The Elementary School Building Committee held their first of two public info sessions in January, Wednesday January 14th to talk about the 11 proposed site alternatives for Center School. The ESBC will hold a public forum Saturday January 24th 9:00am at the Middle School Library to compare the different site options. Public Participation is encouraged!
A public hearing was held at the Board of Selectmen meeting for a parcel of land about 43 acres located at 203 Pond Street or as some refer to as the Coolidge property.
The Elementary School Building Committee has a busy January ahead of them. As the timeline to choose site alternatives gets shorter, the committee has many opportunities this month for townspeople to get involved before a final decision is made.
On Wednesday, January 14th, at 7:00 p.m., the ESBC will host a public presentation at the public library. This informational presentation will be aided by the library's recent installation of site alternative test fit illustrations, now displayed around the library.
On Wednesday, January 7th, the Board of Health met for the first time in 2015. On their agenda were a number of new issues, as well as some wrapping up the previous year.
Water-Sewer Manager Eric Carty has reported that calls for frozen pipes have been coming in because of the sub-zero temperatures. Carty recommends that you seal all open spaces or cracks in your house that lead to outside. "Please make sure to check your basement to ensure that all windows, doors and any cracks or spaces open to the outside are sealed to prevent the cold air from freezing your pipes."
The Elementary School Building Committee met on Monday December 22nd, at HCAM studios, for their last meeting of 2014.
With the Elementary School Building Committee set to hold their next community workshop on Saturday, January 24th, the committee has released the eleven site alternatives for the Center School Feasibility Study.
In a notice released on Hopkinton's SchoolWires, the ESBC announced the site alternatives, including:
Hopkinton’s Elementary School Building Committee (ESBC) has set the date for their next community workshop, "Understanding Site Options," to be held January 24th from 9:00 a.m. to 10:30 a.m., at the Hopkinton Middle School library. This is the second of three workshops designed to engage the public in the Center School Feasibility Study, a project to address the constraints at Center School focused on meeting the needs of Hopkinton's pre-K through 1st grade educational program. “We’ve reached a very exciting point in the timeline of this project," said ESBC Clerk Rob Nickerson.
2014 was a very exciting year in Hopkinton, The Hillers Volleyball team took home a state championship, Hopkinton cheerleaders took home a national championship. Also in 2014 new business was introduced downtown.
The Elementary School Building Committee met on Monday, December 22nd, at HCAM studios, for their last meeting of 2014. Of note on their agenda was the Site Alternative Task Group Report, and a Communications and Outreach Update featuring Hopkinton's library staff.
