The Permanent Building Committee on Thursday introduced the team that will be managing the Center School reuse project. It also shared the name of the demolition contractor, linking the project’s three entities together. Vertex was selected as the owner’s project...
The Historical Commission on Tuesday voted unanimously to designate the house at 155 Winter Street as historically significant, pending a future determination at a public hearing. Known as the Gibson House, the structure dates back to “sometime prior to 1831,"...
At a brief meeting Thursday night, the Community Preservation Committee heard positive updates on projects for which it previously awarded funding, particularly for the Center School reuse project. Chair Ken Weismantel told the committee that the town received the...
The Historical Commission on Tuesday received updated information on the design and potential placement of a plaque honoring residents who had been enslaved in Hopkinton for their contributions to the town. Member Anne Mattina, who also is the Hopkinton Historical...
The Permanent Building Committee on Monday voted 3-0 to select Vertex as the owner’s project manager for the Center School reuse project. Early estimates for the project went as high as $16.8 million, but some features were cut during design revisions in May that...
The Community Preservation Committee on Thursday received a positive progress report on the Center School reuse project. Permanent Building Committee chair Dan McIntyre has championed this endeavor. He informed CPC members that the building’s concept has been scaled...
During a brief meeting Thursday night, the Parks & Recreation Commission discussed the future of Pyne Field now that it has the authorization to reevaluate the previous plan. Parks & Rec Director Jon Lewitus explained that Article 20A, approved at Annual Town...
The Permanent Building Committee on Tuesday unanimously approved the revised schematic designs for the Center School reuse project. The changes will shave at least $1.2 million off the proposed $16.8 million price tag. At the May 6 meeting, the committee asked...
The Permanent Building Committee on Wednesday voted to allow Town Manager Elaine Lazarus and Dave Daltorio, the town engineer/facilities director, to sign a memorandum of understanding for the Center School reuse project. This document would allow the Community...
The Community Preservation Committee met Thursday to discuss changing the funding request amounts for two key town projects that will be voted on at Annual Town Meeting on May 2 in light of new information received. Chair Ken Weismantel discussed the previous...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwIGrI8eBGg The Select Board on Tuesday heard an update on the Center School reuse project, which now has an expected price tag of $16.8 million. Dan McIntyre, the chair of the Permanent Building Committee and a champion of the project,...
The Community Preservation Committee learned on Thursday that the highly anticipated Center School reuse project now is expected to cost at least $6.6 million more than previously estimated. The CPC in December approved a $2 million request to draw funding from its...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7TmOTSYmUrE The Select Board on Tuesday continued its review of several budget requests by town departments for the upcoming fiscal year that adhered to the directive to maintain level-service funding. Amy Beck, the Senior Services...
Questions were raised about the age and condition of the roof at the former Center School during Tuesday's meeting of the Permanent Building Committee. Committee members agreed to look into the cost of a potential full replacement in case that scope of work would be...
The Community Preservation Committee on Thursday unanimously approved an Annual Town Meeting article requesting $2 million for the upcoming fiscal year for the removal of hazardous material removal from and demolition work to the Center School. The CPC heard an update...
The Permanent Building Committee on Tuesday reviewed preliminary plans for the reuse of the Center School in a public-private partnership between the town and the Hopkinton Center for the Arts. Town Meeting in May unanimously passed a request for a $600,000 to fund...
At its meeting Thursday, the Community Preservation Committee stressed that it is going to be tougher on applicants who are applying for funds for the upcoming fiscal year if they have not made progress on previously funded projects. “I think we just have to start...
The Community Preservation Committee at its meeting Thursday night voted unanimously to extend the completion deadline dates for outstanding projects after receiving quarterly project updates from representatives. The Parks & Recreation Department previously...
The Parks & Recreation Commission on Tuesday night reviewed its Community Preservation projects and discussed the potential impacts of the proposed Center School reuse plan on funding future projects. “I personally think it really hamstrings us for future things...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T31DWsJ0Vfg&ab_channel=HCAM Annual Town Meeting moved swiftly Monday night, with the unanimous passage of two articles allowing a public-private partnership plan for the reuse of the Center School to move forward as the most...
