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Council authorizes town manager to contract for growth‑management update; planning board to review
Summary
The council voted to let the town manager contract with Weston & Sampson to update Hopkinton’s growth management program; staff said work aims to complete required updates before the existing extension expires in early 2026.
Hopkinton’s Town Council voted to authorize the town manager to enter into an agreement with Weston & Sampson to update the town’s growth management program and related analyses, with the planning board to review the work and forward recommendations back to council.
Planning staff said the growth‑management element must be reassessed periodically; the planner on the call confirmed the statutory requirement to reassess certain elements every five years. Staff described a multi‑piece scope that will update the town’s needs assessment and other components and said the goal is to complete the work before the current extension expires in January 2026.
Councilors passed the motion with recorded ayes from Councilors Davis, Burns and Roy. The motion authorizes the manager to finalize the contract and direct the consultant to coordinate with the planning board; councilors asked staff to provide timelines and interim deliverables so the council can track progress.
Action: council vote authorizing the town manager to execute a contract for the growth management program update; planning board will review and recommend adoption to the council.
The council indicated it expects final recommendations to come through the planning board before any council adoption vote.
