Government · Conservation
Panel Revises Vernal Pool, Buffer Zone Rules
Hopkinton's Conservation Commission opened a line-by-line rewrite of its wetlands regulations and continued the hearing to November 3.
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Government · Town Meeting
Special Town Meeting Dissolves For Lack Of Quorum
Hopkinton's special town meeting dissolved for lack of quorum after voters rejected returning annual town meeting to weekday evenings. Town Moderator Zach Kosan ended the session 78-19 once a headcount showed 127 voters present, short of the 131 needed.
Government · Town Meeting
Hopkinton Town Meeting Falls Short on Quorum
Hopkinton's special town meeting dissolved Monday after a quorum check found only 127 of the required 131 voters present.
Government · Trails Committee
Trails Committee Picks Hughes Trail for Signage
Hopkinton's Trails Committee voted to make the Hughes Trail its model for a new signage system and approved $8,575 in Community Preservation Act funds for storm repairs. Chair Peter Lagoy presided; Sean Kimball was absent.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Votes to Back FAA Drone Review
The Hopkinton Select Board voted 5-0 to authorize Chair Shahidul H Mannan to sign a joint letter to the Federal Aviation Administration seeking additional environmental review of Amazon's proposed drone delivery program, joining a coalition the board said totaled 16 Massachusetts communities.
Government · Conservation
Panel approves septic plan, closes Ledgestone case
Hopkinton's Conservation Commission weighed a plan to restore wetlands illegally filled at a Montana Road horse farm.
Government · Select Board
Board reviews warrant ahead of special town meeting
The Hopkinton Select Board reviewed the warrant for an October 26 special town meeting featuring 26 articles, 19 of them citizen petitions.
Government
Center School demolition to start Nov. 2
Hopkinton announced that demolition of two additions to the historic Center School will begin Nov. 2, closing the property and its walking trail for about three months as the town prepares to restore the original 1928 building.
Government · Select Board
Select Board approves two new police officers
The Hopkinton Select Board voted to approve hiring two new police officers.
Government · Select Board
Select Board Votes 4-1 to Adopt FY28 Budget Message
The Hopkinton Select Board voted 4-1 to adopt a fiscal 2028 budget message warning of a $5.7 million deficit, with Vice Chair Matthew Kizner the lone dissent and calling it "an insulin conversation" about hard choices ahead.
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