Trails Committee Picks Hughes Trail for Signage

Trails Committee · Meeting of October 22, 2026

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. Member Linda Chuss said a trail video she posted drew "27,000 views, which is insane." Members also approved $150 to PoopAway for dog-waste service and a $26.72 reimbursement to Chuss for printed maps.

Jane Moran challenged colleagues over outreach to a Legacy Farm landowner known only as Roy, saying "the committee never took a vote" to let developer Chuck Joseph, who is not a member, serve as a go-between, prompting members to pause further contact. Residents were told trail access near the Center School demolition site closes November 15.

In the full story:

• Roll Call and September Minutes
• Public Comment: Center School Demolition and Trail Access
• Old Business: Strategic Priorities Update
• Eversource Land and Easement Talks
• Legacy Farm North and South: A Dispute Over Who Speaks for the Committee
• Trail Signage Pilot: Hughes Trail Selected as the Model
• Maintenance, Mowing and Snow-Clearing Budget Planning
• E-Bike Signage Held for Select Board Review
• Educate and Engage Subcommittee: 2027 Priorities
• Cameron Woods and Whisper Way Trail Proposal
• Financial Approvals
• New Business and State Ballot Question 6
• Who Was There
• Organizations And Documents Referenced
• The complete report: 2,193 words

Source: the Trails Committee meeting of October 22, 2026, reported from the official video recording and transcript.

Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the meeting transcript.