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off-agenda 2026 budget approval
Hopkinton Select Board finalized the full $10,175,335 2026 operating budget and set the $23.35 tax rate on 12/9. Agenda listed only 2025 budget finalization. Residents had no advance notice of the 2026 decisions. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/hopkinton/select-board/2025-12-09/ #MeetingWatch #HopkintonNH
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off-agenda contract and financing decisions
Board approved 5-year Waste Management contract and $3M tax anticipation note on 12/9. Neither item appeared on the published agenda. Public had no opportunity to review or comment before the votes. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/hopkinton/select-board/2025-12-09/ #MeetingWatch #HopkintonNH
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extra non-public session beyond agenda
Select Board held a second non-public session on 'reputation' after the listed hiring session. Agenda only authorized one non-public topic. Meeting ended at 9:27 PM. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/hopkinton/select-board/2025-12-09/ #MeetingWatch #HopkintonNH
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unanimous budget and reserve decisions
All 10 recorded votes on 12/9 were unanimous. Board drew $50k from fund balance for the tax rate while deferring an $800k landfill cap repair with no Warner cost-sharing details yet in hand. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/hopkinton/select-board/2025-12-09/ #MeetingWatch #HopkintonNH
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Hopkinton Select Board used its 12/9 meeting to finalize the $10,175,335 2026 operating budget and $23.35 tax rate. The agenda only listed finalization of the 2025 budget. No prior public notice was given for the 2026 line-item changes. #MeetingWatch #HopkintonNH
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Board also approved a 5-year Waste Management contract, $3M tax anticipation note at 4.5%, new ambulance rates, and Dustin Conservation Easement. None of these appeared on the published agenda. All passed 5-0.
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An extra non-public session on 'reputation' was held beyond the single hiring session listed. The board retained 7.87% fund balance after the $50k draw and deferred the $800k Transfer Station cap repair. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/hopkinton/select-board/2025-12-09/
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At the December 9 Select Board meeting, members approved the complete 2026 operating budget of $10,175,335, authorized a $50,000 fund balance draw to reach a $23.35 tax rate, and locked in a five-year Waste Management contract. The published agenda only listed finalization of the 2025 budget and one non-public hiring session. The board also held an additional non-public session on reputation and approved several other items—including a $3M tax anticipation note and ambulance rate changes—without prior listing. All recorded votes were unanimous. Official minutes have since been published and confirm the actions taken. https://meetingwatch.org/nh/hopkinton/select-board/2025-12-09/ #MeetingWatch #HopkintonNH