The FY21 Budget Process: How to Follow & Get Involved

The FY21 Budget Process: How to Follow & Get Involved

[Article updated on 7/8/20] The FY21 budget cycle is underway and over the next few months important decisions will be made about what items will and will not be included.  If you want to have a say in the process, now is the time to 

Weekly Roundup – 10/06/2019

Weekly Roundup – 10/06/2019

Upcoming School Committee Office hours • Ashland Revitalizing Downtown and Improving the Riverwalk Trail • New enrollment hits 254, as schools grapple with budget impact • Ashland residents rally against Eversource natural gas pipeline project • Emergency Select Board Meeting Agenda • Select Board hearing 

Select Board Actions Taken 9/10/19

Select Board Actions Taken 9/10/19

Proclamation for Boy Scout Will Dionne • 26.2 Foundation • Vin Bin Violation • FY2021 Budget Calendar • Fund Gifts • Cystic Fibrosis Parade Permit • Knights of Columbus Alcohol License •  Board Appointments • Greyhound Friends Kennel License • Legacy Farms Host Agreement • 

Weekly News Roundup – 07/28/2019

Weekly News Roundup – 07/28/2019

Is there an end in sight to Massachusetts’ housing crisis? • Central Mass Mosquito Control Project • Zoning Advisory Committee (ZAC) vacancies • State budget: What is your city or town expected to get • State officials unveil preferred design for overhaul of I-495-Mass Pike 

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 

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