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 – 09/29/2019

Weekly Roundup – 09/29/2019

Planning Board Actions taken on 09/23/2019 • Select Board Actions taken on 09/10/2019 • Superintendent UPDATE: School budget and enrollment update • Campus Trail Connector Forum Wed., Oct 2 Planning Board Actions taken on 09/23/2019 HIGHLIGHTS New Appointments – Open Space Preservation Commission Liaison – Jane 

Weekly Roundup – 09/22/2019

Weekly Roundup – 09/22/2019

What are your Hopkinton priorities? • Hopkinton Mental Health Community Needs Assessment • Schools bursting at the seams • Legal Notice: 71 Frankland Rd • Video: Town Manager, Norman Khumalo talks Eversource and Town of Hopkinton Hearing • Planning Board Actions taken on 09/09/2019 What 

Weekly Roundup – 09/15/2019

Weekly Roundup – 09/15/2019

The Hopkinton Community Preservation Committee is now accepting Project Funding Applications for Fiscal Year 2021 • Hopkinton Select Board adds two conditions on Greyhound Friends’ license to operate • Update on EMC playground! • UPDATE: HPS Enrollment Continues to Grow, Now Exceeding Recent Projections by 

Weekly Roundup – 09/08/2019

Weekly Roundup – 09/08/2019

Fifth human case of EEE raises risk levels in Ashland, Hopedale and Milford to critical • Project Lead the Way lets students taste real-world career possibilities • Hopkinton Health Director, Shaun McAuliffe talks EEE Threat, Lake Algae • Schools mull plans to deal with 247 

Weekly Roundup – 09/01/2019

Weekly Roundup – 09/01/2019

Planning Board Actions taken on 8/26/19 • Ashland officials challenge Eversource pipe plan • State lifts cease-and-desist order against Greyhound Friends • Policy to Mitigate the Risk from Mosquito-Borne Illness • Three Hopkinton police officers get OK to retire for on-duty injuries; decision pending state 

Select Board Actions Taken 8/13/19

Select Board Actions Taken 8/13/19

LNG Update • Senior Means Tested Tax Relief • Police Officer Appointment • Legacy Farms Host Community Agreement • School Committee Request • Weston Nurseries Entertainment License •  Chamberlain-Whalen Subdivision • Annual Appointments The meeting video is available on the HCAM YouTube Channel and the 

Weekly News Roundup – 8/18/19

Weekly News Roundup – 8/18/19

Vacancies on the Planning Board and Zoning Advisory Committee • HPS Enrollment Exceeds Projections • EEE Risk Raised to Critical • Greyhound Friends Updates • New HHS Athletic Director • Legacy Farms North Bus Situation Planning Board Vacancy The Planning Board currently has one vacancy 

Weekly News Roundup – 07/21/2019

Weekly News Roundup – 07/21/2019

The Hopkinton Police Department launch strategic plan initiative • Community Notice: Work on Cedar Street Water Main to Begin Next Week • HPS enrollment continues to grow inline with the latest projections • Trail Work Opportunity at Whitehall woods • Hopkinton is soliciting a RFP 

HPS Enrollment Continues to Grow, Now Exceeding Recent Projections

HPS Enrollment Continues to Grow, Now Exceeding Recent Projections

Update: At the September 5, 2019 Hopkinton School Committee Meeting, the Superintendent updated the public with the latest enrollment numbers. There are currently 3,902 students this fall in grades PreK-12. These numbers have now exceeded the December 2018 NESDEC projections by 103 Students, and enrollment 

Select Board Actions Taken 7/9/19

Select Board Actions Taken 7/9/19

Police Officer Appointments • Senior Center GIfts • Hopkinton Family Day Banner • Garden Club • Street Acceptance • Annual Appointments  •  Town Manager Report The meeting video is available on the HCAM YouTube Channel and the Actions Taken are posted in blue below. TOWN OF HOPKINTON 

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