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Hopkinton Annual Town Meeting May 1st 2017 Day 1 Updates

By Tom Nappi, News Director
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View the Special town meeting on HCAM or online here:.

Article 1: Acceptance of Town Reports- Passed

Article 2: Hopkinton Day - Passed

Article 3: FY 2017 Supplemental Appropriations - Passed

Article 4: FY 2017 Budget Transfers (No action recommended) - Passed

Article 5: Unoaid Bills from previous fiscal years - Passed

Article 6: Property Tax Exemption Increase - Passed

Article 7: Senior Tax Relief - Passed

Article 8: Means Tested Senior Property Tax Exemption - Passed

Article 9: Set the Salary of Elected Offcials - Passed
Town Clerk for fiscal year starting July 2017 ($65,630.20)

Article 10: Fiscal 2018 Operating Budget - Passed
Total Budget - $82,102,328.78
Average household Tax Increase - $277

Article 11: FY 2018 Revolving Funds - Passed

Article 12: Chapter 90 Highway Funds - Passed

Article 13: Transfer to General Stabilization Fund - Passed

Article 14: Transfer to Capital Expense Stabilization Fund: (No Action Recommended) - Passed

Article 15: Other Post Employment Benefits Liability Trust Fund - Passed
Transfer Fund Free Cash $379,264

Article 16: Underride - Passed
Reduce Amount of real estate and personal property taxes to be assessed for upcoming fiscal year by $1,500,000

Article 17: Hopkinton Day Funds (No Action Recommended) - Passed

Article 18: Sewer Flow Metering Program - Passed
$150,000 for sewer systems flow metering program

Article 19: Pay as you go Capital Expenses - Passed
$583,115.88 from free cash & $264,406.12 of excess bond premiums

Article 20: Fire Station Roof HVAC - Passed
$525,000 for HVAC system on Main St. Fire Roof

Article 21: Main St. Cemetery Fence Repairs (No Action Recommended) - Passed

Article 22: Re-purposing of Appropriated Funds - ATM 2016 Article 23 - Passed
Repurpose $50,000 (unspent amount)

Article 23: Fruit St. Blending Facility Construction - Passed
$1,500,000 for blending well water

Article 24: Hayden Rowe Traffic Calming - Standing Vote: Passed - 152-20
$1,050,000 to design and construct traffic calming along Hayden Rowe

Article 25: Chestnut St. Sidewalks (No action recommended) - Passed
-Sidewalks along Chestnut St. from Wild Road to Ash St.
-Crosswalks and flashing pedestrian signals across Chestnut St. at Gibbon Rd. and Smith Rd.

Article 26: DPW Salt Shed - Passed

Article 27: Elmwood School Solution - Passed
Appropriation and School Committee recommend No Action

Article 28: Application of Bond Premiums - Mandatory Standing Vote: 160-0

Article 29: Excess Bond Premium - Passed
$646,430.41 paid to town from sale of $29,250,000 of 2016 bonds

Article 30: Community Preservation Funds - Passed
CPC Funds to Historic Reserve, Community housing reserve, open space reserve and budgeted reserve.

Article 31: Community Preservation Recommendations - Passed
-Appropriation Committee recommends approval and no action on item I, J, M
-Capital improvements committee recommends no action on item I, J and M
-H, I, J, M broken out to separate vote
- H Separated ($400,000 for Fruit St. building bathroom, concession and storage)

Vote on A, B, C, D, E, F, G, K, L, - Passed
Vote on I, J, M (No Action) - Passed
Vote on H - Standing Vote: Approved 117-22

Article 32: Utility Structures - Passed

Article 33: Restaurant Definition & Parking Requirements - Standing Vote: Passes 2/3rd requirement 96-34

Article 34: Flexible Community Development Bylaw - Passed

Article 35: Open Space & Landscape Preservation Development - Passed

Article 36: Hotel Parking Requirement - Passed
-Adds parking requirement for Hotels

Article 37: Gross Floor Area / Site Plan Review - Passed
Site plan review required for commercial garages

Article 38: Moratorium on Marijuana Establishments - Passes Standing Vote 103-16
- Gives Permission to town to plan zoning regulations for recreational Marijuana facilities.