Supporters of fired Hopkinton Police Sgt. Tim Brennan got a major moral victory Tuesday at the Hopkinton Middle School auditorium, as Special Town Meeting overwhelmingly supported a citizens’ petition to direct the Select Board to reappoint Brennan. The vote was...
Annual Town Meeting
Primer for Town Meeting May 6-7
With Annual Town Meeting approaching on Monday, May 6, and a Special Town Meeting the following evening, several articles will have key impacts on residential taxpayers. In addition to three capital requests brought before the Select Board, the Special Town Meeting...
Select Board says farewell to Kramer, Nasrullah; welcomes new town employees
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X2SS4ryH1so&t=188s&ab_channel=HCAM The Select Board bid farewell to two of its leaders at Tuesday's meeting, as chair Muriel Kramer and veteran member Irfan Nasrullah appeared at their final meeting as members. Vice chair...
Select Board calls for Special Town Meeting to request additional funding for key town projects
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DkpJFKA4rME&ab_channel=HCAM Hopkinton Fire Chief Gary Daugherty Jr. and Town Engineer/Facilities Director Dave Daltorio appeared jointly before the Select Board on Tuesday night to request that a Special Town Meeting be held within...
Select Board gets balanced budget for FY 25, reviews Town Meeting articles
The Select Board at its nearly four-hour meeting Tuesday night tackled several key items, including the $123.5 million fiscal year 2025 consolidated budget submission and the proposed articles for May’s Annual Town Meeting. Town Manager Norman Khumalo appeared before...
Town Meeting Day 1 recap: Budget, school projects pass easily; session to continue Tuesday
Hopkinton’s Annual Town Meeting kicked off Monday night at the middle school auditorium with a robust turnout of about 500 voters — well above the 128 needed for a quorum — unanimously approving the fiscal year 2024 operating budget, among other budgetary items, after...
Town Meeting Day 2 roundup: MWRA water connection passes, Frankland Road land-taking rejected before meeting halted again
At Tuesday’s continuation of Town Meeting, voters supported a plan to connect to the Massachusetts Water Resource Authority water supply, approved new turf for the Fruit Street fields and rejected a proposal to take the forest behind 71 Frankland Road by eminent...
Town Meeting roundup: Budget passes before meeting halted due to low turnout
The town’s $104 million budget and other financial articles passed easily at Monday’s Annual Town Meeting at the Hopkinton High School Athletic Center, but the meeting was suspended due to lack of a quorum shortly after 10 p.m., just after debate on Articles 22 and...
Town Meeting set to begin Monday night
The town is set to return to a "normal" Annual Town Meeting on Monday, when voters and town officials gather at the High School Athletic Center at 7 p.m. “For members of local government, the Annual Town Meeting really is like our Super Bowl,” Town Manager Khumalo...
Select Board roundup: Concerns raised about Town Meeting; budget discussions continue; Brault, Palmer recognized
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UhIdsyakm80&feature=youtu.be Concerns about the logistics surrounding Annual Town Meeting due to the pandemic were raised at Tuesday’s Select Board meeting. Town Meeting moderator Tom Garabedian appeared before the board and asked...