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FEEDBACK NEEDED ON OUR TOWN CHARTER! The Charter Review Committee is deciding on its recommendations for charter revisions that will be voted on at May’s Annual Town Meeting and they need your input! Please take a few minutes to fill out this survey and have …
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING – MONDAY, OCTOBER 26TH Special Town Meeting will be held on Monday, October 26th at 7 pm at the middle school auditorium. Check out eHop’s summary of the STM articles and come prepared to vote! Hope to see you there! SELECT BOARD …
SELECT BOARD At its Tuesday meeting, the Select Board addressed the following: Budget Message. The board voted 4-1 to approve a budget message warning of a projected $5.7 million deficit for FY28, and request that departments submit level-funded budgets. Town Manager Elaine Lazarus stressed that …
PLANNING BOARD At its Monday meeting, the Planning Board reviewed proposed amendments to the town charter, at the Charter Review Committee’s request, concerning a timeline for the board’s master plan revision and whether the board should have involvement with the goal-setting process and performance review …
SELECT BOARD At its Tuesday meeting, the Select Board began the FY2028 budget process, meeting jointly with the School Committee, Appropriation Committee, and Capital Improvement Committee. A challenging financial outlook was presented by chief financial officer Kyla LaPierre. Even if departments are level funded, a …
SELECT BOARD At its Tuesday meeting, the Select Board heard results from a town-funded communication and engagement outreach assessment and discussed ways to improve resident communication. Surveyed residents indicated that town information is often difficult to find, with 30% of respondents feeling poorly informed about …
ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ADVISORY BOARD At its last meeting, the Economic Development Advisory Board heard from a consultant from KemperSports about the potential for an indoor athletic facility in town as a potential economic-development driver. Such a sports facility could attract athletes, families, and other businesses, …
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING – SAVE THE DATE A Special Town Meeting will be held on Monday, October 26, 2026 at 7:00 PM. PLANNING BOARD At its Monday meeting, the Planning Board voted 7-0-1 against a proposal by the Charter Review Committee to reduce its membership …
SELECT BOARD At its last meeting, the Select Board voted 4-0 to approve a “robust” common victualer license policy, after months of focus on the matter. The new policy specifies conditions under which applications can be denied, subjects owners and managers to both CORI and …
PERMANENT BUILDING COMMITTEE At its Monday meeting, the Permanent Building Committee voted 3-0 to select Vertex as the owner’s project manager for the Center School reuse project, after interviewing three firms – Vertex, RGB Architects, and Colliers Project Leaders. The committee chose Vertex based on …
SELECT BOARD At its Tuesday meeting, the Select Board covered the following: Hopkinton Police Department: Flock cameras & police chief hiring update. The board heard resident complaints about the HPD’s use of Flock cameras which use artificial intelligence to scan license plates to obtain plate …
PARKS & RECREATION At its last meeting, the Parks & Recreation Commission discussed plans for a Fruit Street athletic complex concession stand after hearing a proposed concept from resident Anthony Iannone to offer a “farm-to-field” selection of fresh, higher-quality foods including breakfast sandwiches, paninis, charcuterie …