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 

List of Articles with Links & Details

List of Articles with Links & Details

Read the Town Meeting Warrant 2019 REPORTS Acceptance of Town Reports – 2018 Annual Town Report FINANCIAL – FISCAL YEAR 2019 FY 2019 Supplemental Appropriations and Transfers – Transfer $525,000 (Snow & Ice Removal), -$70,000 (Sewer Enterprise Fund) Unpaid Bills from Previous Fiscal Years Parks and Recreation 

Board of Selectmen Actions Taken 4/23/19

Board of Selectmen Actions Taken 4/23/19

Library Fund Gifts • Evan N. Girardi Memorial 5K Run/Walk • Sharon Timlin 5K Road Race • Audit Report • Town Carnival License •  Annual Town Meeting The meeting video is available on the HCAM YouTube Channel and the Actions Taken are posted in blue below. TOWN OF HOPKINTON 

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 

Board of Selectmen Actions Taken 4/9/19

Board of Selectmen Actions Taken 4/9/19

Marathon Fund Gifts • Boston Marathon • Trail Committee Appointments • Staff Appointments • Bittersweet License • Youth and Family Services License  •  Annual Town Meeting The meeting video is available on the HCAM YouTube Channel and the Actions Taken are posted in blue below. 

Weekly Roundup 03/30/2019

Weekly Roundup 03/30/2019

7th Annual “Know Your Vote” Spotlight on Town Meeting • Bittersweet Cafe in Hopkinton eyes April reopening • Chris is 83% of the way to his goal, help him reach $5000 before the Marathon! • Sheriff Koutoujian named to Council of State Government’s Justice Center Advisory Board • Public service announcement for dog 

7th Annual “Know Your Vote” Spotlight on Town Meeting

7th Annual “Know Your Vote” Spotlight on Town Meeting

eHop (educate • engage • empower | Hopkinton) will hold its 7th Annual Spotlight Forum on Town Meeting:  Know Your Vote on Monday, April 29, 6:30-8:30 pm in the Hopkinton High School library.   Residents are encouraged to attend and get the answers they need from 

Board of Selectmen Actions Taken 3/19/19

Board of Selectmen Actions Taken 3/19/19

Library and Ambulance Gifts • SMOC • Little League Parade Permit • Bittersweet License • Main Street Corridor  • Hunters Ridge Way • Meadows Way •  Annual Town Meeting The meeting video is available on the HCAM YouTube Channel and the Actions Taken are posted 

Board of Selectmen Actions Taken 2/26/19

Board of Selectmen Actions Taken 2/26/19

Ambulance Fund Gift • Board Resignations • Board/Committee Appointments • Elmwood School Statement of Interest • Weston Nurseries Entertainment License • Annual Town Meeting The meeting video is available on the HCAM YouTube Channel and the Actions Taken are posted in blue below. TOWN OF 

Zoning Articles for 2019 Annual Town Meeting (update after 1st hearing)

Zoning Articles for 2019 Annual Town Meeting (update after 1st hearing)

Fourteen proposed zoning changes have been submitted into the 2019 annual town meeting warrant. The Planning Board is required by law to hold a public hearing on every zoning bylaw and zoning map change. The public hearing date of each is noted below. The draft language of the Planning 

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