https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22u09_Fo6VE&t=684s In a short meeting Monday night, John Gelcich, the town’s Director of Land Use, Planning and Permitting, announced to the Planning Board that the person succeeding him as principal planner has been hired. Aneri...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NXWD_yBJO9A&ab_channel=HCAM The Conservation Commission on Tuesday night continued a hearing regarding the proposed UniBank/Starbucks parking lot expansion, but not before giving negative feedback to the applicant about the plan’s...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QLT7_qPpLvw&t=2314s&ab_channel=HCAM The Planning Board on Monday night voted unanimously to increase the bond amount for The Trails housing development from $75,000 to $177,000 to cover the cost of repairs to Wilson Street. The...
https://www.youtube.com/live/fauI15bUNzo Due to a last-minute filing by the owners of The Trails development project, the Conservation Commission Tuesday night declined to approve the release of three new foundations. “I don’t think myself or the commission members or...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=73AwV9d6iho The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night received new information regarding several important development projects, including The Trails and the mixed-use housing development proposed to replace the former Hopkinton...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WINyMEoR6yM The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night saw an overview of the mixed-use development proposed to replace the former Hopkinton Drug building at 48-52 Main Street and a neighboring home at 6 Cedar Street. The...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GshUv9jVIN0 The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night agreed to an evening site visit to The Trails to observe its stormwater management practices and consider if runoff has caused damage to Wilson Street, as the Department of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-OdN0844Eg&ab_channel=HCAM The Planning Board at its meeting Monday night debated how it should move forward on achieving compliance with the MBTA Communities Act after the proposed zoning bylaw was shot down at Annual Town Meeting...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sXnjignskUA&ab_channel=HCAM Following a prolonged discussion, the Planning Board at its meeting Monday voted 5-0 to approve the stormwater management permit request for the Elmwood Farms III subdivision after reviewing new plans....
The Conservation Commission at its meeting Tuesday reprimanded the representative of the Chamberlain/Whalen subdivision for the most recent stormwater management violations that the developer hoped would be managed in part by a “super silt” fence. Conservation...
Editor's note: In a previous version of this article, the Edgewood at Hopkinton development was misidentified as a subdivision off Blueberry Lane. The Conservation Commission at its meeting Tuesday night reviewed violations incurred by several ongoing development...
The Conservation Commission at its three-hour in-person meeting Tuesday night noted that while erosion control improvements recently were made on the fourth phase of The Trails, continuing sedimentation overflow issues prompted the commission to consider levying...
The Conservation Commission on Tuesday continued a hearing on five subdivision units on Myrtle Avenue — a road that is to be built off Blueberry Lane — after commissioners spoke about encroachment into the buffer zone. Notices of intent were filed for five...
The Conservation Commission voted 5-0 to enforce the collection of $43,100 in fines assessed against The Trails at its 82-minute virtual meeting Tuesday night. The Trails, an 80-unit open-space mixed-use development (OSMUD) off Legacy Farms North Road, between Wilson...
The Conservation Commission at its in-person meeting Tuesday night unanimously approved the notice of intent that would allow construction of the next development phase of The Trails to proceed, but it decided to table a discussion of how to resolve previously...
The Conservation Commission at its meeting Tuesday night approved 4-3 the notice of intent hearing on the Massachusetts Laborers Training facility’s initially proposed gas line under the Wetlands Protection Act, the preferred option of the developer, after some...
At its meeting Monday night, the Planning Board chastised the proponents of two major projects that have dragged on for years to get their plans promptly in order, including the Grasshopper Energy solar array’s planting plan. Grasshopper Energy’s 2.4-megawatt...
The Conservation Commission at its two-hour meeting Tuesday night voted 4-1 to release two units on the open space mixed-use development (OSMUD) site plan for The Trails after some prolonged debate. The hearing was continued because the commissioners continued to...
