1 May, 2023
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Motion to take DPW related Articles first - Passed
Consent Agenda - Passed Majority Vote (Find Here!)
-Consent Agenda includes Articles 2,3,8,9,10,11,24,30,37 and 39
Article 20: Roadway Paving: Pratt Way and Cemeteries - Passed
-$480,000 for the reconstruction and paving of Pratt Way and the roadways within Evergreen and Mount Auburn Cemeteries.
Article 21: Water Department Vehicle Replacement - Passed
-$285,000 from the Water Enterprise Fund for replacement of one Superduty Dump Truck.
Article 41: Drainage Easement, 77 South Street - Passed Majority
Article 42: Drainage Easement, 20 Downey Place - Passed Majority
Article 43: Home Rule Petition for Special State Legislation to Authorize Taking of Easements in Milford for Lake Maspenock Dam Rapairs - Passed Majority
Article 44: Easements for Lake Maspenock Dam Repairs - Passed Standing Vote, 336-77
Article 45: Temporary Easement for Lake Maspenock Dam Repairs - Passed Majority
-2,883 Square Feet on a piece of land by eminent domain. "Lake Mapenock Dam Left Downstream Wall Repair".
-Taken by Eminent Domain
Out of order DPW articles have concluded
Article 1 - Acceptance of Town Reports - Passed Unanimously
Article 4 - Set the Salary of Elected Officials - Passed Unanimously
-$81,791.44 for Town Clerk
Article 5 - Fiscal Year 2024 Operating Budget - Passed Unanimously
-$108,589,950 to General Fund
-$233,430 for Community Preservation Fund
-$2,091,498 for sewer enterprise fund
-$2,361,354 for Water Enterprise Fund
-Total of $113,277,232
Schools
-14.6 students per 1 Teacher
-Approx. $15,870 per pupil cost
-School Budget in affect July 1st
Article 6: FY 2024 Revolving Funds Spending Limits - Passed
-Building Department - $500,000
-Part-Time Wire Inspector - $100,000
-Part-Time Plumbing Inspector - $100,000
-Hazardous Materials - $20,000
-Conservation Commission - $200,000
-Planning Board - $100,000
-Library - $10,000
-Public Safety - $5,000
-Open Space Preservation Commission - $10,000
-Youth and Family Services - $4,000
-Zoning Board of Appeals - $50,000
-Dept. of Public Works (Highway Division) - $8,000
-DPW (Recycling Center) - $15,000
-DPW (Trash Bags) - $8,000
-Cemetery Commission - $3,500
-Cemetery Lot Fund - $10,000
-School Dept (Laptop Initiative) - $475,000
Article 7: PEG Access and Cable Related Fund Revolving Account Funding - Passed Unanimously
- $221,000 for Peg Access and Cable Related Fund
Article 12: Establish Capital Stabilization Account for South Middlesex Regional Vocational Technical School District - Passed Unanimously
-Keefe Tech Funds
Article 13: PILOT Agreement, Wilson Street Solar Farm - Passed Unanimously
Article 14: Pay As You Go Capital Expenses - Passed Majority
-Certified Free Cash
Article 15: Chestnut Street Sidewalk - Standing Vote: Passes 375-6
-$514,250 on Chestnut St. from Wild Road to Smith Road
Article 16: Sidewalk from EMC Park to Blueberry Lane - Sidewalk from EMC Park to Blueberry Lane - Passes 2/3rd Majority
-$187,000 for construction of a new sidewalk between EMC park and Fifth Avenue, connecting to Blueberry Lane
Article 17: Fire Station 2 Architectural and Engineering Design - Standing Vote (Passes, 355-16)
-$70,000 for Firestation 2 in Woodville
Article 18: Hopkinton Public School HVAC Renewal Work - (Standing Vote - Passed 323-10)
-$1,506,259 for Hopkinton Public School HVAC Renewal Work
Article 19: Hopkins School Addition - Standing Vote - Passed 275-65
-$3,000,000 for Hopkins School Addition Project
-$800 for design and feasibility study
-23,000 square foot addition
Article 22: School Curriculum, Equipment and Services Contracts - Passed Unanimously
Article 23: Community Preservation Funds - Passed Majority
-$1,076,476 From Fiscal Year 2024 estimated revenues for Budgeted Reserve + $212,131 each for Recreation Reserve, Historic Resources, Reserve, Community Housing Reserve and Open Space Reserve
Article 24: Community Preservation Recommendations - Passed Unanimously
Motion #1 - Passed Unanimously
-$1,000,000 for Cricket Pitch and Little League Baseball Field at Pyne Field
-$40,000 for Historical Preservation
-$30,000 for Open Space Reserve
-$350,000 for Community Housing Reserve
Motion #2 - Land Purchase Articles: - Passed Unanimously
Motion #3 - No Action (CPC)
Article 25: Inclusionary Development Bylaw - Standing Vote: Passes 287-9
-Changes Inclusionary housing provisions to increase of 5 or more dwelling units rather than 10 or more dwelling units.
End of Night 1 of 2023 Hopkinton Annual Town Meeting!
