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SELECT BOARDÂ Budget At its Tuesday meeting, the Select Board continued its review of budget requests from town departments including the Department of Public Works, the Department of Health, the Parks & Recreation Department, and the Land Use, Planning & Permitting Department. The presented requests …
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 …
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 …
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 …
COMMUNITY PRESERVATION COMMITTEEÂ At its Thursday meeting, the Community Preservation Committee unanimously voted to halt any further spending of CPC funds on the adaptive playground project, pending the outcome of a vote for town support of the project at Mayâs Annual Town Meeting. Additionally, the …
SELECT BOARD School safety / emergency preparedness tactics reviewed. At its Tuesday meeting, the Select Board heard from public safety and school leaders regarding their response to the October swatting incident at the High School, an issue of concern among the community. Police Chief Joseph Bennett …
SELECT BOARD The following issues were addressed at the Select Boardâs meeting last Tuesday evening. Financial accounts update. The Town Treasurer / Collector CJ Paquette updated the Board on the townâs investment and bank accounts, showing financial stability. While investments were up, the income is …
SPECIAL TOWN MEETING RESULTS Town Passes MBTA Communities Act Article 8. At Special Town Meeting last night, members voted, 236-167, to approve Article 8, a zoning overlay proposal recommended by the Planning Board to bring the town into compliance with the state mandated MBTA Communities …
SELECT BOARDÂ Signing of Warrant for Special Town Meeting. At its Tuesday meeting, the Select Board voted to sign the warrant for the November 18th Special Town Meeting. There are eight warrant articles to be voted on. The first three articles came from the Board …
state & presidential election Early Voting is Now Open. Vote early at Town Hall from October 19th through November 1st. See dates and times HERE. Last day to request an absentee ballot is October 26 Last day to register to vote is October 26 Review …
Here are the highlights of town government happenings in October to date: Main street corridor project Sidewalk excavation will take place this Tuesday, closing the entrance driveway to Town Hall while work is being done. Walkway and sidewalk work at 35 Main Street, overhead utility …