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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 

Weekly RoundUp for 03/10/2019

Weekly RoundUp for 03/10/2019

Hopkinton Police Register Private Security Cameras As Crime-Solving Tool • Zoning articles for 2019 Annual Town Meeting (Update after 1st hearing) • The Hopkinton Senior Center expanded hours • Joseph Bennett becomes Hopkinton’s first deputy police chief • EHop meets with HopMoms group to chat about civic engagement and participation in town issues • Hopkinton 

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 03/03/2019

Weekly Roundup for 03/03/2019

Hopkinton Center for the Arts receives $3,000 Grant from Mass Cultural Council • Hopkinton Excise Tax Due March 25th 2019 • Hopkinton Health Department and MetroWest Health Foundation Surveying Parents of Students about Vaping • State election news: Ranked-choice voting could change Massachusetts elections • Town election update and contested races

Town Election Update

Town Election Update

Board of Selectmen, Planning Board (2-year), Parks & Recreation, Board of Library Trustees, and Board of Assessors are all now contested races. To become a candidate a person must either obtain and submit nomination papers by securing the signatures of 50 Hopkinton registered voters by 

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 

Board of Selectmen Actions Taken 2/15/19

Board of Selectmen Actions Taken 2/15/19

Ambulance Fund Gift • Entertainment License for Marty’s The meeting video is available on the HCAM YouTube Channel and the Actions Taken are posted in blue below. TOWN OF HOPKINTON BOARD OF SELECTMEN MEETING AGENDA Hopkinton Town Hall, 18 Main Street, Hopkinton, MA – Room 

Zoning Articles Proposed for 2019 Annual Town Meeting

Zoning Articles Proposed for 2019 Annual Town Meeting

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 02/17/2019

Weekly Roundup for 02/17/2019

Southborough land eyed for soccer stadium  •  Hopkinton developer to bring self-storage facility plan to voters  •  A breakdown of 40B affordable housing  •  Hopkinton kennel bylaw changes proposed  •  Town election update on contested races  •  The Town of Hopkinton seeks a FT Children’s Librarian  •  Hopkinton Town Meeting OKs Lykan Bioscience tax break  •  

Special Town Meeting Results 2-11-19

Special Town Meeting Results 2-11-19

Unofficial results from Annual Town Meeting 2-11-19: Read the Special Town Meeting Warrant Read the Motions Document Town Meeting Google Drive Folder Article 1 Unpaid Bills from a Previous Fiscal Year – a 9/10th majority is required. PASSED 158 YES 3 NO Article 2 Supplemental 

Weekly Roundup for 02/10/2019

Weekly Roundup for 02/10/2019

Spread the Word about Town Meeting to help us meet the Quorum  •  Video: Selectmen Discuss Special Town Meeting on February 11th  •  Schools grapple with rising health costs  •  Why LakePharma left a Worcester project for Hopkinton, allowing a Chinese competitor to take its place  •  MetroWest YMCA Receives Land Donation For 

Special Town Meeting: An interview with Claire Wright, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen

Special Town Meeting: An interview with Claire Wright, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen

eHop sat down with Claire Wright, Chairman of the Board of Selectmen, to discuss Special Town Meeting — what we are voting on, how it will impact Hopkinton, and why it is important.  A quorum of 1% of registered voters (currently 117 people) is required