Weekly News Roundup – 09/06/2020

Weekly News Roundup – 09/06/2020

Covid-19 Updates & Precautions • List of Town Meeting Articles with Links and Details • Superintendent: District, teachers union ‘working really hard’ to finalize agreement • Town counsel: Select Board did not violate open meeting law with anonymous comments • Select Board roundup: Developer continues prep 

Select Board Actions Taken 7/14/20

Select Board Actions Taken 7/14/20

Agenda Items & Actions Taken: 6:00 PM EXECUTIVE SESSION Executive Session pursuant to M.G.L. c.30A, §21(a) (Purpose 3) to discuss strategy with respect to pending litigation Purdue Pharma, Case No. 19-23649 (RDD) (Bankr. S.D.N.Y.) because an open meeting may have a detrimental effect on the 

Select Board – Actions Taken 06/16/2020

Select Board – Actions Taken 06/16/2020

Legislative Updates from Senate President Karen Spilka and Representative Carolyn Dykema • Covid-19 Update • Consent Agenda • 26.2 Foundation – Hopkinton Virtual Marathon • Temporary Outdoor Dining Permit Application • Legacy Farms Host Community Agreement Amendment #7 • General Obligation and Bond Approval • 

Weekly News Roundup – 05/31/2020

Weekly News Roundup – 05/31/2020

Covid-19 Updates and Precautions • The 2020 Boston Marathon has been canceled • Conservation Commission votes against herbicide application in Lake Maspenock • Superintendent’s Blog: A Lot of No-Information Information • School Committee works to trim budget due to pandemic • You can keep waiting 

Weekly News Roundup – 05/24/2020

Weekly News Roundup – 05/24/2020

Covid-19 Updates and Precautions • Town Meeting delayed again; Hopkinton receives $1.6M in federal funding • Town of Hopkinton Receives $3 Million MassWorks Infrastructure Grant. Main Street Corridor Project Fully Funded • Veterans Inc. to Reopen Food Pantry • Central Massachusetts Mosquito Control Project – 

Weekly News Roundup – 05/03/2020

Weekly News Roundup – 05/03/2020

Covid-19 Updates and Precautions • Baker Orders Mass. Residents To Wear Masks Beginning May 6 • Final Hazard Mitigation and Municipal Vulnerability Preparedness Report • Hopkinton ranked as the safest community in Massachusetts for the second year in a row • Hopkinton Schools Awarded $33K 

Select Board Actions Taken – 04/28/2020

Select Board Actions Taken – 04/28/2020

Police Chief Ceremony • Consent Agenda • Continued Public Hearing – Utility Pole on West Elm Street • FY 2020 AND FY 2021 Budget Updates • Town Manager Report  The meeting video is available on the HCAM YouTube Channel and the Actions Taken are posted in blue below. TOWN 

Weekly Roundup – Town Meeting Edition – 05/10/2019

Weekly Roundup – Town Meeting Edition – 05/10/2019

Annual Town Meeting 2019 took place from May 6-8 • 2019 Annual Town Meeting Results – Day 1, 2 and 3 • Downtown parking in Hopkinton gets a boost • Hopkinton Town Meeting approves saving Claflin Home • Hopkinton voters reject self-storage business, OK $150K for dog park • Hopkinton makes switch to Select Board 

Dear eHop: Impact of an underride & slowing growth on taxes?

Dear eHop: Impact of an underride & slowing growth on taxes?

Dear eHop:  Could you explain the underride, slowing growth, and how they interact in restricting our ability to raise taxes the following year in case of an emergency? eHop: A couple of similar questions came up at Know Your Vote in anticipation of the Town 

Weekly Roundup – Town Meeting Edition – 05/05/2019

Weekly Roundup – Town Meeting Edition – 05/05/2019

Annual Town Meeting 2019 Begins Monday, May 6 at 7:00-11:00 PM Hopkinton Middle School Auditorium There are 55 articles to vote on in the warrant this year. Town meeting will repeat the following evenings 7:00-11:00pm until all the articles are voted. We expect Town Meeting 

Weekly Roundup 04/28/2019

Weekly Roundup 04/28/2019

UPCOMING EVENTS: Know Your Vote 2019, Hopkinton Chamber of Commerce Town Update 2019, Hopkinton Trails Club Forum, Indigenous Ceremonial Stone Landscape • TOWN ARTICLES RESOURCES & CANDIDATES INFO: Article 10: Fiscal 2020 Operating budget • Article 23: Sidewalk Master Plan Phase II • Article 46: 76 Main Street Historic District • Articles 5,6,7,8 BRAVE Act • Article 

Weekly Roundup for 02/24/2019

Weekly Roundup for 02/24/2019

Zoning articles proposed for 2019 Annual Town Meeting and Public Hearings • Video: Hopkinton Fire and Police Department Present FY2020 budget to Selectmen •  Fire sprinkler activation may cause water discoloration  •  Ashland selectmen weigh in on pipeline project  •  Milford Regional’s Patient advisory council needs new members  •  Video: Hopkinton Police Department