Business

Two letters awaiting the Board of Selectmen’s approval were included with the agenda
for its October 22 meeting. One, addressed to Governor Deval Patrick, was a follow-up
to a previously unanswered letter stating Hopkinton’s concerns with the casino licensing
process, and the second was a letter to the Metropolitan Area Planning Council declining
the MAPC’s offer of professional services for the purpose of evaluating the impacts of the
proposed casino in Milford.

On the Planning Board’s agenda for Monday, October 21 is the review of “Hopkinton Mews”, a proposed residential development off Lumber Street with a total of 250 units, comprised of 63 affordable and 187 market rate rentals. Formerly part of “The Acres at Hopkinton” residential/commercial proposal this past spring, this proposal is for a residential development only.

As outlined in a memo by Director of Land Use, Permitting and Planning Elaine Lazarus to the Planning Board in preparation for the meeting, a brief summary of the proposed project includes:

In a press release dated October 16, 2013, the MetroWest Anti-Casino Coalition announced that former Mashantucket Pequot Tribal member, Steven Thomas, pleaded
guilty to federal charges of theft after embezzling $700,000 of funds from the tribe. Thomas’ brother, Michael Thomas, was also convicted of embezzlement in January of this year.

State Senator Karen Spilka (D-Ashland), State Representative Jeff Roy (D-Franklin) and U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren toured the EMC Corporation manufacturing plant in Franklin this afternoon. The legislators met with executives to discuss EMC’s latest innovations in data storage and security, followed by a tour of the plant. Senator Warren then addressed employees in a town hall style discussion.

The Town of Hopkinton has filed suit in Middlesex Superior Court against the Massachusetts Gaming
Commission (MGC) alleging that the Commission has withheld public records contained in the
gaming license application of Crossroads Massachusetts LLC, the business entity behind the
Foxwoods casino proposal in Milford. In April and July of this year, the MGC provided the Town with
records pertaining to the businesses and individuals backing the proposed casino, but much of the

The Ashland Fire Fighters Union has endorsed Karen Spilka for Congress. They become the 33rd labor organization supporting her campaign and the first public safety union to endorse in the Fifth District special election.