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Thank you to Director of Public Works, John Westerling and Board of Health Director, Ed Wirtanen for being panelists at the eHop Spotlight on Water on 10/28, and also a shout out to Bittersweet owner, Hope Hellberg for the use of her beautiful space. Here’s a slideshow of information …
What We Learned about Public Water Approximately 70% of residents are on municipal water. Our municipal water supply comes from eight wells within Hopkinton. Depending on the water supply available in our eight wells versus our demand for water, Hopkinton also purchases water from Ashland that …
Water conservation and community action can help protect Hopkinton’s water supply amidst ongoing drought. At Home: Be a good neighbor. Obey all town water bans whether you are a private well owner or on municipal water. Conserve water (see tips inside brochure). Test your well …
Hopkinton ground water levels are down 4.5’* and residents are feeling the impact. Amidst continuing extreme drought conditions, eHop has announced that it will hold a public forum titled, eHop’s Spotlight on Water, on Friday, October 28 at 9:45 am – 11 :00 am at …
Some recent news articles about the drought: Drought conditions ease slightly By Rob Haneisen, Metrowest Daily News, 10-13-16 http://hopkinton.wickedlocal.com/news/20161013/drought-conditions-ease-slightly Extreme drought unchanged in Massachusetts By Rob Haneisen, Metrowest Daily News, 10-6-16 http://www.metrowestdailynews.com/news/20161006/extreme-drought-unchanged-in-massachusetts Hopkinton selectmen hear briefing on drought By Jonathan Phelps, Metrowest Daily News, 9-23-16 …
At their September 20 meeting the Hopkinton Selectmen heard a briefing on the drought from the John Westerling, Director of the Public Works and Eric Carty, Water-Sewer Manager.
For your visual reference, here’s a photo gallery of Town Meeting articles:
2016 Town Meeting Warrant Motions Document REPORTS: Acceptance of Town Reports FINANCIAL – FISCAL YEAR 2016: FY 2016 Supplemental Appropriations – $200,000 FY16 Snow and Ice Deficit, and $31,500 for Sewer Enterprise Fund FY 2016 Budget Transfers – No Action – Consent Agenda Unpaid Bills from …
Documents: Annual Town Meeting Article Tracker (live document, updated frequently) Amendments Unpaid Bills from Previous Fiscal Years – RECONSIDERED and PASSED – $3,427.60 for Highway Dept, and $1,620 for Human Resources Fiscal 2016 Operating Budget An amendment by Ken Weismantel to reduce operating budget by $60,000 to eliminate …
Documents: Read the Full 2015 Town Warrant Annual Town Meeting Article Tracker (live document, updated frequently) Unpaid Bills from Previous Fiscal Years – Transfer from free cash the sum of $5,047.60 – Motion to RECONSIDER tabled until Tuesday. Fiscal 2016 Operating Budget – $72 million – …
For your visual reference, here’s a photo gallery of Town Meeting articles still coming up:
For your visual reference, here’s a photo gallery of select Town Meeting articles: