eHop Updates

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 

Weekly RoundUp for 03/24/2019

Weekly RoundUp for 03/24/2019

Town election update • Three MetroWest businesses win tax break approval 

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 

Weekly RoundUp for 03/17/2019

Weekly RoundUp for 03/17/2019

Housing crisis leaves seniors feeling stuck in Massachusetts • Hopkinton is proud to kick off Sunshine Week 2019 • Related articles on Sunshine week: Transparency laws in Massachusetts, Public payroll records made available through public database, Lax travel policies could put Metrowest towns at risk • Bittersweet Restaurant Public Hearing • Solar 

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