requests …
SELECT BOARD At its last meeting, the Select Board continued its review of town departments’ budget proposals for FY26, hearing from Senior Services and the Hopkinton Public Library, with several residents advocating for funding for both to ensure sufficient services for the town’s oldest and …
PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION At their last meeting, the Parks & Recreation Commission discussed updates to the Pyne Field project, as well as expressed concerns from an abutter resident regarding the pedestrian safety with commuter cut throughs. The parking lot placement has been an issue …
SELECT BOARD At its Tuesday meeting, the Select Board reviewed public safety FY26 budget requests. The “dire need” to upgrade the infrastructure of the radio system to reach emergency responders was presented – a request that has been made for four years – as well …
SELECT BOARD Adaptive playground funding discussion. In its meeting last Tuesday, the Select Board, along with School Committee members and the chair of the Community Preservation Committee, discussed potential ways to fund the proposed town adaptive playground. CPC chair Ken Weismantel explained that the CPC’s …
PARKS & RECREATION COMMISSION Budget cuts discussed. At its meeting last Tuesday, the Parks & Recreation Commission addressed budget cuts for fiscal year 2026 in light of town directives, whereupon the commission has been requested to cut approximately $37,000 from its initial budget. Recommended existing …
SELECT BOARD Budget discussion. At its meeting last Tuesday, the Select Board addressed concerns regarding the School Department budget, following the Town Manager Elaine Lazarus’ announcement at the December 17th meeting that, due to the town’s $4.5 million deficit, all town departments should submit budget …
Budget season for 2025-26 is already underway – we’ll keep our timeline updated as the year progresses so you can follow along. Date Timeline Details Documents Videos September 10, 2024 Town Manager gains consensus on budget timeline withSelect Board, Appropriation Committee and SchoolCommittee. (Charter § …
Here are the highlights of town government happenings in October to date: Main street corridor project Sidewalk excavation will take place this Tuesday, closing the entrance driveway to Town Hall while work is being done. Walkway and sidewalk work at 35 Main Street, overhead utility …
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 …
Key Documents Videos Day 1 – Monday, May 6, 2024 ANNUAL TOWN MEETING Reports ARTICLE: 1 Acceptance of Town Reports; Sponsor: Select Board PASSED FINANCIAL – FISCAL YEAR 2024 ARTICLE: 2 FY 2024 Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers; Sponsor: Town Manager PASSED (Consent Agenda)Motion (Appropriation Committee): …