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 

Board of Selectmen Actions Taken 1/29/19

Board of Selectmen Actions Taken 1/29/19

Eversource Energy • TJA Clean Energy • Open Space Preservation • Recognizing Librarian Denise Kofron • Library/Ambulance Fund Gifts • Faith Community Church Global 6K • Board/Committee Appointments • Youth Commission • Aramark • Center School • Lykan Biosciences The meeting video is available on the HCAM YouTube 

Weekly Roundup for 02/03/2019

Weekly Roundup for 02/03/2019

Hopkinton Chamber Endorses HPD Initiative: Hopkinton Business Camera Registry • FY 2020 Comprehensive Budget Transmittal Letter • Lykan deal gets support from Hopkinton selectmen • 2019 Annual Town Meeting Warrant Now Open • Traffic light planned for Legacy Farms in Hopkinton • Fire closes Start Line Brewing Company in Hopkinton for a week • Traffic light installation 

Weekly Roundup for 1/19/2019

Weekly Roundup for 1/19/2019

Home builders buy Hopkinton land for $9.1M for Legacy Farms buildout  •  MLK Day of Service • Islamic Masumeen Center MLK Day Event  •  Hopkinton School Committee Votes FY 2020 Budget • Hopkinton one of the state’s top 25 fastest-growing municipalities

Weekly Roundup for 01/13/2019

Weekly Roundup for 01/13/2019

Town government job postings  •  Special Permits not granted to construct 8-unit multi-family residential structure  •  Hopkinton School committee considers future of aging “White house” in front of the Middle school  •  Asian American Commission inaugurates new members  •  Lykan Bioscience seeks tax break in Hopkinton  

Weekly Roundup for 01/06/2019

Weekly Roundup for 01/06/2019

Hopkinton Cafe, Bittersweet Co., to move to new space  •  Historical Commission Reviewed 3 Demolition Applications • Bobbi Gibb sculpture to commemorate women’s running history  •  Reminders and notices from the Town Clerk’s office  •  Hopkinton board raises tobacco age, bans plastic bags  •  Software increasingly 

Weekly News Roundup for 12/02/18

Weekly News Roundup for 12/02/18

School Committee budget meeting (Nov 15th) updates  .   Commissioners of Trust Funds seeking candidates to fill one unexpired term  .   Hopkinton town hall close while power restored  .   Zoning Advisory Committee Public Hearing 

School Committee Budget Update 11/15/18

School Committee Budget Update 11/15/18

At their November 15 meeting, the School Committee heard FY20 budget presentations from the following departments. The documents are linked below and the meeting video is available on the HCAM YouTube Channel. Technology FY20 HPS Technology Budget Summary Building & Grounds FY20 HPS Buildings & Grounds Budget 

Board of Selectmen Actions Taken 11/13/18

Board of Selectmen Actions Taken 11/13/18

Single tax rate approved for FY19 • FY18 Annual Reviews of the Town Manager, Fire Chief and Police Chief • FY19 Goals for Town Manager The meeting video is available on the HCAM YouTube Channel and the Actions Taken are posted below. 1. i. MINUTES