Government

The agenda for the Planning Board meeting on 11/18/13 is below. If you are unable to access the links to meeting materials from that document, please try to access them via the agenda posted on the town website, which is linked to the calendar listing for the meeting. Another option is to go to the Planning Board page of the website and select "packets" and then the meeting date. All of the meeting materials will be assembled as separate pdf documents.
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PLANNING BOARD AGENDA

The full agenda for the Board of Selectmen is available here for download.

To All:

Attached is a short release and the regions traffic peer review of Foxwoods and the Town of Milford's traffic studies. However, our study goes further than the proponent, by using MassDOT data. The Coalition also did an analysis of the stress points from the estimated 7 million annual new trips that are proposed by Foxwoods that will enter and exit onto Interstate 495 on various intersections, including the MassPike, Route 9, I-290, I-95 and a series of local roads North and South of 495. The results are interesting.

Please be advised that West Elm Street will be closed to through traffic from West Main Street to Priscilla Road on Thursday and Friday of this week, November 7th and 8th, for necessary infrastructure improvements. The road will be closed from 9:00 am through 3:00 pm. Please seek alternate routes. We apologize for any inconvenience.

(UPDATE: The road is closed to Priscilla, not to Dicaprio Road as was previously identified)

Sincerely,
John K. Westerling
Director of Public Works

The Planning Board gave its final comments on the proposed Hopkinton Mews development, a development with some affordable housing on the corner of Lumber Street and West Main Street, during its November 4 meeting. All comments made by the town will be gathered by the Board of Selectmen and sent to MassHousing. MassHousing will then make recommendations to the Board of Appeals when an application is filed with the Board.

Please be advised Governor Deval L. Patrick has ordered the United States flag and the Commonwealth flag be lowered to half-staff at all state buildings from sunrise until sunset on Thursday, November 7, 2013 in honor of SSgt Brett Carnathan of Rockland who died on October 27, 2013.

This gubernatorial order applies to:

1. The main or administration building of each public institution of the Commonwealth, e.g. town and city halls
2. Other state-owned or state-controlled buildings
3. All state military installations

I would like to remind Hopkinton residents that are coming into the DPW yard to pick up resident sand to use caution when entering and exiting the property. Over the last few years we have noticed an increase in the number of residents taking advantage of this service and have noticed motorists driving too fast while entering & exiting our facility. There have been several close calls between our equipment and residents vehicles.

The DPW wishes to remind all Hopkinton residents of By-Laws pertaining to the parking of motor vehicles during the winter months.

Traffic Rules and Orders, Town of Hopkinton, Article lV, Section 8 “It shall be unlawful for the driver of any vehicle, other than for an emergency, to park said vehicle on any street between the hours of 1:00am to 6:00am from November 15 through April 1.