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SELECT BOARD At its last meeting, the Select Board continued its review of town departmentsâ 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 townâs 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 BOARDÂ At its Tuesday meeting, the Select Board reviewed public safety FY26 budget requests. The âdire needâ 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. Â 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 CPCâs …
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 BOARDÂ Budget discussion. At its meeting last Tuesday, the Select Board addressed concerns regarding the School Department budget, following the Town Manager Elaine Lazarusâ announcement at the December 17th meeting that, due to the townâs $4.5 million deficit, all town departments should submit budget …
Budget season for 2025-26 is already underway â weâll 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 § …