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off-agenda discussion of Housing Committee
Hopkinton Select Board on May 12 discussed adding a Housing Committee charge review to the next agenda and improving one-page budget summaries. This topic was not listed on the published meeting agenda. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/hopkinton/select-board/2025-05-12/ #MeetingWatch #HopkintonNH
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Elmbrook Park federal staffing letter
At the May 12 meeting, the board voted 5-0 to send a letter to the congressional delegation about reduced Army Corps staffing hours at Elmbrook Park due to the federal hiring freeze. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/hopkinton/select-board/2025-05-12/ #MeetingWatch #HopkintonNH
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property deed authorizations
Select Board approved Finance Director Kelly Henley to sign sale documents for three tax-deeded properties on May 12 (5-0). No details on sale prices or buyer selection process were discussed in the meeting summary. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/hopkinton/select-board/2025-05-12/ #MeetingWatch #HopkintonNH
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senior lunch and skate park donations
Board set November 12 for the annual Select Board Senior Lunch at the May 12 meeting and directed staff to reserve the date. Skate park donation handling was also referred to the Charitable Trusts Unit. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/hopkinton/select-board/2025-05-12/ #MeetingWatch #HopkintonNH
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Hopkinton Select Board May 12 meeting covered several items not listed on the public agenda, including a request to add Housing Committee charge discussion to the next meeting and changes to budget summary formats. #MeetingWatch #HopkintonNH
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Ms. McKeon raised the Housing Committee item during the meeting. The board took no vote but assigned it as an action item for the next agenda. Residents had no advance notice this topic would be raised.
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Most votes at the meeting were 5-0, though the April 22 minutes were approved 4-0 (Whitley abstained) and the April 25 minutes 3-0 (Whitley and Donohoe abstained). The board also approved sending a letter on Elmbrook Park staffing cuts and authorized sales of three tax-deeded properties without further public discussion of terms. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/hopkinton/select-board/2025-05-12/
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At its May 12 meeting, the Hopkinton Select Board discussed adding a review of the Housing Committee charge to a future agenda and improving one-page budget summaries. Neither topic appeared on the published agenda for the meeting. The board also voted unanimously to send a letter to the congressional delegation regarding reduced federal staffing hours at Elmbrook Park caused by the Army Corps hiring freeze. It authorized the Finance Director to sign documents for the sale of three tax-deeded properties and selected November 12 for the annual Senior Lunch. Minutes for the meeting have been published. No public comments were taken during the session. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/hopkinton/select-board/2025-05-12/ #MeetingWatch #HopkintonNH