Special Town Meeting 1/30 – Town Charter Changes

Special Town Meeting 1/30 – Town Charter Changes

The Hopkinton Board of Selectmen has called a special town meeting to be held on Monday, January 30, 2017 at 7:00pm in the Hopkinton Middle School Auditorium. Residents will consider changes to the town’s charter as proposed by the Charter Review Committee. All articles or 

New School Vote – Results & Next Steps

New School Vote – Results & Next Steps

Question 1 – New Elementary School PASSES Yes 1211 No 431 After passing both the Special Town Meeting and Special Town Election votes by overwhelming majorities, the new elementary school has kicked off into the next phase– design development. During the design development phase, the Elementary 

Indoor Recreactional Facility – Results

Indoor Recreactional Facility – Results

Question 2 – Indoor Recreational Facility PASSES Yes 873 (53%) No 761 Stay tuned for the next eHop blog to learn about the next steps for this project…

Vote Monday – New School and Parks & Rec Facility

Vote Monday – New School and Parks & Rec Facility

All Hopkinton precincts vote at the Middle School. Polls are open 7:00am-8:00pm on Monday, November 9. There are two debt-exclusion ballot questions. Although voters at the October 26 Special Town Meeting voted to borrow money for both the new school and the parks and recreation 

New School & Indoor Recreational Facility Pass First Hurdles

New School & Indoor Recreational Facility Pass First Hurdles

Unofficial Results – Special Town Meeting – Monday, October 26 Read the Special Town Meeting Warrant Live Warrant Article Tracker Spreadsheet School Building Project  – $43,229,373 PASSED Oliver Lane Retaining Wall – $320,000 from Free Cash PASSED Unpaid Bills from Previous Fiscal Year – $10,701.69 Free Cash  PASSED Ride 

Special Town Meeting Begins at 7:00pm @ HS Athletic Center

Special Town Meeting Begins at 7:00pm @ HS Athletic Center

Hopkinton Special Town Meeting Monday, October 26 at 7:00-11:00pm High School Athletic Center – New Location! Read the Special Town Meeting Warrant Live Warrant Article Tracker Spreadsheet – Updated throughout the evening by Town Hall There are 11 articles to vote on in the warrant. We expect Special 

Photo Gallery of Special Town Meeting Articles

Photo Gallery of Special Town Meeting Articles

For your visual reference, here’s a photo gallery of other articles coming up at Special Town Meeting on October 26:

Town Meeting 101

Town Meeting 101

You do not need to bring anything to Town Meeting. However, many people find that bringing a notebook and pen or pencil is helpful to make notes during the discussions. No food or drink is allowed in the HHS Athletic Center. There is a drinking 

Article #1 Elementary School Building Project

Article #1 Elementary School Building Project

The first article up at the October 26 Special Town Meeting will be to vote on appropriating money to build a new elementary school to replace the existing Center School.  Because it will be funded by a debt exclusion, it must pass by a 2/3 

Article #8 – Fruit Street Indoor Recreational Facility

Article #8 – Fruit Street Indoor Recreational Facility

The Parks and Recreation Commission sponsored Article 8 of the Special Town Meeting to appropriate $500,000 to build an indoor practice and recreation facility on the Fruit street Athletic Field Complex.  If passed, the athletic facility will be connected to the pavillion which was already 

Photo Gallery of the Other Special Town Meeting Articles

Photo Gallery of the Other Special Town Meeting Articles

For your visual reference, here’s a photo gallery of other articles coming up at Special Town Meeting on October 26:

List of Special Town Meeting Articles with Details & Links

List of Special Town Meeting Articles with Details & Links

Hopkinton Special Town Meeting Monday, October 26 at 7:00-11:00pm High School Athletic Center – New Location! Read the Special Town Meeting Warrant There are 11 articles to vote on in the warrant. We expect Special Town Meeting will only last one evening and may finish before 11:00pm. As usual